,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hige  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ba1 #bjbf,ms4   
,jayapal 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,case1 ,ms4    
,davids ( ,kansas1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mr4 
,g>ca ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,gomez1 ,mr4     
,khanna1 ,ms4 ,m5g1 ,ms4 ,norton1 & ,ms4
 ,s*ak[sky7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education 
& ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !       
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife to require t annual ,/ate report  
c>ds reflect ! same race gr\ps z !      
dec5nial c5sus ( population4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,all    
,/ud5ts ,c\nt ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,f9d+s 
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,asian   
,am]icans1 z well z ,native ,hawaiians &
 ,pacific ,isl&]s1 are an incr$ibly     
div]se population4 ,due to ?is div]sity1
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,(fice ( ,managem5t &  
,budget's ,/ati/ical ,policy ,directive 
,no4 #ae ( #aiig1 entitl$ ,race & ,e?nic
 ,/&>ds = ,f$]al ,/ati/ics &            
,adm9i/rative ,report+1 sep>at$ ! ,asian

 & ,pacific ,isl&] category into two    
di/9ct & sep>ate categories1 n[ call$   
,asians & ,native ,hawaiians & ,o!r     
,pacific ,isl&]s1 & ^! two di/9ct       
categories 7 us$ 9 ! #bjjj ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,c5sus4 ,z ( #bjbb1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,c5sus ,bureau reports data = at lea/   
#bg diff]5t e?nicities )9 ^! two        
categories4  7#b7 ,:ile ,asian          
,am]icans1 z well z ,native ,hawaiians &
 ,pacific ,isl&]s1 are (t5 misrepres5t$ 
z a homog5e\s gr\p1 _! div]sity         
repres5ts e?nicities f ov] #cj diff]5t  
c\ntries4 ,!y also exp]i5ce div]se      
social & educational diff]5ces t are    
unique to _! respective communities4    
7#c7 ,= example1 !re are n[ ov]         
#c1jjj1jjj ,s\!a/ ,asian ,am]icans 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ #a1ajj1jjj       
refugees f ,cambodia1 ,laos1 & ,vietnam1
 :o escap$ w>1 p]secution1 & g5ocide4   
,s\!a/ ,asian ,am]icans' exp]i5ces )    
viol5ce & ! /ressors associat$ )        
relocation h negatively affect$ _!      
educational outcomes4 ,accord+ to data f

 ! ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus1 ar\nd a qu>t] (  
,s\!a/ ,asian ,am]ican adults ag$ #be & 
old] d n h a high s*ool diploma1 comp>$ 
to #ab p]c5t ( ! total population4 ,an  
additional #db p]c5t ( ,cambodian1 #dd  
p]c5t ( ,hmong1 #dh p]c5t ( ,lao1 & #cg 
p]c5t ( ,vietnamese ,am]ican high s*ool 
graduates h n cont9u$ on to e>n _!      
ba*elor's degree1 comp>$ to #bi p]c5t ( 
all ,asian ,am]icans4  7#d7 ,! hi/ory ( 
,native ,hawaiians & ,pacific ,isl&]s   
include =c$ migration & complex         
political relation%ips ) ! ,unit$       
,/ates4 ,z a result1 ?is hi/ory has     
influ5c$ ,native ,hawaiian & ,pacific   
,isl&] /ud5ts' long-t]m educational     
opportunities4 ,= example1 ! high s*ool 
graduation rates = ,native ,hawaiian &  
,pacific ,isl&]s av]age #hd p]c5t1 yet  
less ?an #ae p]c5t h atta9$ a f\r-ye>   
ba*elor's degree4 ,! proportion (       
,native ,hawaiian & ,pacific ,isl&]     
adults :o h n enroll$ 9 any po/second>y 
education is p>ticul>ly high1 includ+   
#eh p]c5t ( ,samoans1 #eg p]c5t (       

,tongans1 #ec p]c5t ( ,native           
,hawaiians1 & #di p]c5t ( ,guamanians or
 ,*amorros4  7#e7 ,! ,elem5t>y &        
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife       
requires t ,/ates report c]ta9          
educational data disaggregat$ only by   
major racial & e?nic gr\ps4 ,h[ev]1     
detail$ e?nic gr\ps1 :i* h long be5     
report$ by ! ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus &       
reque/$ by div]se ,asian ,am]ican &     
,native ,hawaiian & ,pacific ,isl&]     
communities to be includ$ 9 education   
data1 are n includ$ 9 data collection & 
report+ requirem5ts4 ,z ( #bjbf1 data   
requirem5ts d n reflect ! *ang+         
demographics1 v>i$ exp]i5ces1 & ne$s (  
public s*ool /ud5ts4  7#f7 ,giv5 !      
div]sity 9 backgr\nds & educational     
exp]i5ces1 disaggregat+ data = detail$  
,asian ,am]ican & ,native ,hawaiian &   
,pacific ,isl&] e?nic gr\ps & mak+ !    
data publicly available & accessible are
 critical to id5tify+ & support+ !      
educational ne$s ( ^! div]se            
communities4  #c4 ,disaggregation (     

in=mation on /ud5t p]=mance  7a7 ,fur!r 
disaggregation ( ,asian ,am]ican1       
,native ,hawaiian1 & ,pacific ,isl&]    
/ud5t data ,section                     
#aaaa7;b77#b77;,b77xi7 ( ! ,elem5t>y &  
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #fcaa7;b77#b77;,b77xi77 is    
am5d$ by /rik+ e?nic gr\p2 & ins]t+     
8e?nic gr\p1 includ+--  7aa7 "u !       
category ( ,asian ,am]ican1 ,*9ese1     
,asian ,indian1 ,filip9o1 ,japanese1    
,korean1 ,vietnamese1 ,paki/ani1        
,cambodian1 ,hmong1 ,laotian1 ,?ai1     
,taiwanese1 ,burmese1 ,banglade%i1 &    
,nepalese sub-gr\ps1 &1 to ! greate/    
ext5t practicable1 additional subgr\ps  
su* z ! lu ,mi5 & ,montagn>ds2 &  7bb7  
"u ! category ( ,native ,hawaiian &     
,pacific ,isl&]1 ,native ,hawaiian1     
,samoan1 ,*amorro1 ,tongan1 i,taukei1 & 
,m>%allese1 &1 to ! greate/ ext5t       
practicable1 additional subgr\ps su* z !
 ,*uukese & ,palauan4  4  7b7 ,fur!r    
def9+ subgr\ps "u /atewide acc\ntability
 sy/em ,section #aaaa7;c77#b77;,b7 ( t  

,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcaa7;c77#b77;,b77 
is am5d$ by ins]t+ 7z describ$ 9        
subsection 7b77#b77;,b77xi77 aft] e?nic 
gr\p4  7c7 ,effective date ,?is section1
 & ! am5dm5ts made by ?is section1 %all 
take effect on ! date t is #ah mon?s    
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4