113 S530 IS: To make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions, and for other purposes.
U.S. Senate
2013-03-12
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1.Participation in American
Community Survey
(a)Section 193 of title 13, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall include, in the
instructions for completing any survey authorized under this section, a
statement indicating that answering any question other than questions that
solicit the information described in section 221(c)(2)(A) is
optional.
.
(b)Section 221 of
title 13, United States Code, is amended—
(1)in subsection (a), by striking
Whoever, being over eighteen years of age,
and inserting
Except as provided in subsection (c), any person older than 18 years of
age who
; and
(2)by amending
subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c)(1)Notwithstanding any
other provision under this title—
(A)no person may be compelled to disclose
information relative to the person's religious beliefs or to membership in a
religious body; and
(B)except as provided in paragraph (2),
no person may be fined or otherwise compelled to answer questions in connection
with the survey, conducted by the Secretary of Commerce, which is commonly
referred to as the American Community Survey
.
(2)Paragraph (1)(B)—
(A)shall not apply to any question that
elicits—
(i)the name of the respondent;
(ii)contact information for the
respondent;
(iii)the date of the response;
or
(iv)the number of people living or
staying at the same address; and
(B)does not waive any penalty imposed for
conduct described in subsection
(b).
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