To allow the President to temporarily suspend activities relating to the 2020 decennial census of population, and for other purposes.

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 6446 To allow the President to temporarily suspend activities relating to the 2020 decennial census of population, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 3, 2020 Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To allow the President to temporarily suspend activities re- lating to 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. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF 2020 DECENNIAL 3 CENSUS OF POPULATION. 4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The President may suspend, for 5 the covered period, activities relating to the 2020 decen- 6 nial census of population, including— 7 (1) in-person interviews; and 8 (2) reporting deadlines. 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:02 Apr 14, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6446.IH H6446 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 6446 IH (b) COVERED PERIOD DEFINED.—In this section, the 1 term ‘‘covered period’’ means the period beginning on the 2 date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the earlier 3 of— 4 (1) the date on which the President, in con- 5 sultation with the Director of the Centers for Dis- 6 ease Control and Prevention, determines that the 7 threat of COVID–19 has subsided such that a sus- 8 pension pursuant to subsection (a) is no longer nec- 9 essary; or 10 (2) the date on which the national emergency 11 declared on March 13, 2020, and relating to 12 COVID–19 is terminated pursuant to section 202 of 13 the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622). 14 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:02 Apr 14, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H6446.IH H6446 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS