SEC. 2. AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF DIRECTOR AND DEP-
UTY DIRECTOR OF THE CENSUS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 21 of the title 13, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 21. Director of the Census; Deputy Director of the 
Census; authority and duties 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section— 
‘‘(1) ‘Director’ means the Director of the Cen-
sus; 
‘‘(2) ‘Deputy Director’ means the Deputy Di-
rector of the Census; and 
‘‘(3) ‘function’ includes any duty, obligation, 
power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege, ac-
tivity, or program. 
‘‘(b) DIRECTOR OF THE CENSUS.— 
‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Bureau shall be 
headed by a Director of the Census, appointed 
by the President, by and with the advice and 
consent of the Senate. 
‘‘(B) 
QUALIFICATIONS.—Such 
appoint-
ment shall be made from individuals who have 
a demonstrated ability in management and ex-
perience in the collection, analysis, and use of 
statistical data. 
‘‘(2) GENERAL AUTHORITY AND DUTIES.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall re-
port directly to the Secretary without being re-
quired to report through any other official of 
the Department of Commerce. 
‘‘(B) DUTIES.—The Director shall perform 
such duties as may be imposed upon the Direc-
tor by law, regulations, or orders of the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(C) INDEPENDENCE OF DIRECTOR.—No 
officer or agency of the United States shall 
have any authority to require the Director to 
submit legislative recommendations, or testi-
mony, or comments for review prior to the sub-
mission of such recommendations, testimony, or 
comments to Congress if such recommenda-
tions, testimony, or comments to Congress in-
clude a statement indicating that the views ex-
pressed therein are those of the Bureau and do 
not necessarily represent the views of the Presi-
dent. 
‘‘(3) TERM OF OFFICE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term of office of 
the Director shall be 5 years, and shall begin on 
January 1, 2012, and every fifth year there-
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after. An individual may not serve more than 2 
full terms as Director. 
‘‘(B) 
VACANCIES.—Any 
individual 
ap-
pointed to fill a vacancy in such position, occur-
ring before the expiration of the term for which 
such individual’s predecessor was appointed, 
shall be appointed for the remainder of that 
term. The Director may serve after the end of 
the Director’s term until reappointed or until a 
successor has been appointed, but in no event 
longer than 1 year after the end of such term. 
‘‘(C) REMOVAL.—An individual serving as 
Director may be removed from office by the 
President. The President shall communicate in 
writing the reasons for any such removal to 
both Houses of Congress not later than 30 days 
before the removal. 
‘‘(4) FUNCTIONS.—The Director shall be re-
sponsible for the exercise of all powers and the dis-
charge of all duties of the Bureau, and shall have 
authority and control over all personnel and activi-
ties thereof. 
‘‘(5) ORGANIZATION.—The Director may estab-
lish, alter, consolidate, or discontinue such organiza-
tional units or components within the Bureau as the 
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Director considers necessary or appropriate, except 
that this paragraph shall not apply with respect to 
any unit or component provided for by law. 
‘‘(6) ADVISORY
COMMITTEES.—The Director 
may establish advisory committees to provide advice 
with respect to any function of the Director. Mem-
bers of any such committee shall serve without com-
pensation, but shall be entitled to transportation ex-
penses and per diem in lieu of subsistence in accord-
ance with section 5703 of title 5. 
‘‘(7) REGULATIONS.—The Director may, in 
consultation with the Secretary, prescribe such rules 
and regulations as the Director considers necessary 
or appropriate to carry out the functions of the Di-
rector. 
‘‘(8) DELEGATIONS, ETC.—The Director may 
assign duties, and delegate, or authorize successive 
redelegations of, authority to act and to render deci-
sions, to such officers and employees of the Bureau 
as the Director may find necessary. Within the limi-
tations of such assignments, delegations, or redele-
gations, all official acts and decisions of such officers 
and employees shall have the same force and effect 
as though performed or rendered by the Director. 
An assignment, delegation, or redelegation under 
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this paragraph may not take effect before the date 
on which notice of such assignment, delegation, or 
redelegation (as the case may be) is published in the 
Federal Register. 
‘‘(9) BUDGET REQUESTS.—At the time the Di-
rector submits a budget request to the Secretary for 
inclusion in the President’s budget request for a fis-
cal year submitted under section 1105 of title 31, 
and prior to the submission of the Department of 
Commerce budget to the Office of Management and 
Budget, the Director shall provide that budget infor-
mation to the Committee on Oversight and Govern-
ment Reform of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate, as well as the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate. All 
other budget requests from the Bureau to the Sec-
retary shall be made available to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate. 
‘‘(10) OTHER AUTHORITIES.— 
‘‘(A) PERSONNEL.—Subject to sections 23 
and 24, but notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Director, in carrying out the 
functions of the Director or the Bureau, may 
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use the services of officers and other personnel 
in other Federal agencies, including personnel 
of the Armed Forces, with the consent of the 
head of the agency concerned. 
‘‘(B) 
VOLUNTARY
SERVICES.—Notwith-
standing section 1342 of title 31, or any other 
provision of law, the Director may accept and 
use voluntary and uncompensated services. 
‘‘(c) DEPUTY DIRECTOR.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Bu-
reau a Deputy Director of the Census, who shall be 
appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Direc-
tor. The position of Deputy Director shall be a ca-
reer reserved position within the meaning of section 
3132(a)(8) of title 5. 
‘‘(2) FUNCTIONS.—The Deputy Director shall 
perform such functions as the Director shall des-
ignate. 
‘‘(3) TEMPORARY
AUTHORITY
TO
PERFORM 
FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTOR.—The provisions of sec-
tions 3345 through 3349d of title 5 shall apply with 
respect to the office of Director. The first assistant 
to the office of Director is the Deputy Director for 
purposes of applying such provisions.’’. 
(b) TRANSITION RULES.— 
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(1) APPOINTMENT OF INITIAL DIRECTOR.—The 
initial Director of the Bureau of the Census shall be 
appointed in accordance with the provisions of sec-
tion 21(b) of title 13, United States Code, as 
amended by subsection (a). 
(2) INTERIM ROLE OF CURRENT DIRECTOR OF 
THE CENSUS AFTER DATE OF ENACTMENT.—If, as 
of January 1, 2012, the initial Director of the Bu-
reau of the Census has not taken office, the officer 
serving on December 31, 2011, as Director of the 
Census (or Acting Director of the Census, if applica-
ble) in the Department of Commerce— 
(A) shall serve as the Director of the Bu-
reau of the Census; 
(B) shall assume the powers and duties of 
such Director, until the initial Director has 
taken office; and 
(C) shall report directly to the Secretary of 
Commerce. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating to 
section 21 in the table of sections for chapter 1 of title 
13, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘21. Director of the Census; Deputy Director of the Census; authority and du-
ties.’’. 
(d) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
Not later than January 1, 2011, the Secretary of Com-
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merce, in consultation with the Director of the Census, 
shall submit to each House of the Congress draft legisla-
tion containing any technical and conforming amendments 
to title 13, United States Code, and any other provisions 
which may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this 
Act. 
SEC. 3. INTERNET RESPONSE OPTION. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Director of the Census, shall provide 
a plan to Congress on how the Bureau of the Census will 
test, develop, and implement an Internet response option 
for the 2020 Census and the American Community Sur-
vey. The plan shall include a description of how and when 
feasibility will be tested, the stakeholders to be consulted, 
when and what data will be collected, and how data will 
be protected. 
SEC. 4. ANNUAL REPORTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 1 of title 
13, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 17. Annual reports 
‘‘(a) Not later than the date of the submission of the 
President’s budget request for a fiscal year under section 
1105 of title 31, the Director of the Census shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a comprehen-
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sive status report on the next decennial census, beginning 
with the 2020 decennial census. Each report shall include 
the following information: 
‘‘(1) A description of the Bureau’s performance 
goals for each significant decennial operation, in-
cluding the performance measures for each oper-
ation. 
‘‘(2) An assessment of the risks associated with 
each significant decennial operation, including the 
interrelationships between the operations and a de-
scription of relevant mitigation plans. 
‘‘(3) Detailed milestone estimates for each sig-
nificant decennial operation, including estimated 
testing dates, and justification for any changes to 
milestone estimates. 
‘‘(4) Updated cost estimates for the life cycle of 
the decennial census, including sensitivity analysis 
and an explanation of significant changes in the as-
sumptions on which such cost estimates are based. 
‘‘(5) A detailed description of all contracts over 
$50,000,000 entered into for each significant decen-
nial operation, including— 
‘‘(A) any changes made to the contracts 
from the previous fiscal year; 
‘‘(B) justification for the changes; and 
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‘‘(C) actions planned or taken to control 
growth in such contract costs. 
‘‘(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘signifi-
cant decennial operation’ includes any program or infor-
mation technology related to— 
‘‘(1) the development of an accurate address 
list; 
‘‘(2) data collection, processing, and dissemina-
tion; 
‘‘(3) recruiting and hiring of temporary employ-
ees; 
‘‘(4) marketing, communications, and partner-
ships; and 
‘‘(5) coverage measurement.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 1 of title 13, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 16 the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘17. Annual reports.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to budget requests for fiscal years 
beginning after September 30, 2010. 
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