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Enhancing DIVERSITY Data Act
12/30/2022, 8:03 AM
Summary of Bill HR 5836
Specifically, the Enhancing DIVERSITY Data Act would require federal agencies to collect and report data on the demographic characteristics of individuals in their programs and activities. This data would include information on race, ethnicity, gender, disability status, and other relevant factors. The bill also calls for the establishment of standardized data collection methods to ensure consistency and comparability across different agencies and sectors.
The ultimate goal of the Enhancing DIVERSITY Data Act is to provide policymakers, researchers, and the public with better information on the state of diversity in the United States. By improving the quality and availability of diversity data, the bill aims to support efforts to address disparities and promote equity and inclusion in society. Overall, the Enhancing DIVERSITY Data Act represents a bipartisan effort to enhance transparency and accountability in the collection and reporting of diversity data. If passed, the bill could have far-reaching implications for how diversity is understood and addressed in various sectors of society.
Congressional Summary of HR 5836
Enhancing Diversity and Inclusion by Verifying and Ensuring the Reporting required by Statute Is Transpiring and Yielding Data Act or the Enhancing DIVERSITY Data Act
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to carry out rulemaking, data collection, and reporting about the demographic composition of the broadcast industry workforce.
Specifically, the FCC must complete a specified rulemaking process related to equal employment opportunity rules and policies that apply to broadcast stations and multichannel video programming distributors (e.g., cable operators). Part of this rulemaking addresses reporting of workforce demographics by broadcast license holders.
Within one year of completing the rulemaking, the FCC must begin collecting demographic data pertaining to the broadcast industry workforce. The FCC may not use the collected data in its reviews of broadcast license applications or renewals or to assess compliance with applicable equal employment opportunity rules.
Further, the FCC must (1) include analyses of the demographic composition of the broadcast industry workforce in certain reports, and (2) maintain a database that includes publicly available ownership data of broadcast licensees.
