[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1571 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1571

  To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide that the term of 
office of the Director of the Census shall be 5 years; to provide that 
    the Director of the Census report directly to the Secretary of 
                   Commerce, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 2, 2003

 Mrs. Maloney introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide that the term of 
office of the Director of the Census shall be 5 years; to provide that 
    the Director of the Census report directly to the Secretary of 
                   Commerce, 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. DIRECTOR OF THE CENSUS.

    (a) In General.--Section 21 of title 13, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 21. Director of the Census; duties; term
    ``(a) The Bureau shall be headed by a Director of the Census, 
appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the 
Senate. The Director shall perform such duties as may be imposed upon 
him by law, regulations, or orders of the Secretary, and shall report 
directly to the Secretary.
    ``(b) The term of office of the Director shall be 5 years, and 
shall begin on January 1, 2002, and every fifth year thereafter. Any 
individual appointed to fill a vacancy in such position, occurring 
before the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was 
appointed, shall be appointed for the remainder of that term. The 
Director may serve after the end of his term until reappointed or until 
a successor has been appointed, but in no event longer than 180 
days.''.
    (b) Transition Provision.--The individual serving as the Director 
of the Census on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act 
may continue to serve in that position until such individual or a 
successor has been appointed in accordance with the amendment made by 
section 1(a), but in no event longer than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 1 of 
title 13, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 21 and inserting the following:

``21. Director of the Census; duties; term.''.
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