I 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2075 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 23, 2009 Mr. Gene Green of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To amend title 13, United States Code, to require that, for purposes of any decennial census, any individual who is incarcerated as of the date on which such census is taken shall be attributed to the place that was such individual’s last usual place of residence before such individual’s incarceration began.

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Requirement

(a)

In general

Section 141 of title 13, United States Code, is amended— (1)by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and (2)by inserting after subsection (f) the following: (g)(1)In conducting any decennial census under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, to the extent the Secretary considers it to be feasible and appropriate, attribute any individual who is incarcerated, as of the date on which such census is taken, to the place that was such individual’s last usual place of residence before such individual’s incarceration began. (2)For purposes of this subsection, the term usual place of residence has such meaning as the Secretary shall by regulation prescribe. . (b)

Effective date

The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to any decennial census taken after the end of the 1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.