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[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4621 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.4621

                      One Hundred Eleventh Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America

                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
             the fifth day of January, two thousand and ten

                                 An Act

 
To protect the integrity of the constitutionally mandated United States 
census and prohibit deceptive mail practices that attempt to exploit the 
                            decennial census.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Prevent Deceptive Census Look Alike 
Mailings Act''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR MAIL BEARING THE TERM ``CENSUS'' ON THE 
ENVELOPE OR OUTSIDE COVER OR WRAPPER.
    (a) Matter Soliciting Purchase of a Product or Service.--Section 
3001(h) of title 39, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) by inserting, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), ``; or 
    which bears the term `census' on the envelope or outside cover or 
    wrapper'' after ``such matter by the Federal Government'';
        (2) in paragraph (2), by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), 
    and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively;
        (3) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as 
    subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively;
        (4) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(h)''; and
        (5) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) In the case of matter bearing the term `census' on the 
envelope or outside cover or wrapper, in addition to satisfying one of 
the exceptions contained in paragraphs (1)(A), (1)(B), or (1)(C), such 
envelope or outside cover or wrapper bears on its face an accurate 
return address including the name of the entity that sent such 
matter.''.
    (b) Matter Soliciting Information or Contribution of Funds.--
Section 3001(i) of title 39, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) by inserting, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), ``; or 
    which bears the term `census' on the envelope or outside cover or 
    wrapper'' after ``such matter by the Federal Government'';
        (2) in paragraph (2), by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), 
    and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively;
        (3) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as 
    subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively;
        (4) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(i)''; and
        (5) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) In the case of matter bearing the term `census' on the 
envelope or outside cover or wrapper, in addition to satisfying one of 
the exceptions contained in paragraphs (1)(A), (1)(B), or (1)(C), such 
envelope or outside cover or wrapper bears on its face an accurate 
return address including the name of the entity that sent such 
matter.''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.
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