,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aihj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bf1 #bjai,ms4   
,baldw9 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,ms4    
,cortez ,ma/o1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4     
,m]kley1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,mr4
 ,m55dez1 ,mr4 ,c>p]1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1    
,mrs4 ,murray1 ,ms4 ,smi?1 ,mrs4        
,fe9/e91 ,mr4 ,wyd51 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,ms4 
,h>ris1 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,ms4 ,ros51 & ,mr4 
,br[n7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,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
 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7      
,ag5cy ,! t]m ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 !  
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  7b7       
,survey requirem5t ,n lat] ?an #ahj days
 aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ea* 
ag5cy t collects in=mation ?r\gh a      
survey t includes demographic data :]e  
subjects 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 %all e/abli% data /&>ds t  
require1 ) reg>d to su* a survey1 !     
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  7c7 ,data   
reports ,:]e appropriate1 any report    
publi%$ by an ag5cy t relies on survey  
demographic data %all include in=mation 
on sexual ori5tation & g5d] id5tity4    
7d7 ,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  7e7            
,applicability  7#a7 ,rules (           
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be 
con/ru$-- 7,a7 to require an individual 
to disclose _! sexual ori5tation or g5d]
 id5tity to an ag5cy2 or  7,b7 to p]mit 
! use ( in=mation collect$ "u ?is       
section 9 a mann] t w\ld adv]sely affect
 any individual4  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