,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ccad  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ca1 #bjah ,ms4  
,h>ris 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,c>p]1 ,mrs4     
,gillibr&1 ,mr4 ,m55dez1 ,mr4 ,durb91   
,mrs4 ,murray1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,mrs4     
,%ahe51 ,ms4 ,w>r51 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 ,mr4  
,wyd51 ,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,mr4    
,book]1 ,ms4 ,smi?1 ,mr4 ,b5net1 ,ms4   
,hirono1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,ma/o1 & ,mr4     
,br[n7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to improve ,f$]al data    
collection by requir+ ! collection (    
in=mation on sexual ori5tation & g5d]   
id5tity 9 ! dec5nial c5sus & ! ,am]ican 
,community ,survey4  #a4 ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,c5sus        
,equality ,act4  #b4 ,requirem5t to     
collect data on sexual ori5tation & g5d]
 id5tity  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        
section3 7#a7 ,bureau ,! t]m ,bureau    
means ! ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus4  7#b7 ,g5d] 
id5tity ,! t]m g5d] id5tity means !     

g5d]-relat$ id5tity1 appe>ance1 or      
mann]isms or o!r g5d]-relat$ *>act]i/ics
 ( an individual1 reg>dless ( !         
designat$ sex ( ! individual at bir?4   
7#c7 ,h\sehold data ,! t]m h\sehold data
 means in=mation ab\t individuals :o    
occupy a h\s+ unit4  7#d7 ,secret>y ,!  
t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (       
,comm]ce4  7#e7 ,sexual ori5tation ,!   
t]m sexual ori5tation means             
homosexuality1 het]osexuality1 or       
bisexuality4  7b7 ,expansion ( data     
collection  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 
9 c>ry+ out sections #ada & #aic ( title
 #ac1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 %all exp& !  
data collection ef=ts ( ! ,bureau to    
require ! collection ( data conc]n+     
sexual ori5tation & g5d] id5tity z "p ( 
! dec5nial c5sus & ! ,am]ican ,community
 ,survey4  7#b7 ,me?ods ,n lat] ?an #a  
ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !
 ,bureau %all rese>*1 id5tify1 & beg9   
implem5t+ a plan to include que/ions    
conc]n+ sexual ori5tation & g5d] id5tity
 9 ! dec5nial ,c5sus & ! ,am]ican       

,community ,survey4  7c7 ,implem5tation 
,! plan requir$ "u subsection 7b7 %all  
require-- 7#a7 inclusion ( que/ions     
conc]n+ sexual ori5tation & g5d] id5tity
 on ! dec5nial c5sus at ! e>lie/        
feasible date1 b n lat] ?an ! #bjcj     
dec5nial c5sus2 &  7#b7 inclusion (     
que/ions conc]n+ sexual ori5tation &    
g5d] id5tity on ! ,am]ican ,community   
,survey no lat] ?an #bjbj4  7d7 ,c5sus  
data reports  7#a7 ,dec5nial c5sus ,any 
report publi%$ by ! ,bureau t relies on 
g5d] data or h\sehold data f a dec5nial 
c5sus conduct$ aft] ! date on :i* !     
dec5nial c5sus includes que/ions conc]n+
 sexual ori5tation & g5d] id5tity %all  
include in=mation on sexual ori5tation &
 g5d] id5tity4  7#b7 ,am]ican ,community
 ,survey ,any report publi%$ by !       
,bureau t relies on g5d] data or        
h\sehold data f an ,am]ican ,community  
,survey conduct$ aft] ! date on :i* !   
,am]ican ,community ,survey includes    
que/ions conc]n+ sexual ori5tation &    
g5d] id5tity %all include in=mation on  

sexual ori5tation & g5d] id5tity4  7e7  
,confid5tiality ,all in=mation collect$ 
relat+ to sexual ori5tation or g5d]     
id5tity ( a p>ticipant 9 ! dec5nial     
c5sus or ! ,am]ican ,community ,survey  
%all be ma9ta9$ by ! ,bureau 9          
accordance ) ! confid5tiality & privacy 
/&>ds & policies m&at$ by sections #i & 
#bad ( title #ac1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4