,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #feb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #d1 #bjae,mr4
 ,paul introduced the following bill2   
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend title #ac1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to provide for the more accurate and    
complete enumeration of members of the  
,armed ,forces in any tabulation of     
total population by the ,secretary of   
,commerce1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,service ,members and ,communities  
,count ,act of #bjad4  #b4 ,improved    
enumeration of members of the ,armed    
,forces in any tabulation of total      
population by ,secretary of ,commerce   
7a7 ,in general ,section #ada of title  
#ac1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7#a7 by redesignating subsection 7g7 as
 subsection 7h72 and  7#b7 by inserting 
after subsection 7f7 the following3  7g7
 ,effective beginning with the #bjbj    

decennial census of population1 in      
taking any tabulation of total          
population by ,states1 the ,secretary   
shall take appropriate measures to      
ensure1 to the maximum extent           
practicable1 that all members of the    
,armed ,forces deployed abroad on the   
date of taking such tabulation are--    
7#a7 fully and accurately counted2 and  
7#b7 properly attributed to the ,state  
in which their residence at their       
permanent duty station or homeport is   
located on such date4  4  7b7           
,construction ,the amendments made by   
subsection 7a7 shall not be construed to
 affect the residency status of any     
member of the ,armed ,forces under any  
provision of law other than title #ac1  
,united ,states ,code4