To amend title 13, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a mid-decade census of population for the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and for other purposes.

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2773 To amend title 13, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a mid-decade census of population for the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 15, 2019 Mr. SABLAN (for himself, Mr. SAN NICOLAS, and Mrs. RADEWAGEN) intro- duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Over- sight and Reform A BILL To amend title 13, United States Code, to direct the Sec- retary of Commerce to conduct a mid-decade census of population for the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. CENSUS FOR THE NORTHERN MARIANA IS- 3 LANDS, GUAM, AMERICAN SAMOA, AND THE 4 U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. 5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 141 of title 13, United 6 States Code, is amended— 7 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:25 May 29, 2019 Jkt 034408 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2773.IH H2773 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 2773 IH (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub- 1 section (h); and 2 (2) by adding after subsection (f) the following: 3 ‘‘(g) The Secretary shall, in 2025 and every 10 years 4 thereafter, take a mid-decade census of population as of 5 the first day of April of the applicable year for each of 6 the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, 7 and the U.S. Virgin Islands.’’. 8 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 9 purpose of carrying out the amendments made by sub- 10 section (a), there are authorized to be appropriated 11 $12,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2020 to 2024 12 and $6,000,000 for each succeeding fiscal year after 2024. 13 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:25 May 29, 2019 Jkt 034408 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2773.IH H2773 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS