#aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
,,con4 ,,res4 #ca  ,,concurrent         
,,resolution  ,whereas the ,constitution
 of the ,united ,states requires an     
actual enumeration of the population    
every #aj years1 with the #bjbj count   
beginning in remote ,alaska in ,january 
#bjbj and elsewhere in the ,united      
,states in ,march #bjbj2 ,whereas the   
decennial census is a responsibility of 
the ,federal ,government1 mandated by   
section #b of article ,i of the         
,constitution of the ,united ,states2   
,whereas any individual who wants to    
help administer the #bjbj ,census should
 apply at #bjbj;census4gov_/jobs2       
,whereas the goal of the decennial      
census is to count every person in the  
,united ,states once1 and only once1 and
 in the right place2 ,whereas the goal  
of the #bjbj ,census is to eliminate the
 undercounting and overcounting of      
specific population groups1 problems    
that were apparent in previous censuses2
 ,whereas the #bjbj ,census is quick1   

safe1 and easy to complete2 ,whereas1   
under section #bajh7;b7 of title #dd1   
,united ,states ,code--  7#a7 the       
confidentiality of all personally       
identifiable information from the       
decennial census is protected from      
public disclosure for #gb years2  7#b7  
the ,bureau of the ,census is prohibited
 from sharing any personally            
identifiable information from the       
decennial census with any other         
government agency1 including law        
enforcement and courts of law1 or any   
private entity1 for any purpose2 and    
7#c7 the information collected through  
the decennial census is used for        
statistical purposes only2 ,whereas the 
decennial census is a cornerstone of the
 representative democracy of the ,united
 ,states1 as the data collected through 
the decennial census--  7#a7 is the     
basis for apportioning among the ,states
 seats in the ,house of                 
,representatives2 and  7#b7 is provided 
to the ,states for drawing congressional

 and legislative district lines2        
,whereas complete and accurate census   
data will help ensure that resources for
 education1 health care1 rural          
development1 workforce training1        
housing1 transportation1 and other      
matters are allocated fairly and        
accurately2 ,whereas businesses use     
census data to guide investment in      
job-creating initiatives1 such as the   
building of new production facilities1  
and in choosing where to locate new     
retail and service outlets2 ,whereas1 in
 #bjbj1 responding to the census will be
 easier than ever1 as the census form   
will be available online for the first  
time and households may choose to       
respond online1 over the phone1 or      
through the mail2 and ,whereas a        
complete and accurate census requires   
the fullest possible participation from 
all residents of the ,united ,states3   
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that it is the 
sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 it is the
 civic duty of the people of the ,united

 ,states to help ensure that the #bjbj  
,census is as accurate as possible2     
7#b7 the ,federal ,government1 ,state   
and local governments1 civil society1   
businesses1 religious institutions1     
libraries1 and other national and local 
organizations should work together as   
partners to inform the public that the  
#bjbj ,census is safe1 easy1 and        
important2  7#c7 individuals who want to
 help administer the #bjbj ,census      
should apply for a job at               
#bjbj;census4gov_/jobs2 and  7#d7       
residents of the ,united ,states should 
plan to respond to the #bjbj ,census to 
ensure that all people living in a      
household in the ,united ,states1       
including young children1 are included4 
,passed the ,senate ,december #ah1      
#bjai4,secretary