IIB
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 472
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
APRIL 15, 1999
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs
AN ACT
To amend title 13, United States Code, to require the use
of postcensus local review as part of each decennial census.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Local Census Quality
Check Act’’.
SEC 2. POSTCENSUS LOCAL REVIEW.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 5 of title
13, United States Code, is amended by adding after sec-
tion 141 the following:
‘‘§ 142. Postcensus local review
‘‘(a) Each decennial census taken after the date of
enactment of this section shall include an opportunity for
postcensus local review, similar to that afforded as part
of the 1990 decennial census, so that local governmental
units may review household counts, jurisdictional bound-
aries, and such other data as the Secretary considers ap-
propriate for the purpose of identifying discrepancies or
other potential problems before the tabulation of total pop-
ulation by States (as required for the apportionment of
Representatives in Congress among the several States) is
completed.
‘‘(b) Any postcensus local review afforded under this
section in connection with a decennial census shall be con-
ducted in conformance with the following:
‘‘(1) Not later than February 1st of the year in
which such census is taken, the Secretary shall no-
tify local governmental units as to the guidelines for,
and shall furnish them with any other information
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pertinent to, their participating in the upcoming
postcensus local review.
‘‘(2)(A) Not later than 30 days before submit-
ting to a local governmental unit the data subject to
its review under this section, the Secretary shall fur-
nish to such unit the appropriate block level maps
and lists of housing units.
‘‘(B) Not later than August 1st of the year in
which such census is taken or, if earlier, the 30th
day after the date on which the nonresponse fol-
lowup process for such census is completed, the Sec-
retary shall submit to each local governmental unit
the data which is subject to review by such govern-
mental unit under this section.
‘‘(C) For purposes of subparagraph (B), the
date on which the nonresponse followup process for
a census is completed shall be as determined by the
Secretary.
‘‘(3) A local governmental unit shall have 45
days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal pub-
lic holidays) to review the data submitted to it under
paragraph (2)(B), and to submit any challenges re-
lating to such data.
‘‘(4) The Secretary shall investigate all chal-
lenges timely submitted under paragraph (3), recan-
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vass such blocks or other units as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate in connection with any such chal-
lenge, and correct any miscounts identified pursuant
to any such challenge.
‘‘(5) Not later than November 1st of the year
in which such census is taken, the Secretary shall,
with respect to each challenge timely submitted
under paragraph (3)—
‘‘(A) complete the measures required under
paragraph (4) with respect to such challenge;
and
‘‘(B) notify the local governmental unit
that submitted such challenge as to the meas-
ures taken in response thereto.
‘‘(c) As used in this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘decennial census’ means a decen-
nial census of population conducted under section
141(a); and
‘‘(2) the term ‘local governmental unit’ means
a local unit of general purpose government as de-
fined by section 184, or its designee.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 5 of title 13, United States Code, is
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amended by inserting after the item relating to section
141 the following:
‘‘142. Postcensus local review.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives April 14, 1999.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.