Title: 2020 American Census Investment Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
2020 American Census Investment Act
This bill provides FY2018 appropriations to the Bureau of the Census, including: (1) $300 million for Current Surveys and Programs, and (2) $1.635 billion for Period Censuses and Programs.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4013 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4013

Making appropriations for the Bureau of the Census for the fiscal year 
                       ending September 30, 2018.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 11, 2017

Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York (for herself, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Judy 
Chu of California, Mr. Takano, Mr. Gallego, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham 
 of New Mexico, and Mr. Cummings) introduced the following bill; which 
            was referred to the Committee on Appropriations

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                                 A BILL


 
Making appropriations for the Bureau of the Census for the fiscal year 
                       ending September 30, 2018.

    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 ``2020 American Census Investment 
Act''.

SEC. 2. APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS.

    The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2018:

                          Bureau of the Census

                      current surveys and programs

    For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, analyzing, 
preparing and publishing statistics, provided for by law, $300,000,000: 
Provided, That, from amounts provided herein, funds may be used for 
promotion, outreach, and marketing activities: Provided further, That 
the Bureau of the Census shall collect and analyze data for the Annual 
Social and Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey using 
the same health insurance questions included in previous years, in 
addition to the revised questions implemented in the Current Population 
Survey beginning in February 2014.

                      period censuses and programs

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, analyzing, 
preparing and publishing statistics for periodic censuses and programs 
provided for by law, $1,635,000,000: Provided, That, from amounts 
provided herein, funds shall be used for promotion, outreach, and 
marketing activities: Provided further, That within the amounts 
appropriated, $2,580,000 shall be transferred to the ``Department of 
Commerce--Office of Inspector General'' account for activities 
associated with carrying out investigations and audits related to the 
Bureau of the Census: Provided further, That not more than 50 percent 
of the amounts made available under this heading for information 
technology related to 2020 census delivery, including the Census 
Enterprise Data Collection and Processing (CEDCaP) program, may be 
obligated until the Secretary submits to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a plan 
for expenditure that: (1) identifies for each CEDCaP project/investment 
over $25,000: (A) the functional and performance capabilities to be 
delivered and the mission benefits to be realized; (B) the estimated 
lifecycle cost, including estimates for development as well as 
maintenance and operations; and (C) key milestones to be met; (2) 
details for each project/investment: (A) reasons for any cost and 
schedule variances; and (B) top risks and mitigation strategies; and 
(3) has been submitted to the Government Accountability Office.
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