,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #hgb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bg1         
#bjbj,ms4 ,k5dra ,s4 ,horn ( ,oklahoma  
7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,cole1 ,ms4 ,haal&1 ,mr4
 ,gallego1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,ms4 ,davids (
 ,kansas1 ,ms4 ,bass1 & ,mr4 ,t$ ,lieu (
 ,cali=nia7 submitt$ ! foll[+           
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,ov]sight & ,re=m  ,,resolution     
,recogniz+ ! vital importance ( ,native 
,am]ican p>ticipation 9 ! #bjbj dec5nial
 c5sus ( population4  ,:]eas ! #bjbj    
,unit$ ,/ates c5sus is an opportunity to
 provide a bett] future = ,tribal       
,nations by provid+ an accurate c\nt (  
,am]ican ,indians & ,alaska ,natives2   
,:]eas ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 ,tribal      
,nations1 & decision mak]s w use #bjbj  
c5sus data 9 a v>iety ( ways t c b5efit 
,tribal ,nations2 ,:]eas "u ! ,f$]al    
,indian tru/ responsibility1 ! ,unit$   
,/ates has a legally en=ceable fiduci>y 
obligation to protect ,tribal treaty    
rights1 l&s1 assets1 & res\rces1 z well 

z a duty to c>ry out ! m&ates ( ,f$]al  
law ) respect to ,am]ican ,indian &     
,alaska ,native ,nations2 ,:]eas #bjbj  
c5sus data w be us$ to evaluate gov]nm5t
 programs & policies to ensure !y fairly
 & equitably s]ve ! ne$s ( all gr\ps ( p
 & to monitor compliance )              
antidiscrim9ation laws1 regulations1 &  
policies2 ,:]eas ,/ates w also use #bjbj
 c5sus data to meet legislative         
r$i/rict+ & apportionm5t requirem5ts2   
,:]eas _m ,tribal ,nations w use c5sus  
data to make gov]nm5tal decisions on    
allocat+ res\rces1 ! ne$s ( _!          
communities1 economic developm5t        
opportunities1 & areas ( gr[? = future  
decision mak+2 ,:]eas ,am]ican ,indians 
& ,alaska ,natives h hi/orically be5 at 
a high] risk = und]c\nt+ 9 ! c5sus ?an  
o!r populations2 ,:]eas1 9 ! #bjaj      
c5sus1 ! ,c5sus ,bureau e/imates t      
,am]ican ,indians & ,alaska ,natives    
liv+ on res]vations or 9 ,native        
villages 7 und]c\nt$ by approximately   
#d4i p]c5t1 m ?an d\ble ! und]c\nt rate 

( ! next close/ population gr\p2 ,:]eas 
#bjbj c5sus data w affect ! allocation (
 approximately #a1ejj1jjj1jjj1jjj 9     
,f$]al funds2 ,:]eas #bjbj c5sus        
responses c help %ape h[ billions (     
doll>s 9 ,f$]al funds are allocat$ ea*  
ye> to ,tribal ,nations 9 fur!rance ( ! 
,f$]al tru/ responsibility2 ,:]eas      
und]c\nt+ ( ,am]ican ,indian & ,alaska  
,natives c\ld significantly und]cut     
,f$]al fund+ levels = v>i\s programs =  
#aj ye>s2 ,:]eas ,f$]al fund+ = ,indian 
s*ools & education programs1 ,native    
,am]ican work=ce programs1 ,indian heal?
 programs1 ,indian h\s+ programs1 wat] &
 sewage projects1 roads1 & economic     
developm5t are bas$ on data collect$ by 
! ,c5sus ,bureau e #aj ye>s2 ,:]eas ov] 
#cjj ,f$]al sp5d+ programs rely on data 
d]iv$ f ! c5sus to guide ! geographic   
di/ribution ( funds to ,/ates1 c\nties1 
cities1 & h\seholds2 ,:]eas responses to
 ! #bjbj c5sus are confid5tial &        
protect$ by law2 ,:]eas p]sonal         
in=mation is nev] %>$ by ! ,c5sus       

,bureau ) any o!r gov]nm5t ag5cies or   
law en=cem5t1 includ+ ,f$]al1 local1 &  
,tribal au?orities2 ,:]eas c5sus        
responses _c be us$ aga9/ individuals by
 any gov]nm5t ag5cy or c\rt 9 any way--n
 by ! ,f$]al ,bureau ( ,inve/igation1 n 
by ! ,c5tral ,intellig5ce ,ag5cy1 n by !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security1 & n by  
,u4,s4 ,immigration & ,cu/oms ,en=cem5t2
 & ,:]eas ! #bjbj c5sus w (f] h\seholds 
! option to respond onl9e1 by mail1 by  
phone1 or 9 p]son3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t x
 is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives  
t-- 7#a7 ensur+ an accurate c\nt (      
,am]ican ,indians & ,alaska ,natives is 
vital = ! ess5ce & purpose ( ! #bjbj    
dec5nial c5sus ( population2  7#b7 an   
und]c\nt ( ,am]ican ,indians & ,alaska  
,natives c\ld result 9 significant      
und]repres5tation & und]fund+ = ,am]ican
 ,indian & ,alaska ,native ,nations &   
h\seholds2 &  7#c7 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1  
,/ate & local gov]nm5ts1 & ,tribal      
,nations %\ld "w toge!r z p>tn]s to     
enc\rage p>ticipation 9 ! #bjbj dec5nial

 c5sus ( population among ,am]ican      
,indian & ,alaska ,native ,nations1 & to
 in=m ! public t ! #bjbj dec5nial c5sus 
( population is safe1 easy1 & important4