[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3167 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3167

 To allow mail carriers to serve in temporary enumerator positions in 
               connection with the 2010 decennial census.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 10, 2009

Mr. Chaffetz (for himself and Mr. Lynch) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To allow mail carriers to serve in temporary enumerator positions in 
               connection with the 2010 decennial census.

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

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the United States Postal Service--
                    (A) has more experience than any other organization 
                in locating and delivering services to households in 
                the United States; and
                    (B) is therefore uniquely qualified to assist the 
                Bureau of the Census to achieve a complete and accurate 
                enumeration of the population;
            (2) due to reduced mail volume, the United States Postal 
        Service has a surplus of employees; and
            (3) allowing mail carriers to serve as enumerators in the 
        2010 decennial census will help the Government to realize a net 
        reduction in costs by obviating the need to hire non-Federal 
        personnel for temporary enumerator positions.

SEC. 2. TEMPORARY ENUMERATORS.

    (a) In General.--Before resorting to non-Federal personnel for 
service in temporary enumerator positions in connection with the 2010 
decennial census, the Secretary of Commerce shall, with the agreement 
of the Postmaster General, utilize the services of mail carriers to the 
maximum extent practicable.
    (b) Limitations.--Any agreement under this section shall include 
provisions for the selection of mail carriers who will serve as 
temporary enumerators, except that, under such provisions, a carrier 
selected to serve as a temporary enumerator--
            (1) shall not be required to perform any postal duties on a 
        day on which such carrier is serving as an enumerator; and
            (2) shall not be required to serve as an enumerator--
                    (A) more than 1 day a week; or
                    (B) after the services of letter carriers under 
                this section are no longer required, as determined by 
                the Secretary of Commerce.
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