,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #edjd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #aa1       
#bjai,mr4 ,sires introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the            
,comptroller ,general to submit a report
 to ,congress and the ,secretary of     
,commerce on coordination between       
,states1 units of local government1 the 
,federal ,government1 and nonprofit     
organizations in carrying out the #bjbj 
decennial census of population1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,coordinating  
,efficiency in ,nonprofit1 ,state1 and  
,u4,s4 ,resources ,act or the ,,census  
,resources ,act4  #b4 ,,gao report on   
coordination between ,states1 units of  
local government1 ,federal ,government1 
and nonprofit organizations in carrying 
out #bjbj decennial census  7a7 ,report 
,not later than #a year after the       
decennial census date with respect to   

the #bjbj decennial census of           
population1 the ,comptroller ,general of
 the ,united ,states shall submit a     
report to ,congress and the ,secretary  
of ,commerce that--  7#a7 evaluates the 
level and quality of cooperation between
 ,states1 units of local government1 the
 ,federal ,government1 and nonprofit    
organizations in implementing1          
promoting1 and supporting such census2  
7#b7 identifies any redundant use of    
,state1 units of local government1      
,federal1 or nonprofit organization     
funds in carrying out such census2  7#c7
 identifies best practices in           
coordination between ,states1 units of  
local government1 the ,federal          
,government and nonprofit organizations 
in carrying out such census2 and  7#d7  
evaluates effectiveness of coordination 
between ,states1 units of local         
government1 the ,federal ,government1   
and nonprofit organizations in outreach 
to hard-to-count populations4  7b7      
,definitions ,in this ,act-- 7#a7 the   

term decennial census date has the      
meaning given that term in section      
#ada7;a7 of title #ac1 ,united ,states  
,code2 and  7#b7 the term ,state means  
any of the #ej ,states1 the ,district of
 ,columbia1 and any territory or        
possession of the ,united ,states4