,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #afch  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ah1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,duncan of ,south ,carolina 7for   
himself1 ,mr4 ,chaffetz1 ,mr4 ,harris1  
,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 ,pearce1 ,mr4 ,ribble1
 and ,mr4 ,southerland7 introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,oversight and        
,government ,reform1 and in addition to 
the ,committees on ,agriculture and     
,appropriations1 for a period to be     
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to repeal the authority to  
conduct certain censuses1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,census ,reform ,act
 of #bjac4  #b4 ,repeal and cancellation
 of certain census activities under     
title #ac1 ,united ,states ,code  7a7   
,repeal of census relating to           
agriculture ,chapter #c of title #ac1   

,united ,states ,code1 is repealed4  7b7
 ,repeal of economic census ,subchapter 
,i of chapter #e of such title is       
repealed4  7c7 ,repeal of mid-,decade   
census ,section #ada of such title is   
amended--  7#a7 by striking subsection  
7d72  7#b7 by striking subsection 7e7   
and inserting the following3  7e7 ,if in
 the administration of any program      
established by or under ,federal law    
which provides benefits to ,state or    
local governments or to other           
recipients1 eligibility for or the      
amount of such benefits would 7without  
regard to this subsection7 be determined
 by taking into account data obtained in
 the most recent decennial census then  
in the determination of such eligibility
 or amount of benefits the most recent  
data available from either the          
mid-decade or decennial census shall be 
used4  2 and  7#c7 in subsection 7f71 by
 striking and mid-decade and or 7d74    
7d7 ,repeal of census of governments    
,subchapter ,,iii of chapter #e of title

 #ac1 ,united ,states ,code1 is         
repealed4  7e7 ,effect on census        
activities ,beginning on the date of the
 enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary 
of ,commerce and the ,bureau of the     
,census--  7#a7 are not authorized to   
carry out any activities with respect   
to--  7,a7 a census conducted under     
chapter #c1 subchapter ,i or subchapter 
,,iii of chapter #e1 or section #ada7;d7
 of such title1 as in effect on the day 
before the date of the enactment of this
 ,act2 or  7,b7 a survey 7including the 
survey1 conducted by the ,secretary of  
,commerce1 which is commonly referred to
 as the ,american ,community ,survey71  
sampling1 or other questionnaire        
conducted under such title2  7#b7 shall 
terminate any activities being carried  
out with respect to any such census1    
survey1 sampling1 or questionnaire2 and 
7#c7 may only conduct the decennial     
census of population1 as authorized     
under section #ada of title #ac1 ,united
 ,states ,code4  7f7 ,rescission of     

unobligated amounts ,any unobligated    
amounts available to carry out the      
,american ,community ,survey or the     
following provisions of title #ac1      
,united ,states ,code1 are rescinded3   
7#a7 ,section #ada7;d74  7#b7 ,chapter  
#c4  7#c7 ,subchapter ,i and subchapter 
,,iii of chapter #e4  #c4 ,prohibition  
on surveys or questionnaires2           
limitations on statistics collected in a
 decennial census  7a7 ,in general      
,subchapter ,i of chapter #a of title   
#ac1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by inserting after section #e the       
following3  #e;a4 ,prohibition on       
surveys or questionnaires2 limitation on
 statistics  7a7 ,notwithstanding any   
other provision of law--  7#a7 the      
,secretary may not conduct any survey1  
sampling1 or other questionnaire1 and   
may only conduct a decennial census of  
population as authorized under section  
#ada2 and  7#b7 any form used by the    
,secretary in such a decennial census   
may only collect information necessary  

for the tabulation of total population  
by ,states4  4  7b7 ,repeal of survey1  
questionnaire1 or sampling authority    
,sections #ahb1 #aic1 and #aie of title 
#ac1 ,united ,states ,code1 are         
repealed4  7c7 ,conforming amendments   
,section #ada of such title is amended--
  7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by striking   
,the ,secretary and inserting           
,consistent with the limitations set    
forth in section #e;a1 the ,secretary2  
and  7#b7 in subsection 7g71 by striking
 1 housing1 and matters relating to     
population and housing4  #d4 ,repeal of 
,census of ,agriculture ,act of #aiig   
7a7 ,in general ,the ,census of         
,agriculture ,act of #aiig 7#g ,u4,s4,c4
 #bbja note2 ,public ,law #aje-aac7 is  
repealed4  7b7 ,effect on #bjac census  
,beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this ,act1 the ,secretary of         
,agriculture--  7#a7 is not authorized  
to carry out any activities with respect
 to the census required to be conducted 
in #bjac under the ,census of           

,agriculture ,act of #aiig 7#g ,u4,s4,c4
 #bbja note2 ,public ,law #aje-aac71 as 
in effect on the day before the date of 
the enactment of this ,act2 and  7#b7   
shall terminate any activities being    
carried out with respect to such census4
  7c7 ,rescission of unobligated funds  
,any unobligated amounts available to   
carry out the ,census of ,agriculture   
,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bbja note2 ,public  
,law #aje-aac7 are rescinded4