,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ceji  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bf1 #bjai,mr4  
,grijalva 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,aguil>1 ,ms4
 ,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,br5dan ,f4 ,boyle (   
,p5nsylvania1 ,ms4 ,br[nley ( ,cali=nia1
 ,mr4 ,c>bajal1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1 ,mr4      
,c>son ( ,indiana1 ,ms4 ,judy ,*u (     
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,cisn]os1 ,mr4 ,clay1   
,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4 ,cri/1 ,mr4
 ,cumm+s1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,ms4          
,de,gette1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mr4 ,deut*1 
,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,mr4 ,engel1 ,mr4         
,espaillat1 ,ms4 ,frankel1 ,mr4         
,gallego1 ,mr4 ,g>ca ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4   
,heck1 ,mr4 ,higg9s ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4  
,hill ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,himes1 ,mr4    
,huffman1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,mr4 ,johnson (
 ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,keat+1 ,mr4 ,khanna1   
,mr4 ,kildee1 ,mr4 ,kilm]1 ,mrs4        
,kirkpatrick1 ,ms4 ,ku/] ( ,new         
,hamp%ire1 ,mr4 ,langev91 ,ms4 ,jackson 
,lee1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,mrs4 ,lee 
( ,nevada1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,mr4 ,lujn1    
,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney ( ,new ,york1

 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney ( ,new    
,york1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mrs4           
,napolitano1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,m\lton1 
,ms4 ,muc>sel-,p[ell1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,ms4 
,m5g1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,mr4 
,panetta1 ,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,mr4 ,payne1  
,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,rask91  
,miss ,rice ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,r\da1   
,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4 ,s*iff1 ,mr4       
,s]rano1 ,ms4 ,%alala1 ,ms4 ,%]rill1    
,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,wa%+ton1 ,ms4
 ,spei]1 ,mr4 ,swalwell ( ,cali=nia1    
,mr4 ,takano1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,ms4         
,wass]man ,s*ultz1 ,mr4 ,wel*1 ,mr4     
,lev9 ( ,mi*igan1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,mr4    
,br[n ( ,m>yl&1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,ms4    
,roybal-,all>d1 ,ms4 ,l(gr51 ,ms4 ,ca/or
 ( ,florida1 & ,mr4 ,y>mu?7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,re=m  ,a     
,,bill  ,to improve ,f$]al population   
surveys by requir+ ! collection (       
volunt>y1 self-disclos$ in=mation on    
sexual ori5tation & g5d] id5tity 9 c]ta9
 surveys1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  

title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,lgbtq 
,data ,inclusion ,act4  #b4 ,requirem5t 
to collect data on sexual ori5tation &  
g5d] id5tity  7a7 ,survey requirem5t    
,any ag5cy t collects in=mation ?r\gh a 
survey t includes demographic data :]e  
subjects ei!r self-report in=mation or a
 kn[l$geable proxy provides in=mation   
ab\t ! subject or responds = all p]sons 
9 a h\sehold %all1 n lat] ?an #ahj days 
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1    
e/abli% data /&>ds t require1 ) reg>d to
 su* a survey ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,review ,!
 review ( exi/+ data sets to det]m9e 9  
:i* data sets in=mation ab\t sexual     
ori5tation & g5d] id5tity is n includ$4 
7#b7 ,me?ods ,an id5tification (        
appropriate me?ods to include que/ions  
on sexual ori5tation & g5d] id5tity 9   
surveys t facilitate categorization1    
volunt>y p>ticipation1 & pres]ve privacy
 & confid5tiality4  7#c7 ,data          
collection ,! use ( ! appropriate me?ods
 id5tifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 to ga!r data  
on sexual ori5tation & g5d] id5tity4    

7#d7 ,assessm5t ,! implem5tation ( a    
process to r\t9ely assess ne$$ *anges 9 
survey me?ods relat$ to ask+ que/ions on
 sexual ori5tation & g5d] id5tity4  7b7 
,data reports ,any report publi%$ by an 
ag5cy t relies on survey demographic    
data %all include in=mation on sexual   
ori5tation & g5d] id5tity4  7c7         
,confid5tiality ,any in=mation collect$ 
relat+ to ! sexual ori5tation or g5d]   
id5tity ( a survey p>ticipant %all be   
ma9ta9$ 9 accordance ) ! confid5tiality 
& privacy /&>ds & policies = !          
protection ( individuals applicable to t
 survey4  7d7 ,applicability  7#a7      
,con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all be   
con/ru$ to require an individual to     
disclose _! sexual ori5tation or g5d]   
id5tity to an ag5cy4  7#b7 ,exemption f 
p5alty ,an individual %all n be subject 
to any f9e or o!r p5alty = refus+ to    
answ]1 or provid+ a false answ] to1 any 
survey "q reg>d+ g5d] id5tity or sexual 
ori5tation1 includ+ any f9e or p5alty "u
 sub*apt] ,,ii ( *apt] #g ( title #ac1  

,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7e7 ,rule (       
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be 
con/ru$ to p]mit ! use ( in=mation      
collect$ "u ?is section 9 a mann] t w\ld
 adv]sely affect any individual4  7f7   
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,ag5cy 
,! t]m ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9   
section #eea ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code4  7#b7 ,demographic data ,! t]m   
demographic data means in=mation ab\t ! 
race or e?nicity1 sex1 & age ( a survey 
p>ticipant or population4  7#c7 ,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#d7 
,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  7#e7 ,survey 
,! t]m survey means a data collection   
activity involv+ obs]vation or          
que/ionnaires = a sample ( a population 

& includes ! dec5nial c5sus4