[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 337 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 337

  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

                            January 25, 2005

 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) In General.--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) Term.--The term of office of the Director shall be 5 years, 
and shall begin as of the date which occurs 2 years after the 2000 
census day, and every fifth year after such date. 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 such 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.
    ``(c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term `census 
day' has the meaning given the term `decennial census date' under 
section 141(a). ''.
    (b) Transition Provision.--The individual serving as the Director 
of the Census on the day before the date of 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 subsection 
(a)) to serve for the remainder of the 5-year term within which such 
date of enactment occurs, but in no event longer than 180 days after 
such date of enactment.
    (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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