,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fegd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #ba1 #bjbj,mr4 ,brown of ,maryland 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,speier1 ,ms4 ,houlahan1 ,ms4 ,escobar1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,cisneros1 ,mr4 ,vela1 ,ms4 ,haaland1 and ,mr4 ,carbajal7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,armed ,services ,a ,,bill ,to direct the ,secretary of ,defense to standardize1 collect1 and analyze information on the demographics of applicants to military service academies1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,public ,accountability on ,nominations ,offered that ,result in ,admissions to ,military ,academies ,act of #bjbj or the ,,panorama ,act of #bjbj4 #b4 ,information on nominations and applications for military service academies 7a7 ,congressional nominations portal 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,superintendents of the military service academies1 shall ensure that there is a uniform online portal for all military service academies that enables ,members of ,congress to nominate individuals for appointment to each academy through a secure website4 7#b7 ,information collection and reporting ,the online portal established under paragraph 7#a7 shall-- 7,a7 collect1 from each ,member of ,congress1 the demographic information described in subsection 7b7 for each individual nominated by the ,member2 and 7,b7 collect the information required to be included in each annual report of the ,secretary under subsection 7c7 in a manner that enables the ,secretary to automatically compile such information when preparing the report4 7#c7 ,availability of information ,the portal shall allow ,members of ,congress and their designees to view past nomination records for all application cycles4 7b7 ,standard classifications for collection of demographic data 7#a7 ,standards required ,the ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,superintendents of the military service academies1 shall establish standard classifications that cadets1 midshipmen1 and applicants to the academies may use to self-identify gender1 race1 and ethnicity and to provide other demographic information in connection with admission to or enrollment in an academy4 7#b7 ,consistency with ,,omb guidance ,the standard classifications established under paragraph 7#a7 shall be consistent with the standard classifications specified in ,office of ,management and ,budget ,directive ,no4 #ae 7pertaining to race and ethnic standards for ,federal statistics and administrative reporting7 or any successor directive4 7#c7 ,incorporation into applications and records ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall incorporate the standard classifications established under paragraph 7#a7 into-- 7,a7 applications for admission to the military service academies2 and 7,b7 the military personnel records of cadets and midshipmen enrolled in such academies4 7c7 ,annual report on the demographics of military service academy applicants 7#a7 ,report required ,not later than ,september #cj of each year beginning after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the demographics of applicants to military service academies for the most recently concluded application year4 7#b7 ,elements ,each report under paragraph 7#a7 shall include1 with respect to each military service academy1 the following3 7,a7 ,the number of individuals who submitted an application for admission to the academy in the application year covered by the report4 7,b7 ,of the individuals who submitted an application for admission to the academy in such year-- 7i7 the overall demographics of applicant pool1 disaggregated by the classifications established under subsection 7b7 and by ,member of ,congress2 7ii7 the number and percentage who received a nomination1 disaggregated by the classifications established under subsection 7b7 and by ,member of ,congress2 7iii7 the number and percentage who received an offer for appointment to the academy1 disaggregated by the classifications established under subsection 7b7 and by ,member of ,congress2 and 7iv7 the number and percentage who accepted an appointment to the academy1 disaggregated by the classifications established under subsection 7b7 and by ,member of ,congress4 7#c7 ,consultation ,in preparing each report under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall consult with the ,superintendents of the military service academies4 7#d7 ,availability of reports and data ,the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 make the results of each report under paragraph 7#a7 available on a publicly accessible website of the ,department of ,defense2 and 7,b7 ensure that any data included with the report is made available in a machine-readable format that is downloadable1 searchable1 and sortable4 7d7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the term application year means the period beginning on ,january #a of one year and ending on ,june #a of the following year4 7#b7 ,the term congressional defense committees has the meaning given that term in section #aja7;a77#af7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#c7 ,the term machine-readable has the meaning given that term in section #cejb7ah7 of title #dd1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#d7 ,the term military service academy means-- 7,a7 the ,united ,states ,military ,academy2 7,b7 the ,united ,states ,naval ,academy2 and 7,c7 the ,united ,states ,air ,force ,academy4 7#e7 ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,defense4