[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1784 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1784

To provide that all American citizens living abroad shall (for purposes 
 of the apportionment of Representatives in Congress among the several 
States and for other purposes) be included in future decennial censuses 
                 of population, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 7, 2001

Mr. Stevens (for himself and Mr. Inouye) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental 
                                Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide that all American citizens living abroad shall (for purposes 
 of the apportionment of Representatives in Congress among the several 
States and for other purposes) be included in future decennial censuses 
                 of population, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Full Equality for Americans Abroad 
Act''.

SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF AMERICAN CITIZENS LIVING ABROAD IN FUTURE 
              DECENNIAL CENSUSES.

    The Secretary of Commerce shall ensure that, in each decennial 
census of population taken after the date of the enactment of this Act 
under title 13, United States Code, all American citizens living abroad 
shall be included for purposes of the tabulations required for the 
apportionment of Representatives in Congress among the several States, 
and for other purposes.

SEC. 3. REPORT ON RELATED ISSUES.

    The Secretary of Commerce shall submit to Congress by not later 
than September 30, 2002, a report on any methodological, logistical, 
and other issues associated with the inclusion in future decennial 
censuses of American citizens living abroad, for apportionment, 
redistricting, and other purposes for which decennial census results 
are used. Such report shall include estimates of the number of 
Americans living abroad in the following categories: Federal civilian 
employees, military personnel, employees of business enterprises, 
employees of non-profit entities, and individuals not otherwise 
described.
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