[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3290 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3290

 To provide that, during the nonresponse followup phase of a decennial 
 census, authorized personnel shall be permitted to deposit a copy of 
  the census questionnaire in the letter box of a household, free of 
                                postage.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 10, 1999

 Mr. Isakson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide that, during the nonresponse followup phase of a decennial 
 census, authorized personnel shall be permitted to deposit a copy of 
  the census questionnaire in the letter box of a household, free of 
                                postage.

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

SECTION 1. AUTHORITY RELATING TO THE POSTAGE-FREE DEPOSITING OF CENSUS 
              QUESTIONNAIRES IN LETTER BOXES.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 7 of title 13, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 215. Authority to deposit questionnaires in letter boxes
    ``(a) Nothing in section 1725 of title 18 shall prohibit an 
officer, employee, or staff member referred to in subchapter II of 
chapter I of this title from depositing in the letter box of a 
household, during the nonresponse followup phase of a decennial census, 
a census questionnaire on which no postage has been paid (irrespective 
of whether or not a census questionnaire was previously sent to the 
household involved).
    ``(b) The Secretary shall prescribe any regulations necessary to 
carry out this section.
    ``(c) As used in this section--
            ``(1) the term `decennial census' means a decennial census 
        of population conducted under section 141(a) of this title; and
            ``(2) the term `letter box' refers to any letter box 
        subject to section 1725 of title 18.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 7 of 
title 13, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 214 the following:

``215. Authority to deposit questionnaires in letter boxes.''.
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