IIB 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4621 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 11, 2010 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To protect the integrity of the constitutionally mandated 
United States census and prohibit deceptive mail prac-
tices that attempt to exploit the 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 ‘‘Prevent Deceptive Cen-
sus 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 para-
graph (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 subpara-
graphs (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 
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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 CON-
TRIBUTION
OF FUNDS.—Section 3001(i) of title 39, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting, in the matter preceding para-
graph (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 subpara-
graphs (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 
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or wrapper bears on its face an accurate return address 
including the name of the entity that sent such matter.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 10, 
2010. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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