,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ah1 #bjai,mr4
 ,s*um] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,he9ri*1 ,mr4  
,udall1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,ms4 ,smi?1 ,mr4   
,c>d91 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,mr4
 ,van ,holl51 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,ms4 ,w>r51  
,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4      
,wyd51 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,mr4    
,br[n1 ,mr4 ,b5net1 ,mr4 ,re$1 ,mr4     
,w>n]1 ,ms4 ,baldw91 ,mr4 ,casey1 & ,mr4
 ,m>key7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require ! ,bureau (        
,economic ,analysis ( ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,comm]ce to provide e/imates relat+ to !
 di/ribution ( aggregate economic gr[?  
across specific p]c5tile gr\ps ( income4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,measur+ ,real ,income ,gr[? ,act ( 
#bjai4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !     
foll[+3  7#a7 ,economic inequality 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates has increas$ dramatically 
dur+ ! #d decades prec$+ ! date (       

enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ) few] h\seholds   
tak+ home a l>g] %>e ( ! national       
income4  7#b7 ,:ile gr[? 0 once         
di/ribut$ relatively ev5ly across all   
individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 rese>*   
%[s t economic ga9s are increas+ly      
enjoy$ by ! mo/ afflu5t4 ,by contra/1 ! 
majority ( individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 h se5 income & wage gr[? significantly 
bel[ :at is sugge/$ by national measures
 ( output & income4  7#c7 ,! ,bureau (  
,economic ,analysis ( ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,comm]ce 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z     
,,bea7 reports annual & qu>t]ly e/imates
 ( gross dome/ic product 7ref]r$ to 9   
?is section z ,,gdp7 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 
,^! e/imates are important measures ( ! 
ov]all size & heal? ( ! economy ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates b d n describe h[ economic
 ga9s are di/ribut$ across ! population 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#d7 ,9 a c\ntry (  
#cbe1jjj1jjj individuals1 top-l9e ,,gdp 
numb]s d n capture ! full range (       
h\sehold economic exp]i5ces & may be    
mislead+4 ,= example1 ! real ,,gdp grew 

m ?an #c p]c5t annually betwe5 #bjjc &  
#bjje1 b ! av]age income = #a_/b ( all  
individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates fell dur+ 
t p]iod4  7#e7 ,disaggregat+ economic   
gr[? by income gr\ps w provide a m      
complete picture ( h[ families 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates are f>+ across all rungs (
 ! economic ladd] & :e!r economic gr[?  
is b5efitt+ all individuals 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates4  7#f7 ,rec5t academic e/imates (
 di/ributional gr[? %[ h[ mu* ( !       
economic ga9s dur+ ! #dj ye>s prec$+ !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act h accru$ to !
 top ( ! income di/ribution4 ,betwe5    
#aihj & #bjad1 ! av]age income ( ! top  
#a p]c5t ( ! income di/ribution grew #e 
times z mu* z ! av]age income ( ! bottom
 #ij p]c5t ( ! income di/ribution & m   
?an #i times z mu* z ! av]age income ( !
 bottom #a_/b4  7#g7 ,(ficial & timely  
e/imates ( di/ributional gr[? f ,,bea1  
report$ alongside top-l9e ,,gdp numb]s1 
w\ld enable ,congress to bett] evaluate 
economic policies t impact e individual 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#h7 ,ef=ts to      

address sl[ wage gr[?1 /agnant incomes1 
& gr[+ economic inequality require      
broad5+ ! focus beyond ,,gdp & obta9+   
metrics t bett] correspond to !         
exp]i5ces ( all families 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates4  #c4 ,e/imates ( aggregate      
economic gr[? across income gr\ps  7a7  
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,bureau
 ,! t]m ,bureau means ! ,bureau (       
,economic ,analysis ( ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,comm]ce4  7#b7 ,gross dome/ic product  
analysis ,! t]m gross dome/ic product   
analysis-- 7,a7 means a qu>t]ly or      
annual analysis conduct$ by ! ,bureau ) 
respect to ! gross dome/ic product ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7,b7 includes a       
revision prep>$ by ! ,bureau ( an       
analysis describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a74   
7b7 ,inclusion 9 reports  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,) respect to ea* gross dome/ic product 
analysis t is conduct$ on or aft] ! date
 t is #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ! ,bureau %all include 9 !    
gross dome/ic product analysis a rec5t  
e/imate (1 ) respect to specific        

p]c5tile gr\ps ( income1 ! total am\nt t
 0 add$ to ! economy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
dur+ ! p]iod to :i* ! gross dome/ic     
product analysis p]ta9s1 includ+ 9--    
7,a7 ea* ( ! #aj deciles ( income2 &    
7,b7 ! highe/ #a p]c5t ( income4  7#b7  
,rec5t e/imates ,) respect to ea* rec5t 
e/imate t1 "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,bureau  
is requir$ to include 9 a gross dome/ic 
product analysis1 t e/imate %all be !   
mo/ rec5t e/imate t is available on !   
date on :i* t gross dome/ic product     
analysis is conduct$4  7#c7             
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce su* sums z are     
necess>y to c>ry out ?is subsection4    
7c7 ,au?ority ,to %>e in=mation ) ,,bea 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subp>agraph 7,b7 (       
section #fajc7;j77#a7 ( ! ,int]nal      
,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf is am5d$ by /rik+ 
su* return in=mation reflect$ on returns
 ( corporations & ins]t+ su* returns1 or
 return in=mation reflect$ !reon14  7#b7
 ,application ( sub*apt] ,,iii ( *apt]  

#ce ( title #dd ,! provisions ( sub*apt]
 ,,iii ( *apt] #ce ( title #dd1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 relat+ to ! confid5tiality
 & disclosure ( in=mation %all apply to 
any return or return in=mation acquir$  
by ! ,bureau "u section                 
#fajc7;j77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue 
,code1 z am5d$ by p>agraph 7#a74