“Abolish the National Advisory Committee and reevaluate all other committees. The Census Bureau National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic, and Other Populations (NAC) was established by the Obama Administration in 2012 and rechartered by the Biden Administration in 2022. The committee is a hotbed for left-wing activists intent upon injecting racial and social-justice theory into the governing philosophy of the Census Bureau. The NAC should immediately be abolished by the incoming Administration.”
Citation: Project 2025, Section 4.1: Department of Commerce, Thomas F. Gilman, page 714, paragraph 2
Context:
The NAC provides expert advice on how to address issues related to race, ethnicity, and other demographics in the Census. If this advisory body were eliminated, it could affect the way the Census Bureau collects, interprets, and uses data, as well as the broader societal implications.
Practically, this would result in less accurate data on minority populations, undercounting marginalized groups, reduce equity, influence congressional representation and funding (resulting in less political representation and funding for areas with large minority populations), and skew the data that Gilman claims should be “unbiased and trusted.”
Full contextual analysis of Section 4.1: Department of Commerce here.
Section: Section 4.1: Department of Commerce