,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bjeg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #c1 #bjai,mr4 
,mc,nerney introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to direct the ,attorney ,general to    
enter into an agreement with the        
,national ,academies to conduct a study 
to develop guidelines1 best practices1  
and examples for congressional          
redistricting4  #a4 ,short title ,this  
,act may be cited as the ,fair ,and     
,inclusive ,redistricting ,map ,act or  
the ,,fair ,map ,act4  #b4              
,congressional ,district ,map ,study    
7a7 ,in ,general ,not later than #ahj   
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,attorney ,general shall 
enter into an agreement with the        
,national ,academies under which the    
,national ,academies shall conduct a    
study to--  7#a7 develop guidelines1    
best practices1 and examples consistent 
with the criteria in subsection 7b7 to  

aid ,states in drawing congressional    
district maps2 and  7#b7 define metrics1
 limitations to such metrics1 and other 
factors for the criteria in subsection  
7b74  7b7 ,map ,criteria  7#a7          
,requirements ,the guidelines1 best     
practices1 and examples developed under 
subsection 7a7 shall--  7,a7 comply with
 the ,constitution of the ,united       
,states1 including the requirement of   
equal population2 and  7,b7 comply with 
the ,voting ,rights ,act of #aife 7#eb  
,u4,s4,c4 #ajcja et seq474  7#b7        
,considerations ,the guidelines1 best   
practices1 and examples developed under 
subsection 7a7 shall consider factors   
related to--  7,a7 maintaining          
geographic contiguity and compactness2  
7,b7 respecting natural and existing    
political boundaries2  7,c7 respecting  
communities of interest2 and  7,d7      
maintaining partisan fairness4  7c7     
,completion of ,study ,the ,study       
required under subsection 7a7 shall be  
completed at the later of-- 7#a7        

,january #a1 #bjba2 or  7#b7 the date   
that is #a year after the date of the   
agreement in subsection 7a74  7d7       
,report ,after the completion of the    
study1 the ,attorney ,general shall     
submit to ,congress and make publicly   
available the results of the study      
described in subsection 7a74  #c4       
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated such  
sums as may be necessary to carry out   
this ,act4