,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
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,,repres5tatives  ,april #ag1 #bjbe,mrs4
 ,mc,clain ,delaney 7= h]self1 ,mrs4    
,*]filus-,mc,cormick1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,ms4  
,crockett1 ,mr4 ,davis ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 
,mr4 ,doggett1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4  
,goldman ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,fields1    
,mr4 ,lawl]1 ,mr4 ,mannion1 ,mr4        
,mc,garvey1 ,mr4 ,mull91 ,ms4 ,norton1  
,mr4 ,takano1 & ,ms4 ,tlaib7 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t     
,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to require ! ,bureau 
( ! ,c5sus to collect in=mation on      
deafbl9d individuals1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title2 f9d+s  7a7 ,%ort title 
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,deafbl9d     
,disabl$ ,am]icans ,table ,approximation
 ,act or ! ,deafbl9d ,,data ,act4  7b7  
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7    
,individuals :o are deafbl9d exp]i5ce   
concomitant he>+ & vision loss t may    
prev5t access to in=mation1 cause sev]e 
communication *all5ges1 & int]f]e )     

social & emotional well-be+4 ,9 *ildr51 
deafbl9dness may impact developm5t &    
educational atta9m5t1 :ile 9 adults1    
deafbl9dness may int]f]e ) employm5t &  
o!r areas4 ,! ,national ,c5t] on        
,deafbl9dness e/imates #aj1jjj *ildr5 & 
#dj1jjj adults are deafbl9d1 ! ,national
 ,association ( ,regulatory ,utility    
,commission]s e/imates #gj1jjj-ajj1jjj p
 are deafbl9d1 & ! ,hel5 ,kell]         
,national ,c5t] = ,deafbl9d ,y\?s &     
,adults e/imates #b4dg million ,am]icans
 h comb9$ he>+ & vision loss4  7#b7 ,x  
is difficult to det]m9e ! precise numb] 
( individuals :o exp]i5ce comb9$ he>+ & 
vision loss1 & e/imates f v>i\s national
 c\nts (f] radically diff]5t e/imates4  
7#c7 ,an accurate1 c5traliz$ c\nt ( all 
individuals :o are deafbl9d 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates is necess>y to effectively s]ve !
 unique ne$s ( ?is population4 ,)\t a   
compreh5sive national picture ( ?is     
population1 individuals :o are deafbl9d 
may n receive ! support necess>y to     
access in=mation1 communicate           

effectively1 & bett] _! social &        
emotional well-be+4  7#d7 ,! ,bureau ( !
 ,c5sus curr5tly does n c\nt individuals
 :o exp]i5ce comb9$ he>+ & vision loss4 
,?r\gh ! ,am]ican ,community ,survey1 ! 
,bureau does collect data on ^? :o are  
deaf or h s]i\s difficulty he>+ & ^? :o 
are bl9d or h s]i\s difficulty see+ ev5 
:5 we>+ glasses4 ,h[ev]1 ?is data is n  
cross ref]5c$ to provide in=mation ab\t 
^? :o h bo? limitations4  7#e7 ,"s p :o 
exp]i5ce comb9$ he>+ & vision loss      
id5tify z deafbl9d or z a "p ( !        
deafbl9d community4  7#f7 ,by           
cross-ref]5c+ ?is exi/+ data to e/abli% 
a c\nt ( all respond5ts to ! ,am]ican   
,community ,survey :o exp]i5ce          
concomitant he>+ & vision loss1 an      
e/imate ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates deafbl9d      
population may be calculat$4  #b4       
,report & publication on deafbl9d       
individuals  7a7 ,report ,n lat] ?an    
#ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,director ( ! ,bureau ( !      
,c5sus %all submit to ,congress a report

 on ! feasibility ( publi%+ ! table     
describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 & !           
feasibility ( exp&+ data collection on  
individuals :o exp]i5ce comb9$ he>+ &   
vision loss 9 ! ,am]ican ,community     
,survey 7or any successor survey74  7b7 
,publication ( table  7#a7 ,9 g5]al     
,beg9n+ 9 #bjbf & ea* ye> !reaft]1 !    
,director ( ! ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus %all   
publi%1 on ! public website ( ! ,bureau1
 a table summ>iz+ respond5ts to !       
,am]ican ,community ,survey 7or any     
successor survey7 :o answ]$ ,yes 9 su*  
,survey to be+ bo? deaf & bl9d4 ,! table
 %all include ! foll[+ in=mation1 sort$ 
by ! ,/ate 9 :i* su* respond5t resides3 
7,a7 ,! sex1 race1 & age ( any su*      
respond5t4  7,b7 ,economic *>act]i/ics (
 any su* respond5t1 includ+ employm5t   
/atus1 educational atta9m5t1 e>n+s1 &   
pov]ty /atus4  7#b7 ,limitation ,!      
,director %all ensure t no p]sonally    
id5tifiable in=mation ( any individual  
is publi%$ "u p>agraph 7#a74