Correct the Census Count Act

II 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. 3481 To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide that individuals in prison shall, for the purposes of a decennial census, be attributed to the last place of residence before incarceration, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MARCH 12, 2020 Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. COONS, and Mr. CASEY) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern- mental Affairs A BILL To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide that individuals in prison shall, for the purposes of a decen- nial census, be attributed to the last place of residence before incarceration, 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 ‘‘Correct the Census 4 Count Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:03 Mar 21, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S3481.IS S3481 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •S 3481 IS SEC. 2. RESIDENCE OF INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS. 1 Section 141 of title 13, United States Code, is 2 amended— 3 (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub- 4 section (h); and 5 (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol- 6 lowing: 7 ‘‘(g)(1) Effective beginning with the 2030 decennial 8 census of population, in taking any tabulation of total pop- 9 ulation by States under subsection (a) or (c), the Sec- 10 retary shall, with respect to an individual incarcerated in 11 a State or Federal correctional center as of the date on 12 which such census is taken, attribute such individual to 13 such individual’s last place of residence before incarcer- 14 ation. 15 ‘‘(2) In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary 16 shall consult with each State department of corrections 17 and the Bureau of Prisons to collect the information nec- 18 essary to make the determination required under para- 19 graph (1).’’. 20 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:03 Mar 21, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S3481.IS S3481 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS