,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cbhj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ac1 #bjai,mr4  
,sean ,patrick ,maloney ( ,new ,york 7= 
himself1 ,mr4 ,b]a1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,ms4
 ,blunt ,ro*e/]1 ,ms4 ,br[nley (        
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,c>bajal1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1 
,mr4 ,c>son ( ,indiana1 ,ms4 ,ca/or (   
,florida1 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1 ,mr4 ,cisn]os1
 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4 ,co/a1    
,mr4 ,cox ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,cri/1 ,mrs4
 ,davis ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1    
,mr4 ,deut*1 ,ms4 ,escob>1 ,mr4         
,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4         
,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,haal&1 ,ms4 ,hill (    
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,himes1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( 
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,k5n$y1 ,mr4 ,khanna1    
,mr4 ,kildee1 ,mr4 ,kilm]1 ,ms4 ,lee (  
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mrs4    
,lee ( ,nevada1 ,mr4 ,lev9 ( ,mi*igan1  
,mr4 ,t$ ,lieu ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4        
,l[5?al1 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney (   
,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,ms4 ,moore1   
,mr4 ,morelle1 ,mr4 ,m\lton1 ,mrs4      
,murphy1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4

 ,panetta1 ,mr4 ,pappas1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1   
,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 ,mr4       
,rask91 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1  
,mr4 ,s*iff1 ,ms4 ,slotk91 ,mr4 ,soto1  
,ms4 ,spei]1 ,mr4 ,/anton1 ,ms4 ,/ev5s1 
,mr4 ,swalwell ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4        
,takano1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,ms4 
,wass]man ,s*ultz1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,ms4     
,m5g1 ,mr4 ,keat+1 ,ms4 ,cl>k (         
,massa*usetts1 ,mr4 ,de,saulnier1 ,ms4  
,de,gette1 ,mr4 ,case1 ,mr4             
,kri%namoor?i1 & ,ms4 ,%alala7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !       
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a     
,,bill  ,to provide a requirem5t to     
improve data collection ef=ts4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,,lgbtq ,ess5tial ,data ,act4  #b4      
,improv+ data collection on ! sexual    
ori5tation & g5d] id5tity ( deceas$     
individuals ?r\gh ! ,national ,viol5t   
,dea? ,report+ ,sy/em  7a7 ,collection (
 sexual ori5tation & g5d] id5tity data  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #abj days aft]
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !        

,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control
 & ,prev5tion %all take measures to     
improve ! incid5ce ( ! collection (     
in=mation on ! sexual ori5tation & g5d] 
id5tity ( deceas$ individuals ?r\gh !   
,national ,viol5t ,dea? ,report+ ,sy/em 
or any successor programs4  7#b7        
,confid5tiality ,any in=mation collect$ 
relat+ to ! sexual ori5tation or g5d]   
id5tity ( a dec$5t %all be ma9ta9$ 9    
accordance ) ! confid5tiality & privacy 
/&>ds & policies = ! protection (       
individuals applicable to all o!r data  
collect$ = purposes ( ! ,national       
,viol5t ,dea? ,report+ ,sy/em4  7b7     
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,g5d]  
id5tity ,! t]m g5d] id5tity means an    
individual's s5se ( be+ male1 female1   
transg5d]1 or ano!r g5d]1 z di/9ct f !  
individual's sex assign$ at bir?4  7#b7 
,sexual ori5tation ,! t]m sexual        
ori5tation means h[ a p]son id5tifies 9 
t]ms ( _! emotional1 romantic1 or sexual
 attractions1 & includes id5tification z
 /raight1 het]osexual1 gay1 lesbian1 or 

bisexual1 among o!r t]ms4  7c7          
,au?orization ,!re is au?oriz$ to be    
appropriat$ #be1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>    
#bjbj to c>ry out ?is section4  #c4     
,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se ( !      
,congress t--  7#a7 ! ,c5t]s = ,disease 
,control & ,prev5tion has made          
significant ef=ts to enc\rage ,/ates &  
o!r jurisdictions to collect data on    
sexual ori5tation & g5d] id5tity ?r\gh !
 ,national ,viol5t ,dea? ,report+       
,sy/em2 &  7#b7 jurisdictions t         
p>ticipate 9 ! collection ( su* data    
?r\gh ! ,national ,viol5t ,dea? ,report+
 ,sy/em %\ld be comm5d$ = _!            
p>ticipation4