I 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 868 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 2, 2011 Mr. Bishop of Utah (for himself and Mr. Chaffetz) 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 provide for the more accurate and complete enumeration of certain overseas Americans in the decennial census.

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Methods to improve the enumeration of certain overseas Americans

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)Effective beginning with the 2020 decennial census of population, in taking any tabulation of total population by States under subsection (a) for purposes of the apportionment of Representatives in Congress among the several States, the Secretary shall take appropriate measures to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that all Americans residing abroad on the decennial census date are fully and accurately counted, and are properly attributed to their respective States. (2)The measures under this subsection shall include at least the following: (A)One or more methods by which, at the request of a non-governmental organization, administrative records of such organization may, if such records satisfy such criteria as the Secretary may establish, be used to enumerate members of such organization who are residing overseas as of the decennial census date. (B)One or more methods under which an international Be Counted form may be completed at an embassy of the United States by Americans residing overseas as of the decennial census date. (3)Nothing in this subsection shall be considered— (A)to affect the methods used in the enumeration of any civilian or military personnel of the United States; or (B)to permit or require that the data obtained under this subsection be used for any purpose other than the apportionment of Representatives in Congress among the several States. .