,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #chcd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #aa1 #bjba,mr4  
,sean ,patrick ,maloney ( ,new ,york 7= 
himself1 ,mr4 ,m\lton1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1  
,ms4 ,titus1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,ms4        
,norton1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4 ,blunt       
,ro*e/]1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 
,mr4 ,/anton1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4        
,pappas1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,ms4 ,/ev5s1   
,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,ms4 ,br[nley1 ,mr4        
,swalwell1 ,mr4 ,c>bajal1 ,ms4 ,m5g1    
,mr4 ,c>son1 ,mr4 ,kilm]1 ,mr4 ,kildee1 
,mr4 ,kri%namoor?i1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,ms4   
,del,bene1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1    
,ms4 ,pressley1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4      
,rask91 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,coop]1 ,mr4   
,co/a1 ,mr4 ,torres ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4  
,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,lieu1 ,ms4 ,dean1 ,ms4 
,mc,collum1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4
 ,cicill9e1 ,mr4 ,deut*1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 
,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,ms4 ,lee (
 ,cali=nia1 & ,mr4 ,soto7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a     

,,bill  ,to provide a requirem5t to     
improve data collection ef=ts4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,,lgbtq ,ess5tial ,data ,act4  #b4      
,improv+ data collection on ! sexual    
ori5tation & g5d] id5tity ( deceas$     
individuals ?r\gh ! ,national ,viol5t   
,dea? ,report+ ,sy/em  7a7 ,collection (
 sexual ori5tation & g5d] id5tity data  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #abj days aft]
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !        
,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control
 & ,prev5tion %all take measures to     
improve ! incid5ce ( ! collection (     
in=mation on ! sexual ori5tation & g5d] 
id5tity ( deceas$ individuals ?r\gh !   
,national ,viol5t ,dea? ,report+ ,sy/em 
or any successor programs4  7#b7        
,confid5tiality ,any in=mation collect$ 
relat+ to ! sexual ori5tation or g5d]   
id5tity ( a dec$5t %all be ma9ta9$ 9    
accordance ) ! confid5tiality & privacy 
/&>ds & policies = ! protection (       
individuals applicable to all o!r data  
collect$ = purposes ( ! ,national       

,viol5t ,dea? ,report+ ,sy/em4  7b7     
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,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#b7 
,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  7c7          
,au?orization ,!re is au?oriz$ to be    
appropriat$ #be1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>    
#bjbb to c>ry out ?is section4  #c4     
,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se ( !      
,congress t-- 7#a7 ! ,c5t]s = ,disease  
,control & ,prev5tion has made          
significant ef=ts to enc\rage ,/ates &  
o!r jurisdictions to collect data on    
sexual ori5tation & g5d] id5tity ?r\gh !
 ,national ,viol5t ,dea? ,report+       
,sy/em2 &  7#b7 jurisdictions t         
p>ticipate 9 ! collection ( su* data    
?r\gh ! ,national ,viol5t ,dea? ,report+

 ,sy/em %\ld be comm5d$ = _!            
p>ticipation4