CENSUS Resources Act

I 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. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DECEMBER 11, 2019 Mr. SIRES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 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 Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Coordinating Effi- 4 ciency in Nonprofit, State, and U.S. Resources Act’’ or 5 the ‘‘CENSUS Resources Act’’. 6 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:51 Dec 16, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5404.IH H5404 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 5404 IH SEC. 2. GAO REPORT ON COORDINATION BETWEEN STATES, 1 UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, FEDERAL 2 GOVERNMENT, AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZA- 3 TIONS IN CARRYING OUT 2020 DECENNIAL 4 CENSUS. 5 (a) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the decen- 6 nial census date with respect to the 2020 decennial census 7 of population, the Comptroller General of the United 8 States shall submit a report to Congress and the Secretary 9 of Commerce that— 10 (1) evaluates the level and quality of coopera- 11 tion between States, units of local government, the 12 Federal Government, and nonprofit organizations in 13 implementing, promoting, and supporting such cen- 14 sus; 15 (2) identifies any redundant use of State, units 16 of local government, Federal, or nonprofit organiza- 17 tion funds in carrying out such census; 18 (3) identifies best practices in coordination be- 19 tween States, units of local government, the Federal 20 Government and nonprofit organizations in carrying 21 out such census; and 22 (4) evaluates effectiveness of coordination be- 23 tween States, units of local government, the Federal 24 Government, and nonprofit organizations in out- 25 reach to hard-to-count populations. 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:51 Dec 16, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5404.IH H5404 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HR 5404 IH (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act— 1 (1) the term ‘‘decennial census date’’ has the 2 meaning given that term in section 141(a) of title 3 13, United States Code; and 4 (2) the term ‘‘State’’ means any of the 50 5 States, the District of Columbia, and any territory 6 or possession of the United States. 7 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:51 Dec 16, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H5404.IH H5404 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS