President Barack Obama signed a bill into law which removes outdated terms for minorities from federal laws. The federal government will now use words like African-American and Asian-American instead of “Negro” and “Oriental”.

H.R.4238 passed unanimously in the House of Representatives and the Senate followed by President Obama’s approval on Friday. Representative Grace Meng (D-NY) first introduced the bill in December of 2015.

“Many Americans may not be aware that the word ‘Oriental’ is derogatory. But it is an insulting term that needed to be removed from the books, and I am extremely pleased that my legislation to do that is now the law of the land,” Meng said in a statement.

Here is a look at the legislation.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MODERNIZATION OF TERMS RELATING TO MINORITIES.
(a) Office of Minority Economic Impact.–Section 211(f)(1) of the
Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7141(f)(1)) is amended
by striking “a Negro, Puerto Rican, American Indian, Eskimo, Oriental,
or Aleut or is a Spanish speaking individual of Spanish descent” and
inserting “Asian American, Native Hawaiian, a Pacific Islander,
African American, Hispanic, Puerto Rican, Native American, or an Alaska
Native”.
(b) Minority Business Enterprises.–Section 106(f)(2) of the Local
Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C.
6705(f)(2)) is amended by striking “Negroes, Spanish-speaking,
Orientals, Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts” and inserting “Asian
American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islanders, African American,
Hispanic, Native American, or Alaska Natives”.

The bill was co-sponsored by all 51 members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus.

So far, the move is being well-received.

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