,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gcad  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #i1 #bjbd    
,mr4 ,meeks 7= himself & ,ms4 ,lee (    
,cali=nia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,education & ! ,work=ce1 = a p]iod to
 be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 
ea* case = consid]ation ( su* provisions
 z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee 
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to create a task   
=ce )9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce to ov]see 
& promote div]sity1 equity1 inclusion1 &
 accessibility 9 ! te* indu/ry4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,div]sify ,te* ,act4  #b4 ,e/abli%m5t & 
p[]s ( ! task =ce  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n   
lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce %all
 e/abli%1 )9 ! ,(fice ( ,policy &       
,/rategic ,plann+1 ! ,te* ,indu/ry      
,div]sity1 ,equity1 ,inclusion1 &       
,accessibility ,task ,=ce 79 ?is ,act   
ref]r$ to z ! ,task ,=ce74  7b7         

,composition  7#a7 ,memb]s ,! ,task ,=ce
 %all consi/ ( ! foll[+ memb]s3 7,a7 ,! 
,*ief ,div]sity & ,equity ,(fic] ( !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,labor4  7,b7 ,! ,*air ( !  
,communications ,equity & ,div]sity     
,c\ncil ( ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission4  
7,c7 ,! ,director ( ! ,wom5's ,bureau ( 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor4  7,d7 ,! ,"u      
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce = ! ,m9ority       
,bus9ess ,developm5t ,ag5cy4  7,e7 ,!   
,*ief ,div]sity1 ,equity1 & ,inclusion  
,(fic] ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce4  7,f7  
,! f\r tempor>y memb]s select$ pursuant 
to p>agraph 7#b74  7#b7 ,tempor>y memb]s
 ,! memb]s describ$ 9 subp>agraphs 7,a7 
?r\gh 7,e7 ( p>agraph 7#a7 %all1 by a   
majority vote1 select ! foll[+ tempor>y 
memb]s = two-ye> t]ms3  7,a7 ,two exp]ts
 9 ! field ( div]sity1 equity1          
inclusion1 & accessibility :o "w 9 ! te*
 indu/ry & h a div]se backgr\nd1 includ+
 div]sity relat$ to race1 e?nicity1     
g5d]1 & sexual ori5tation4  7,b7 ,two   
non-vot+ repres5tatives-at-l>ge :o may  
att5d meet+s to provide insight into--  

7i7 any matt] t ! ,task ,=ce may reque/2
 &  7ii7 ! div]sity op]ations ( ! entity
 9 ! te* indu/ry = :i* su*              
repres5tative-at-l>ge is employ$4  7c7  
,meet+s  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,task ,=ce    
%all meet qu>t]ly to c>ry out ! duties &
 responsibilities ( ! ,task ,=ce "u     
section #c4  7#b7 ,clos$ meet+s ,not)/&+
 section #ajji7;a77#a7 ( title #e1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 ! meet+s ( ! ,task 
,=ce %all be clos$ to ! public & %all be
 limit$ to ! memb]s describ$ 9          
subsection 7b7 & any su* individuals z !
 memb]s ( ! ,task ,=ce all[4  7d7       
,prohibition ( comp5sation ( ,f$]al     
employees ,memb]s ( ! ,commission :o are
 full-"t (fic]s or employees ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates may n receive additional pay1    
all[ances1 or b5efits by reason ( _!    
s]vice on ! ,commission4  #c4 ,duties & 
responsibilities ( ! ,task ,=ce  7a7    
,initial audit ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft]
 ! e/abli%m5t ( ! ,task ,=ce1 ! ,task   
=ce %all--  7#a7 conduct an audit to    
in=m h[ ! ,task ,=ce w c>ry out !       

activities 9 subsections 7b71 7c71 &    
7d71 :i* %all include-- 7,a7 ! p]c5tage 
( employees 9 ! te* indu/ry :o are      
m9orities2  7,b7 ! hir+ & reta9m5t      
policies ( entities 9 ! te* indu/ry2 &  
7,c7 an id5tification ( any tr5ds 9     
lay(fs 9 ! te* indu/ry2 &  7#b7 submit  
to ,congress a report t includes !      
in=mation collect$ f ! audit describ$ 9 
p>agraph 7#a74  7b7 ,duties &           
responsibilities ,! ,task ,=ce %all--   
7#a7 promote ,,deia 9 ! te* indu/ry1    
includ+ issues relat$ to race1 e?nicity1
 g5d]1 & sexual ori5tation2  7#b7       
provide guidance to entities 9 ! te*    
indu/ry on h[ to a*ieve ,,deia goals &  
h[ to measure progress 9 a*iev+ su*     
goals2  7#c7 ?r\gh ! non-vot+ memb]s    
describ$ 9 subsection 7b77#b77;,b7 (    
section #b1 consult ) /akehold]s 9 ! te*
 indu/ry1 includ+ employees & inve/ors  
ab\t ,,deia 9 ! te* indu/ry2  7#d7      
monitor ! treatm5t ( m9orities 9 ! te*  
indu/ry1 & consid] releas+ to ! public  
any in=mation collect$ pursuant to su*  

monitor+2  7#e7 promote m9ority-own$    
/>tups 9 ! te* indu/ry z describ$ 9     
subsection 7c72 &  7#f7 c>ry out !      
report+ requirem5ts 9 subsection 7d74   
7c7 ,promotion ( m9ority-,own$ />tups 9 
! te* indu/ry ,! ,task ,=ce %all-- 7#a7 
advise ! ,secret>y ( ,labor1 ! ,secret>y
 ( ,comm]ce1 & ! ,*air ( ! ,f$]al ,trade
 ,commission reg>d+--  7,a7 ! developm5t
 ( outrea* programs to m9ority-own$     
/>tups to ensure su* />tups are aw>e (  
grant opportunities2 &  7,b7 exi/+      
outrea* programs to m9ority-own$ />tups 
to ensure su* ,secret>ies & su* ,*air   
are aw>e ( all available res\rces1      
includ+ te*nical assi/ance1 tra9+1 &    
m5tor%ip2 &  7#b7 enc\rage v5ture       
capital inve/m5t into m9ority-own$      
/>tups 9 ! te* indu/ry4  7d7 ,report+   
requirem5ts  7#a7 ,report on lay(fs 9   
#bjbc ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,task ,=ce %all
 submit to ! ,presid5t & ,congress a    
publicly available report t--  7,a7     
id5tifies ! numb] ( individuals t 7 laid

 (f dur+ cal5d> ye> #bjbc by entities 9 
! te* indu/ry2  7,b7 evaluates h[ !     
lay(fs affect$ ,,deia at entities 9 !   
te* indu/ry1 includ+ :e!r--  7i7 ,,deia 
dep>tm5ts 7 elim9at$2  7ii7 ov]all      
div]sity 9 ! te* indu/ry decreas$2 &    
7iii7 any ,f$]al civil rights or labor  
laws may h be5 violat$2 &  7,c7         
id5tifies ! process & proc$ures ea*     
entity 9 ! te* indu/ry foll[$ 9 lay+ (f 
su* individuals4  7#b7 ,annual report ,n
 lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & on an annual     
basis !reaft]1 ! ,task ,=ce %all submit 
to ! ,presid5t & ,congress a publicly   
available report t-- 7,a7 evaluates !   
progress ( entities 9 ! te* indu/ry 9   
a*iev+ ! ,,deia goals ( su* entities2   
7,b7 makes recomm5dations reg>d+        
policies & programs t c promote ,,deia 9
 ! te* indu/ry2  7,c7 evaluates h[      
artificial intellig5ce c be us$ to      
promote ,,deia & id5tify ! ways 9 :i*   
artificial intellig5ce is affect+       
social1 socio-economic1 & g5d]          

discrim9ation2 &  7,d7 proposes policy  
solutions to increase acc\ntability 9 ! 
te* indu/ry conc]n+ su* discrim9ation4  
#d4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7      
,,deia ,! t]m ,,deia means div]sity1    
equity1 inclusion1 & accessibility4     
7#b7 ,entity 9 ! te* indu/ry ,! t]m     
entity 9 ! te* indu/ry means an entity  
t--  7,a7 has its pr9cipal (fice locat$ 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates or has a subsidi>y !  
pr9cipal (fice ( :i* is locat$ 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates2  7,b7 has ov] #aj million
 aggregate subscrib]s or us]s ( social  
m$ia plat=ms t are provid$ by su*       
entity2 &  7,c7 manufactures1 supports1 
rese>*es1 & develops te*nology products 
& s]vices on a l>ge scale4  7#c7        
,m9ority-own$ />tup ,! t]m m9ority-own$ 
/>tup means a bus9ess t is own$1 manag$1
 or controll$ by "o or m m9ority p]sons 
:o h1 collectively1 at lea/ #ea p]c5t ( 
an own]%ip int]e/ 9 su* bus9ess4  7#d7  
,te* indu/ry ,! t]m te* indu/ry means ! 
sector ( ! economy compris$ ( ! entities
 describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b74  7#e7        

,te*nology product & s]vice ,! t]m      
te*nology product & s]vice means--  7,a7
 a comput+1 telecommunications1 or      
consum] electronics-bas$ te*nology      
int5sive product1 includ+ products      
relat$ to digital electronics1 s(tw>e1  
optics1 or new en]gy2 &  7,b7 a         
te*nology s]vice1 includ+ an            
int]net-relat$ s]vice1 su* z s]vices    
relat$ to s(tw>e1 h>dw>e1 social m$ia & 
digital plat=ms1 cl\d /orage1 or        
e-comm]ce4