[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1632 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1632

 To provide that certain attribution rules be applied with respect to 
 the counting of certain prisoners in a decennial census of population.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 29, 1999

    Mr. Green of Wisconsin (for himself and Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide that certain attribution rules be applied with respect to 
 the counting of certain prisoners in a decennial census of population.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. APPLICABILITY.

    This Act applies in the case of an individual if--
            (1) on the decennial census date involved, such individual 
        is incarcerated (pursuant to having been convicted under the 
        laws of a State) in a prison located within a different State; 
        and
            (2) greater than half of the costs associated with such 
        individual's incarceration are, under the terms of an agreement 
        to which the States referred to in paragraph (1) are parties, 
        recoverable by the State in which the prison is located.

SEC. 2. RULES FOR COUNTING PRISONERS.

    (a) In General.--In tabulating the total population of the 
respective States in a decennial census of population, the Secretary of 
Commerce shall provide that any individual described in section 1 shall 
be counted as a resident of the State from which those amounts 
(relating to the costs of such individual's incarceration) are so 
recoverable.
    (b) Special Rules.--In the event that amounts are recoverable from 
2 or more States, this section shall be applied in accordance with such 
special rules as the Secretary of Commerce shall prescribe consistent 
with carrying out the purposes of this Act.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this Act--
            (1) the terms ``census of population'' and ``decennial 
        census date'' have the meanings given them under section 141 of 
        title 13, United States Code;
            (2) the term ``State'' includes the District of Columbia; 
        and
            (3) the term ``prison'' means a correctional or penal 
        facility.
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