,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #adje ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #bg1 #bjai,miss ,gonzlez-,coln of ,puerto ,rico 7for herself and ,mr4 ,serrano7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,energy and ,commerce1 ,oversight and ,reform1 ,education and ,labor1 ,agriculture1 the ,judiciary1 and ,financial ,services1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to improve the collection and publication of statistics relating to the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents 7a7 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,puerto ,rico ,data ,collection ,equality ,act4 7b7 ,table of contents ,the table of contents for this ,act is as follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents4 ,title ,i--,matters ,related to ,federal ,statistical ,programs ,sec4 #aja4 ,plan to include the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico in ,federal statistical programs4 ,sec4 #ajb4 ,statistics to be collected and reported by the ,census ,bureau4 ,sec4 #ajc4 ,bureau of ,economic ,analysis treatment of ,u4,s4 ,territories4 ,sec4 #ajd4 ,national ,center for ,education ,statistics treatment of the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico4 ,sec4 #aje4 ,national ,agricultural ,statistics ,service treatment of the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico4 ,sec4 #ajf4 ,substance ,abuse and ,mental ,health ,services ,administration3 ,national ,survey on ,drug ,use and ,health4 ,sec4 #ajg4 ,national ,center for ,health ,statistics treatment of the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico4 ,sec4 #ajh4 ,bureau of ,justice inclusion of ,puerto ,rico in justice statistics4 ,sec4 #aji4 ,energy ,information ,administration treatment of ,puerto ,rico4 ,sec4 #aaj4 ,bureau of ,labor ,statistics treatment of ,puerto ,rico4 ,title ,,ii--,matters ,related to ,puerto ,rico's ,economy ,sec4 #bja4 ,annual update of the ,report on the ,competitiveness of ,puerto ,rico's ,economy4 ,sec4 #bjb4 ,effect of electric power on the economic growth of ,puerto ,rico4 ,i ,matters ,related to ,federal ,statistical ,programs #aja4 ,plan to include the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico in ,federal statistical programs 7a7 ,plan ,the head of the ,interagency ,council on ,statistical ,policy shall develop a plan to collect and publish statistics regarding the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico in the same manner as statistics are collected and reported by ,federal agencies for the several ,states4 7b7 ,implementation ,the head of the ,interagency ,council on ,statistical ,policy1 in coordination with the heads of appropriate ,federal agencies1 shall implement the plan developed under subsection 7a74 7c7 ,report ,not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and every two years thereafter1 the head of the ,interagency ,council on ,statistical ,policy shall submit to ,congress a report which shall include-- 7#a7 a description of the plan developed under subsection 7a72 and 7#b7 information on the implementation of such plan4 #ajb4 ,statistics to be collected and reported by the ,census ,bureau 7a7 ,in general ,the ,director of the ,bureau of the ,census1 in consultation with the heads of appropriate ,federal agencies1 shall include statistics regarding the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico collected and reported by the ,bureau as part of the statistical programs described in subsection 7b74 7b7 ,statistical programs described ,the statistical programs described in this subsection include the following3 7#a7 ,census of ,governments4 7#b7 ,survey of ,business ,owners and ,self-,employed ,persons4 7#c7 ,building ,permits ,survey4 7#d7 ,quarterly ,workforce ,indicators4 7#e7 ,american ,housing ,survey4 7#f7 ,construction ,progress ,reporting ,survey4 7#g7 ,housing ,vacancy ,survey4 7#h7 ,manufactured ,housing ,survey4 7#i7 ,value of ,construction ,put in ,place ,survey4 7#aj7 ,current ,population ,survey4 7c7 ,national ,economic ,census ,the ,director of the ,bureau of the ,census shall-- 7#a7 collect and report statistics regarding the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico for the ,economic ,census of ,island ,areas in a manner consistent1 in terms of both substance and timing1 with the collection and reporting of statistics for the ,national ,economic ,census2 and 7#b7 not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 submit to ,congress a report recommending whether statistics regarding the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico should be included in the ,national ,economic ,census rather than in the ,economic ,census of ,island ,areas4 7d7 ,population of territories ,with respect to any calculation or estimate of the total population of the ,united ,states conducted by the ,bureau of the ,census1 including the decennial census of population under section #ada of title #ac1 ,united ,states ,code1 the ,director of the ,bureau of the ,census shall include in any such calculation or estimate1 and any report issued or published in connection with such calculation or estimate1 the total population of the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico and any other territory or possession of the ,united ,states4 #ajc4 ,bureau of ,economic ,analysis treatment of ,u4,s4 ,territories ,the ,bureau of ,economic ,analysis shall include ,puerto ,rico1 ,american ,samoa1 the ,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana ,islands1 ,guam1 and the ,united ,states ,virgin ,islands in its quarterly calculation of real gross domestic product by ,state and include such calculations in its estimates of the gross domestic product of the ,nation as a whole4 #ajd4 ,national ,center for ,education ,statistics treatment of the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico ,the ,secretary of ,education1 acting through the ,national ,center for ,education ,statistics1 shall1 to the maximum extent practicable1 collect and publish data for the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico in the same manner as data is collected and published for the several ,states4 #aje4 ,national ,agricultural ,statistics ,service treatment of the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico 7a7 ,surveys in the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico ,the ,administrator of the ,national ,agricultural ,statistics ,service shall-- 7#a7 include1 to the maximum extent practicable1 the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico in the surveys conducted by the ,service2 and 7#b7 in the case of agricultural data collection that cannot be carried out under the surveys described in paragraph 7#a71 identify an alternative method of collecting such data from the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico4 7b7 ,report on feasibility of surveys in the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator of the ,national ,agricultural ,statistics ,service shall submit a report to ,congress that includes recommendations on the feasibility of conducting surveys in the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico4 #ajf4 ,substance ,abuse and ,mental ,health ,services ,administration3 ,national ,survey on ,drug ,use and ,health ,not later than #b years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 and every #b years thereafter1 the ,assistant ,secretary for ,mental ,health and ,substance ,use shall submit to each committee of the ,congress a report on the status of efforts to include the populations of the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico and the other territories of the ,united ,states in the ,national ,survey on ,drug ,use and ,health for fiscal year #bjbb and subsequent fiscal years4 #ajg4 ,national ,center for ,health ,statistics treatment of the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico ,section #cjf of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdbk7 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating subsection 7n7 as subsection 7o72 and 7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7m7 the following3 7n7 ,in carrying out this section1 the ,secretary1 acting through the ,center1 shall take all reasonable steps to collect1 evaluate1 and make available information with respect to the populations of the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico and the other territories to the same extent as the ,secretary collects1 evaluates1 and makes available information with respect to the populations of the several ,states4 4 #ajh4 ,bureau of ,justice inclusion of ,puerto ,rico in justice statistics ,section #cjb7;d7 of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajacb7;d77 is amended by inserting after paragraph 7#b7 the following3 7#c7 ,inclusion of ,puerto ,rico in justice statistics ,to the extent practicable1 the ,director shall gather information from ,puerto ,rico in carrying out the statistical collection1 analysis1 and dissemination functions of the ,bureau4 4 #aji4 ,energy ,information ,administration treatment of ,puerto ,rico ,the ,secretary of ,energy1 acting through the ,administrator of the ,energy ,information ,administration1 shall annually update the data and information included on the website of the ,energy ,information ,administration in order to ensure1 to the extent practicable1 that the data and information included on the website with respect to ,puerto ,rico is as inclusive and complete as the data and information included on the website with respect to any ,state4 #aaj4 ,bureau of ,labor ,statistics treatment of ,puerto ,rico 7a7 ,unemployment rate ,the ,bureau of ,labor ,statistics shall calculate the unemployment rate of ,puerto ,rico and include such calculation when calculating and reporting the ,nation's unemployment rate4 7b7 ,inflation ,the ,bureau of ,labor ,statistics shall calculate the rate of inflation in ,puerto ,rico and include such calculation when calculating and reporting the rate of inflation of the ,nation4 ,,ii ,matters ,related to ,puerto ,rico's ,economy #bja4 ,annual update of the ,report on the ,competitiveness of ,puerto ,rico's ,economy ,the ,federal ,reserve ,bank of ,new ,york shall annually update the report titled ,report on the ,competitiveness of ,puerto ,rico's ,economy 7published ,june #bi1 #bjab74 #bjb4 ,effect of electric power on the economic growth of ,puerto ,rico ,the ,secretary of ,energy1 acting through the ,administrator of the ,energy ,information ,administration1 shall annually submit to ,congress a report on the cost and unreliability of electric power in ,puerto ,rico and how such cost and unreliability affects the economic growth of ,puerto ,rico4