Text of US HB 5373 (2016)

I 114TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 5373 To improve Federal population surveys by requiring the collection of vol- untary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation and gender iden- tity in certain surveys, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 27, 2016 Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Mr. POCAN, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. HANNA, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. LANGEVIN, Ms. LEE, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. GUTIE´RREZ, Ms. NORTON, Mr. GRAYSON, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. KEATING, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. PETERS, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. PALLONE, Ms. MENG, Mr. NADLER, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. WELCH, Ms. DELBENE, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. EDWARDS, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. MURPHY of Florida, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. MOORE, Ms. JUDY CHU of Cali- fornia, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. ESTY, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. KILMER, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. HONDA, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. BEYER, Mrs. CARO- LYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. VELA, Mr. MOULTON, and Ms. MCCOLLUM) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To improve Federal population surveys by requiring the col- lection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys, and for other purposes. VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:58 Jun 02, 2016 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H5373.IH H5373 sradovich on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 5373 IH Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘LGBT Data Inclusion 4 Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO COLLECT DATA ON SEXUAL ORI- 6 ENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY. 7 (a) SURVEY REQUIREMENT.—Any agency that col- 8 lects information through a survey that includes demo- 9 graphic data where subjects either self-report information 10 or a knowledgeable proxy provides information about the 11 subject or responds for all persons in a household shall, 12 not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 13 of this Act, establish data standards that require, with re- 14 gard to such a survey the following: 15 (1) REVIEW.—The review of existing data sets 16 to determine in which data sets information about 17 sexual orientation and gender identity is not in- 18 cluded. 19 (2) METHODS.—An identification of appro- 20 priate methods to include questions on sexual ori- 21 entation and gender identity in surveys that facili- 22 tate categorization, voluntary participation, and pre- 23 serve privacy and confidentiality. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:58 Jun 02, 2016 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5373.IH H5373 sradovich on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 5373 IH (3) DATA COLLECTION.—The use of the appro- 1 priate methods identified in paragraph (2) to gather 2 data on sexual orientation and gender identity. 3 (4) ASSESSMENT.—The implementation of a 4 process to routinely assess needed changes in survey 5 methods related to asking questions on sexual ori- 6 entation and gender identity. 7 (b) DATA REPORTS.—Any report published by an 8 agency that relies on survey demographic data shall in- 9 clude information on sexual orientation and gender iden- 10 tity. 11 (c) CONFIDENTIALITY.—Any information collected 12 relating to the sexual orientation or gender identity of a 13 survey participant shall be maintained in accordance with 14 the confidentiality and privacy standards and policies for 15 the protection of individuals applicable to that survey. 16 (d) APPLICABILITY.— 17 (1) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act shall 18 be construed to require an individual to disclose 19 their sexual orientation or gender identity to an 20 agency. 21 (2) EXEMPTION FROM PENALTY.—An indi- 22 vidual shall not be subject to any fine or other pen- 23 alty for refusing to answer, or providing a false an- 24 swer to, any survey question regarding gender iden- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:58 Jun 02, 2016 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5373.IH H5373 sradovich on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 5373 IH tity or sexual orientation, including any fine or pen- 1 alty under subchapter II of chapter 7 of title 13, 2 United States Code. 3 (e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec- 4 tion shall be construed to permit the use of information 5 collected under this section in a manner that would ad- 6 versely affect any individual. 7 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 8 (1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the 9 meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, 10 United States Code. 11 (2) DEMOGRAPHIC DATA.—The term ‘‘demo- 12 graphic data’’ means information about the race or 13 ethnicity, sex, and age of a survey participant or 14 population. 15 (3) GENDER IDENTITY.—The term ‘‘gender 16 identity’’ means an individual’s sense of being male, 17 female, transgender, or another gender, as distinct 18 from the individual’s sex assigned at birth. 19 (4) SEXUAL ORIENTATION.—The term ‘‘sexual 20 orientation’’ means how a person identifies in terms 21 of their emotional, romantic, or sexual attractions, 22 and includes identification as straight, heterosexual, 23 gay, lesbian, or bisexual, among other terms. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:58 Jun 02, 2016 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5373.IH H5373 sradovich on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 5373 IH (5) SURVEY.—The term ‘‘survey’’ means a data 1 collection activity involving observation or question- 2 naires for a sample of a population and includes the 3 decennial census. 4 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:58 Jun 02, 2016 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H5373.IH H5373 sradovich on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with BILLS