[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4484 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4484

    To preclude individuals who have a pending charge or have been 
convicted of a crime from serving as enumerators for the collection of 
                              census data.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 21, 2010

 Mr. Chaffetz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
    To preclude individuals who have a pending charge or have been 
convicted of a crime from serving as enumerators for the collection of 
                              census data.

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

SECTION 1. PRECLUSION OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS FROM SERVING AS 
              ENUMERATORS.

    Section 25 of title 13, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
    ``(c) An individual who has a pending charge for a crime, or has 
been convicted of a crime in any court may not serve as an enumerator 
under this section.
    ``(d) For the purposes of this section, the term crime means any 
criminal offense other than a minor traffic offense.''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendment made by this Act shall take effect on the date of 
enactment of this Act, but shall not apply in the case of any 
individual who, as of such date of enactment, holds an enumerator 
position (whether by appointment, assignment, promotion, detail, or 
other personnel action).
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