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Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Innovation Inspiration School Grant 
Program Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) According to the National Science Board's 2010 Science 
        and Engineering Indicators, only 5 percent of American college 
        graduates major in engineering. In Asia, about 20 percent of 
        all baccalaureate degrees are in engineering and in China about 
        33 percent of baccalaureate degrees are in engineering.
            (2) Although 4th graders in the United States score well 
        against international competition, students in the United 
        States fall near the bottom or dead last by 12th grade in 
        mathematics and science, respectively.
            (3) Admissions requirements for undergraduate engineering 
        schools include a solid background in mathematics (algebra, 
        geometry, trigonometry, and calculus) and science (biology, 
        chemistry, and physics), in addition to courses in English, 
        social studies, and humanities.
            (4) According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, overall 
        engineering employment is expected to grow by 11 percent from 
        2008 through 2018, and, as a group, engineers earn some of the 
        highest average starting salaries among individuals holding 
        baccalaureate degrees.
            (5) According to the Department of Labor, engineers should 
        be creative, inquisitive, analytical, and detail-oriented. 
        Engineers should be able to work as part of a team and to 
        communicate well, both orally and in writing. Communication 
        abilities are becoming increasingly important as engineers 
        interact more frequently with specialists in a wide range of 
        fields outside engineering.
            (6) Exposure to project- and problem-based learning, in a 
        competitive team environment, gives 9th through 12th graders 
        the skills that they need to be successful in engineering 
        programs of study and engineering careers.
            (7) According to Brandeis University's Center for Youth and 
        Communities, participants in FIRST Robotics (a nonprofit 
        organization that inspires young people to be science and 
        technology leaders by engaging the young people in mentor-based 
        programs)--
                    (A) are more likely than nonparticipants to attend 
                an institution of higher education on a full-time basis 
                (88 percent versus 53 percent);
                    (B) are nearly 2 times as likely to major in a 
                science or engineering field; and
                    (C) are more than 3 times as likely to have majored 
                specifically in engineering.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Local educational agency.--The term ``local educational 
        agency'' has the meaning given the term in section 9101 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        7801).
            (2) Low-income student.--The term ``low-income student'' 
        means a student who is eligible for free or reduced price lunch 
        under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
        U.S.C. 1751 et seq.).
            (3) Secondary school.--The term ``secondary school'' has 
        the meaning given the term in section 9101 of the Elementary 
        and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Education.
            (5) STEM.--The term ``STEM'' means science, technology, 
        engineering (including robotics), or mathematics.
            (6) Non-traditional stem education teaching methods.--The 
        term ``non-traditional STEM education teaching methods'' means 
        a STEM education method or strategy such as incorporating self-
        directed student learning, inquiry-based learning, cooperative 
        learning in small groups, collaboration with mentors in the 
        field of study, and participation in STEM-related competitions.

SEC. 4. INNOVATIVE INSPIRATION SCHOOL GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) Goals of Program.--The goals of the Innovation Inspiration 
grant program are--
            (1) to provide opportunities for local educational agencies 
        to support non-traditional STEM education teaching methods;
            (2) to support the participation of students in nonprofit 
        STEM competitions;
            (3) to foster innovation and broaden interest in, and 
        access to, careers in the STEM fields by investing in programs 
        supported by educators and professional mentors who receive 
        hands-on training and ongoing communications that strengthen 
        the interactions of the educators and mentors with--
                    (A) students who are involved in STEM activities; 
                and
                    (B) other students in the STEM classrooms and 
                communities of such educators and mentors; and
            (4) to encourage collaboration among students, engineers, 
        and professional mentors.
    (b) Program Authorized.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to award 
        grants, on a competitive basis, to local educational agencies 
        to enable the local educational agencies--
                    (A) to promote STEM in secondary schools;
                    (B) to support the participation of secondary 
                school students in non-traditional STEM teaching 
                methods; and
                    (C) to broaden secondary school students' access to 
                careers in STEM.
            (2) Duration.--The Secretary shall award each grant under 
        this Act for a period of not more than 5 years.
            (3) Amounts.--The Secretary shall award a grant under this 
        Act in an amount that is sufficient to carry out the goals of 
        this Act.
    (c) Application.--
            (1) In general.--Each local educational agency desiring a 
        grant under this Act shall submit an application to the 
        Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
        information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
            (2) Contents.--The application shall, at a minimum, include 
        a description of how the local educational agency will--
                    (A) carry out STEM teaching programs that will use 
                a non-traditional STEM teaching method;
                    (B) identify and recruit partners and mentors--
                            (i) to help carry out the programs 
                        described in subparagraph (A); and
                            (ii) to assist students who participate in 
                        such programs, including through technology-
                        supported means;
                    (C) support educators who lead such programs, and 
                participants in such programs, through stipends or 
                other incentives;
                    (D) recruit young women and individuals from 
                populations historically underrepresented in the STEM 
                fields to participate in such programs;
                    (E) identify public and private partners that can 
                support such programs with cash or in-kind 
                contributions;
                    (F) plan for sustaining such programs financially 
                beyond the grant period; and
                    (G) evaluate the grant project and the results of 
                the grant project among participating students, 
                including--
                            (i) comparing students who participate in 
                        the grant project to similar students who do 
                        not participate; and
                            (ii) evaluating--
                                    (I) secondary school graduation 
                                rates;
                                    (II) rates of attendance at 
                                institutions of higher education;
                                    (III) the number of students taking 
                                advanced STEM related secondary school 
                                classes; and
                                    (IV) the ability of students 
                                participating in the grant project to 
                                partner with professional mentors.
            (3) Preference.--In awarding grants under this section, the 
        Secretary shall give priority to applications from local 
        educational agencies that propose to carry out activities that 
        target--
                    (A) a rural or urban school;
                    (B) a low-performing school or local educational 
                agency; or
                    (C) a local educational agency or school that 
                serves low-income students.
    (d) Uses of Funds.--
            (1) In general.--Each local educational agency that 
        receives a grant under this Act shall use the grant funds for 
        any of the following:
                    (A) STEM education and career activities.--
                Promotion of STEM education and career activities.
                    (B) Purchase of parts.--The purchase of parts and 
                supplies needed to support participation in non-
                traditional STEM teaching methods.
                    (C) Teacher incentives and stipends.--Incentives 
                and stipends for teachers involved in non-traditional 
                STEM teaching methods outside of their regular teaching 
                duties.
                    (D) Support and expenses.--Support and expenses for 
                student and team participation in regional and national 
                nonprofit STEM competitions.
                    (E) Additional materials and support.--Additional 
                materials and support, such as equipment, facility use, 
                technology, broadband access, and other expenses, 
                directly associated with non-traditional STEM teaching 
                and mentoring.
                    (F) Evaluation.--Carrying out the evaluation 
                described in subsection (c)(2)(G).
                    (G) Other activities.--Carrying out other 
                activities that are related to the goals of the grant 
                program, as described in subsection (a).
            (2) Prohibition.--A local educational agency shall not use 
        grant funds awarded under this Act to participate in any STEM 
        competition that is not a nonprofit competition.
            (3) Administrative costs.--Each local educational agency 
        that receives a grant under this Act may use not more than 2 
        percent of the grant funds for costs related to the 
        administration of the grant project.
    (e) Matching Requirement.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), each local 
        educational agency that receives a grant under this Act shall 
        secure, toward the cost of the activities assisted under the 
        grant, from non-Federal sources, an amount equal to 50 percent 
        of the grant. The non-Federal contribution may be provided in 
        cash or in kind.
            (2) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive all or part of the 
        matching requirement described in paragraph (1) for a local 
        educational agency if the Secretary determines that applying 
        the matching requirement would result in a serious financial 
        hardship or a financial inability to carry out the goals of the 
        grant project.
    (f) Supplement, Not Supplant.--Grant funds provided to a local 
educational agency under this Act shall be used to supplement, and not 
supplant, funds that would otherwise be used for activities authorized 
under this Act.
    (g) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall establish an evaluation 
program to determine the efficacy of the grant program established by 
this Act, which shall include comparing students participating in a 
grant project funded under this Act to similar students who do not so 
participate, in order to assess the impact of student participation 
on--
            (1) what courses a student takes in the future; and
            (2) a student's postsecondary study.
    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
        carry out this Act such sums as may be necessary for each of 
        the fiscal years 2014 through 2018.
            (2) Limitations.--Of the amounts appropriated under 
        paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, not more than 2 percent shall 
        be used for the evaluation described under subsection (g).

Answer: Innovation Inspiration School Grant Program Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive matching grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to: (1) promote science, technology, engineering (including robotics), and mathematics (STEM) in secondary schools; (2) support the participation of secondary school students in nontraditional STEM teaching methods; and (3) broaden secondary school students' access to STEM careers. Gives priority to grant applications that target: (1) a rural or urban school, (2) a low-performing school or LEA, or (3) an LEA or school that serves students who are eligible for free or reduced price lunches under the school lunch program. Authorizes the Secretary to waive all or part of the matching requirement for financially-strapped LEAs. Directs the Secretary to evaluate the efficacy of the grant program.


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Border Security Enhancement Act of 
2006''.

                TITLE I--ALIEN SMUGGLER PROSECUTION ACT

SEC. 101. EFFECTIVE PROSECUTION OF ALIEN SMUGGLERS.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
            (1) Recent experience shows that alien smuggling is 
        flourishing, is increasingly violent, and is highly profitable.
            (2) Alien smuggling operations also present terrorist and 
        criminal organizations with opportunities for smuggling their 
        members into the United States practically at will.
            (3) Alien smuggling is a lucrative business. Each year, 
        criminal organizations that smuggle or traffic in persons are 
        estimated to generate $9,500,000,000 in revenue worldwide.
            (4) Alien smuggling frequently involves dangerous and 
        inhumane conditions for smuggled aliens. Migrants are 
        frequently abused or exploited, both during their journey and 
        upon reaching the United States. Consequently, aliens smuggled 
        into the United States are at significant risk of physical 
        injury, abuse, and death.
            (5) Notwithstanding that alien smuggling poses a risk to 
        the United States as a whole, uniform guidelines for the 
        prosecution of smuggling offenses are not employed by the 
        various United States attorneys. Understanding that border-area 
        United States attorneys face an overwhelming workload, a lack 
        of sufficient prosecutions by certain United States attorneys 
        has encouraged additional smuggling, and demoralized Border 
        Patrol officers charged with enforcing our anti-smuggling laws.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that the 
Attorney General should adopt, not later than 3 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, uniform guidelines for the prosecution of 
smuggling offenses to be followed by each United States attorney in the 
United States.
    (c) Additional Personnel.--In each of the fiscal years 2008 through 
2013, the Attorney General shall, subject to the availability of 
appropriations, increase by not less than 20 the number of attorneys in 
the offices of United States attorneys employed to prosecute cases 
under section 274 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1324), as compared to the previous fiscal year.

                  TITLE II--CRIMINAL ALIEN REMOVAL ACT

SEC. 201. EXPEDITED REMOVAL FOR ALIENS INADMISSIBLE ON CRIMINAL 
              GROUNDS.

    (a) In General.--Section 238(b) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1228(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``Attorney General'' and inserting 
                ``Secretary of Homeland Security in the exercise of 
                discretion''; and
                    (B) by striking ``set forth in this subsection or'' 
                and inserting ``set forth in this subsection, in lieu 
                of removal proceedings under'';
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``paragraph (1) until 14 
        calendar days'' and inserting ``paragraph (1) or (3) until 7 
        calendar days'';
            (3) by striking ``Attorney General'' each place it appears 
        in paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting ``Secretary of Homeland 
        Security'';
            (4) in paragraph (5)--
                    (A) by striking ``described in this section'' and 
                inserting ``described in paragraph (1) or (2)''; and
                    (B) by striking ``the Attorney General may grant in 
                the Attorney General's discretion'' and inserting ``the 
                Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General 
                may grant, in the discretion of the Secretary or 
                Attorney General, in any proceeding'';
            (5) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as 
        paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively; and
            (6) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(3) The Secretary of Homeland Security in the exercise of 
        discretion may determine inadmissibility under section 
        212(a)(2) (relating to criminal offenses) and issue an order of 
        removal pursuant to the procedures set forth in this 
        subsection, in lieu of removal proceedings under section 240, 
        with respect to an alien who--
                    ``(A) has not been admitted or paroled;
                    ``(B) has not been found to have a credible fear of 
                persecution pursuant to the procedures set forth in 
                section 235(b)(1)(B); and
                    ``(C) is not eligible for a waiver of 
                inadmissibility or relief from removal.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act but shall not 
apply to aliens who are in removal proceedings under section 240 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act as of such date.

            TITLE III--BORDER TUNNEL PREVENTION ACT OF 2006

SEC. 301. CONSTRUCTION OF BORDER TUNNEL OR PASSAGE.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 27 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 554. Border tunnels and passages
    ``(a) Any person who knowingly constructs or finances the 
construction of a tunnel or subterranean passage that crosses the 
international border between the United States and another country, 
other than a lawfully authorized tunnel or passage known to the 
Secretary of Homeland Security and subject to inspection by the Bureau 
of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, shall be imprisoned for not 
more than 20 years.
    ``(b) Any person who recklessly permits the construction or use of 
a tunnel or passage described in subsection (a) on land that the person 
owns or controls shall be imprisoned for not more than 10 years.
    ``(c) Any person who uses a tunnel or passage described in 
subsection (a) to unlawfully smuggle an alien, goods (in violation of 
section 545), controlled substances, weapons of mass destruction 
(including biological weapons), or a member of a terrorist organization 
(as defined in section 212(a)(3)(B)(vi) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(vi))) shall be subject to twice 
the penalty that would have otherwise been imposed had the unlawful 
activity not made use of such a tunnel or passage.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 27 of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``Sec. 554. Border tunnels and passages.''.
    (c) Criminal Forfeiture.--Section 982(a)(6) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting ``554,'' before ``1425,''.

SEC. 302. DIRECTIVE TO THE UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION.

    (a) In General.--Pursuant to its authority under section 994 of 
title 28, United States Code, and in accordance with this section, the 
United States Sentencing Commission shall promulgate or amend 
sentencing guidelines to provide for increased penalties for persons 
convicted of offenses described in section 554 of title 18, United 
States Code, as added by section 301.
    (b) Requirements.--In carrying out this section, the United States 
Sentencing Commission shall--
            (1) ensure that the sentencing guidelines, policy 
        statements, and official commentary reflect the serious nature 
        of the offenses described in section 554 of title 18, United 
        States Code, and the need for aggressive and appropriate law 
        enforcement action to prevent such offenses;
            (2) provide adequate base offense levels for offenses under 
        such section;
            (3) account for any aggravating or mitigating circumstances 
        that might justify exceptions, including--
                    (A) the use of a tunnel or passage described in 
                subsection (a) of such section to facilitate other 
                felonies; and
                    (B) the circumstances for which the sentencing 
                guidelines currently provide applicable sentencing 
                enhancements;
            (4) ensure reasonable consistency with other relevant 
        directives, other sentencing guidelines, and statutes;
            (5) make any necessary and conforming changes to the 
        sentencing guidelines and policy statements; and
            (6) ensure that the sentencing guidelines adequately meet 
        the purposes of sentencing set forth in section 3553(a)(2) of 
        title 18, United States Code.

Answer: Border Security Enhancement Act of 2006 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the Attorney General should adopt uniform guidelines for the prosecution of smuggling offenses.

Directs the Attorney General, subject to the availability of appropriations, to increase the number of U.S. attorneys employed to prosecute alien smuggling cases by at least 20 in each of FY2008-FY2013.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to determine inadmissibility based on criminal grounds under an expedited removal process for an alien who: (1) has not been admitted or paroled; (2) has not been found to have a credible fear of persecution; and (3) is not eligible for a waiver of inadmissibility or relief from removal.

Authorizes the Secretary to execute an order of removal seven days (currently, 14 days) after it's issuance.

Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the knowing construction or financing of an unauthorized tunnel or subterranean passage that crosses the international border between the United States and another country.

Imposes a 20-year maximum prison term for such offense. Imposes a 10-year maximum prison term on any person who recklessly permits the construction or use of such a tunnel or passage on land that such person owns or controls.

Doubles penalties for persons who use such a tunnel or passage to unlawfully smuggle an alien, illegal goods, controlled substances, weapons of mass destruction, or members of a terrorist organization.

Subjects to forfeiture any property involved in, or traceable to, the construction or financing of such a tunnel or passage.

Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to promulgate or amend sentencing guidelines to provide for increased penalties for persons convicted of criminal offenses related to the construction or financing of such a tunnel or passage.


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Decennial Census Improvement Act of 
1996''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) the Constitution requires that the number of persons in 
        the Nation be enumerated every 10 years in order to permit the 
        apportionment of Representatives among the several States;
            (2) information collected through a decennial census is 
        also used to determine--
                    (A) the boundaries of congressional districts 
                within States;
                    (B) the boundaries of the districts for the 
                legislature of each State and the boundaries of other 
                political subdivisions within the States; and
                    (C) the allocation of billions of dollars of 
                Federal and State funds;
            (3) the Constitution requires that those enumerations be 
        made in such manner as the Congress ``shall by law direct'';
            (4) in the 1990 decennial census, the Bureau of the Census 
        used a combination of mail questionnaires and personal 
        interviews, involving more than 350,000 enumerators, to collect 
        the census data;
            (5) while the census cannot count everyone, the extent of 
        the undercount varies by race and geography; for example, the 
        Bureau estimates that the 1990 decennial census failed to count 
        5.7 percent of blacks and 1.3 percent of all others;
            (6) a number of lawsuits were filed challenging the 
        accuracy of the 1990 decennial census, and in March 1996 the 
        Supreme Court unanimously upheld the Secretary of Commerce's 
        decision in July 1991 not to adjust the initial enumeration in 
        the 1990 decennial census by using a postenumeration 
        statistical survey;
            (7) on February 28, 1996, the Bureau announced that, for 
        the 2000 decennial census, it plans to use a combination of 
        mail questionnaires and personal interviews in each county 
        until it has collected data from 90 percent of the households 
        in the county, whereupon it would conduct interviews with 
        respect to one-tenth of the remaining households in the county 
        and use the information obtained from those interviews to make 
        estimates with respect to the remaining nonresponding 
        households;
            (8) certain witnesses testified, at a hearing held by the 
        Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of the House of 
        Representatives on February 29, 1996, that the Bureau's 
        proposed sampling technique may increase the disparity in the 
        undercount among either geographic areas (such as between rural 
        and urban areas) or racial or ethnic groups (such as with 
        respect to African Americans and Hispanic Americans, as 
        compared to other groups);
            (9) the planning, conduct, and analysis of a decennial 
        census often requires close to a period of 10 years;
            (10) the Bureau estimates that the proposed sampling 
        technique will cost about $500 million less, over that period 
        of time, than the $4.4 billion that it estimates would be spent 
        over that same period if the method used in the 1990 decennial 
        census were to be used (instead of such sampling technique) in 
        the 2000 decennial census; and
            (11) the Chairman of the Panel on Census Requirements in 
        the Year 2000 and Beyond of the National Academy of Sciences 
        testified at the February 29th hearing that there is a trade-
        off between cost savings associated with using a sampling 
        technique on the one hand, and adverse effects with respect to 
        sampling variability, public perception, and political 
        consequences, on the other.
    (b) Purposes.--It is the purpose of this Act to promote the 
accuracy of the 2000 decennial census, and public confidence with 
respect to the data obtained therefrom.

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENTS.

    The 2000 decennial census shall be conducted in accordance with the 
following:
            (1) Direct contact must be attempted.--The Bureau shall 
        attempt to contact every household directly (whether by mail or 
        in person), and may use sampling as a substitute for direct 
        contact in a particular census tract only after direct contact 
        has been made with at least 90 percent of the households in 
        such tract.
            (2) Greater use of non-federal resources.--The Bureau--
                    (A) shall seek to make more effective use of State 
                and local government offices, as well as appropriate 
                local groups, in order to reduce the undercount; and
                    (B) shall include, as part of its report under 
                section 141(f) of title 13, United States Code, next 
                due after the date of the enactment of this Act, a 
                description of the measures it intends to pursue to 
                carry out subparagraph (A).

SEC. 4. MEASURES TO FACILITATE THE RECRUITMENT OF TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES.

    (a) Exemption From Provisions Relating to Reemployed Annuitants and 
Former Members of the Uniformed Services.--Public Law 101-86 (13 U.S.C. 
23 note) is amended--
            (1) in section 1(b) and the long title by striking ``the 
        1990 decennial census'' and inserting ``the 2000 decennial 
        census''; and
            (2) in section 4 by striking ``December 31, 1990.'' and 
        inserting ``December 31, 2000.''.
    (b) Purposes for Which Compensation Shall Not Be Taken Into 
Account.--Compensation for services performed by an individual 
appointed to a temporary position in or under the Bureau for purposes 
relating to the 2000 decennial census (if the position is so designated 
by the Bureau, in writing, at the time of such individual's 
appointment) shall not be taken into account for purposes of any of the 
following:
            (1) Any State program funded under part A of title IV of 
        the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).
            (2) Medical assistance provided pursuant to title XIX of 
        the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.).
            (3) The Food stamp program, within the meaning of section 
        3(h) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 2012(h)).
            (4) Any program for housing assistance administered by the 
        Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or the Secretary of 
        Agriculture.
            (5) Assistance under--
                    (A) the school breakfast program under section 4 of 
                the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773); or
                    (B) the school lunch program under the National 
                School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.).
            (6) Assistance under the special supplemental nutrition 
        program for women, infants, and children under section 17 of 
        the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786).
            (7) Assistance under title II of the Job Training 
        Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).
            (8) Any Head Start program under the Head Start Act (42 
        U.S.C. 9831 et seq.).
            (9) Assistance provided pursuant to the Low-Income Home 
        Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.).

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act--
            (1) the term ``census'' means a census of population within 
        the meaning of section 141(g) of title 13, United States Code;
            (2) the term ``Bureau'' means the Bureau of the Census; and
            (3) the term ``census tract'' means a statistical 
        subdivision as defined by the Bureau for purposes of the 1990 
        decennial census.

Answer:
Decennial Census Improvement Act of 1996 - Requires the Bureau of the Census, in conducting the 2000 decennial census, to:  (1) attempt to contact every household directly, whether by mail or in person (and allows the use of sampling as a substitute for direct contact in a particular census tract only after direct contact has been made with at least 90 percent of the households in such tract); and (2) seek to make more effective use of State and local government offices and appropriate local groups to reduce the undercount and include in a specified report a description of the measures it intends to carry out such requirement. 
Modifies Federal law regarding exemptions for reemployed annuitants and former uniformed service members to make such law:  (1) applicable to service in any temporary position within the Bureau established for purposes relating to the 2000 decennial census; and (2) inapplicable to any service performed after December 31, 2000. 
Prohibits taking into account compensation for services performed by an individual appointed to a temporary position in or under the Bureau for purposes relating to the 2000 decennial census (if the position is so designated by the Bureau, in writing, at the time of such individual's appointment) for purposes of:  (1) State programs for aid and services to needy families with children and for child- welfare services, and for certain medical assistance, under the Social Security Act; (2) the Food Stamp program; (3) certain programs for housing assistance; (4) specified assistance under the school breakfast and lunch programs, the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children, and the Job Training Partnership Act; (5) any Head Start program; and (6) assistance pursuant to the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981.