Title: CENSUS Resources Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Coordinating Efficiency in Nonprofit, State, and U.S. Resources Act or the CENSUS Resources Act
This bill directs the Government Accountability Office to report to Congress and the Department of Commerce one year after the 2020 decennial census regarding coordination between states, units of local government, the federal government, and nonprofit organizations in carrying out the census.
Specifically, such report shall (1) evaluate the level and quality of such cooperation, (2) identify any redundant use of funds, (3) identify best practices in such coordination, and (4) evaluate the effectiveness of such coordination in outreach to hard-to-count populations.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5404 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5404

 To require the Comptroller General to submit a report to Congress and 
  the Secretary of Commerce on coordination between States, units of 
 local government, the Federal Government, and nonprofit organizations 
in carrying out the 2020 decennial census of population, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 11, 2019

  Mr. Sires introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on Oversight and Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Comptroller General to submit a report to Congress and 
  the Secretary of Commerce on coordination between States, units of 
 local government, the Federal Government, and nonprofit organizations 
in carrying out the 2020 decennial census of population, and for other 
                               purposes.

    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 ``Coordinating Efficiency in 
Nonprofit, State, and U.S. Resources Act'' or the ``CENSUS Resources 
Act''.

SEC. 2. GAO REPORT ON COORDINATION BETWEEN STATES, UNITS OF LOCAL 
              GOVERNMENT, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND NONPROFIT 
              ORGANIZATIONS IN CARRYING OUT 2020 DECENNIAL CENSUS.

    (a) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the decennial census date 
with respect to the 2020 decennial census of population, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to 
Congress and the Secretary of Commerce that--
            (1) evaluates the level and quality of cooperation between 
        States, units of local government, the Federal Government, and 
        nonprofit organizations in implementing, promoting, and 
        supporting such census;
            (2) identifies any redundant use of State, units of local 
        government, Federal, or nonprofit organization funds in 
        carrying out such census;
            (3) identifies best practices in coordination between 
        States, units of local government, the Federal Government and 
        nonprofit organizations in carrying out such census; and
            (4) evaluates effectiveness of coordination between States, 
        units of local government, the Federal Government, and 
        nonprofit organizations in outreach to hard-to-count 
        populations.
    (b) Definitions.--In this Act--
            (1) the term ``decennial census date'' has the meaning 
        given that term in section 141(a) of title 13, United States 
        Code; and
            (2) the term ``State'' means any of the 50 States, the 
        District of Columbia, and any territory or possession of the 
        United States.
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