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This Concurrent Resolution urges the President of the United States to issue a presidential directive, which is a formal order, to all federal agencies, meaning government departments and organizations, to collect and report data that specifically separates Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander populations. This is to ensure compliance with Statistical Policy Directive No. 15, a set of guidelines from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), an office within the Executive Office of the President, that was revised in 1997 to distinguish between "Asian" and "Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander" categories. The resolution highlights that current data collection often fails to disaggregate, or break down, this data, which is crucial for identifying disparities, monitoring civil rights, informing policy, and guiding funding, as evidenced by past resolutions and reports.