,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aihj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bf1     
#bjai,ms4 ,baldwin 7for herself1 ,mr4   
,markey1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 ,mr4      
,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4        
,murphy1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,menendez1  
,mr4 ,carper1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mrs4    
,murray1 ,ms4 ,smith1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 
,mr4 ,wyden1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,ms4 ,harris1
 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 and ,mr4    
,brown7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
improve ,federal population surveys by  
requiring the collection of voluntary1  
self-disclosed information on sexual    
orientation and gender identity in      
certain surveys1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,,lgbtq ,data ,inclusion   
,act4  #b4 ,requirement to collect data 
on sexual orientation and gender        
identity  7a7 ,definitions ,in this     

section3  7#a7 ,agency ,the term agency 
has the meaning given the term in       
section #eea of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code4  7#b7 ,demographic data  
,the term demographic data means        
information about the race or ethnicity1
 sex1 and age of a survey participant or
 population4  7#c7 ,gender identity ,the
 term gender identity means an          
individual's sense of being male1       
female1 transgender1 or another gender1 
as distinct from the individual's sex   
assigned at birth4  7#d7 ,sexual        
orientation ,the term sexual orientation
 means how a person identifies in terms 
of their emotional1 romantic1 or sexual 
attractions1 and includes identification
 as straight1 heterosexual1 gay1        
lesbian1 or bisexual1 among other terms4
  7#e7 ,survey ,the term survey means a 
data collection activity involving      
observation or questionnaires for a     
sample of a population and includes the 
decennial census4  7b7 ,survey          
requirement ,not later than #ahj days   

after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 each agency that collects         
information through a survey that       
includes demographic data where subjects
 self-report information or a           
knowledgeable proxy provides information
 about the subject or responds for all  
persons in a household shall establish  
data standards that require1 with regard
 to such a survey1 the following3  7#a7 
,review ,the review of existing data    
sets to determine in which data sets    
information about sexual orientation and
 gender identity is not included4  7#b7 
,methods ,an identification of          
appropriate methods to include questions
 on sexual orientation and gender       
identity in surveys that facilitate     
categorization1 voluntary participation1
 and preserve privacy and               
confidentiality4  7#c7 ,data collection 
,the use of the appropriate methods     
identified in paragraph 7#b7 to gather  
data on sexual orientation and gender   
identity4  7#d7 ,assessment ,the        

implementation of a process to routinely
 assess needed changes in survey methods
 related to asking questions on sexual  
orientation and gender identity4  7c7   
,data reports ,where appropriate1 any   
report published by an agency that      
relies on survey demographic data shall 
include information on sexual           
orientation and gender identity4  7d7   
,confidentiality ,any information       
collected relating to the sexual        
orientation or gender identity of a     
survey participant shall be maintained  
in accordance with the confidentiality  
and privacy standards and policies for  
the protection of individuals applicable
 to that survey4  7e7 ,applicability    
7#a7 ,rules of construction ,nothing in 
this section shall be construed-- 7,a7  
to require an individual to disclose    
their sexual orientation or gender      
identity to an agency2 or  7,b7 to      
permit the use of information collected 
under this section in a manner that     
would adversely affect any individual4  

7#b7 ,exemption from penalty ,an        
individual shall not be subject to any  
fine or other penalty for refusing to   
answer1 or providing a false answer to1 
any survey question regarding gender    
identity or sexual orientation1         
including any fine or penalty under     
subchapter ,,ii of chapter #g of title  
#ac1 ,united ,states ,code4