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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5303 

To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide for the more accurate 

and complete enumeration of certain overseas Americans in the decennial 

census, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 15, 2018 

Mr. BISHOP of Utah (for himself, Mrs. LOVE, Mr. STEWART, and Mr. CURTIS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Oversight and Government Reform 

A BILL 

To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide for the 

more accurate and complete enumeration of certain overseas Americans in the decennial census, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Full Count Act of 

5 2018’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. METHODS TO IMPROVE THE ENUMERATION OF 

2 CERTAIN OVERSEAS AMERICANS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 141 of title 13, United 

4 States Code, is amended— 

5 (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub6 section (h); and 

7 (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(g)(1) Effective beginning with the 2030 decennial 

10 census of population, the Secretary shall take appropriate 

11 measures to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, 

12 that all Americans residing abroad on the decennial census 

13 date are fully and accurately counted, and are properly 

14 attributed to their respective States, and within the State 

15 so attributed, to the appropriate unit of local government. 

16 ‘‘(2) The measures under this subsection shall include 

17 at least the following: 

18 ‘‘(A) One or more methods by which, at the re19 quest of a nongovernmental organization, adminis20 trative records of such organization may, if such 

21 records satisfy such criteria as the Secretary may es22 tablish, be used to enumerate members of such orga23 nization who are residing overseas as of the decen24 nial census date. 

25 ‘‘(B) One or more methods under which an 

26 international ‘Be Counted’ form may be completed 


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1 at an embassy of the United States by Americans 

2 residing overseas as of the decennial census date. 

3 ‘‘(C) Coordination and consultation with Fed4 eral agencies to ensure that all appropriate data5 bases involving Americans living overseas are ref6 erenced when compiling data for the decennial cen7 sus. The head of any such agency shall provide the 

8 Secretary assistance and data as described under 

9 this subsection. 

10 ‘‘(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be considered 

11 to affect the methods used in the enumeration of any civil12 ian or military personnel of the United States.’’. 

13 (b) CLARIFICATION.—The data obtained pursuant to 

14 section 141(g) of title 13, United States Code, as added 

15 by subsection (a), shall be used for the same purposes as 

16 other data and information collected under a decennial 

17 census of population, including the distribution of Federal 

18 funds and the apportionment of Representatives in Con19 gress among the several States. 

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