,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ibci  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #b1 #bjbd    
,mr4 ,bergman introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,oversight and            
,accountability  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
title #ac1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
provide that response to the ,american  
,community ,survey shall be voluntary1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,american ,community ,survey ,choice    
,act or the ,,acs ,choice ,act4  #b4    
,voluntary response to ,american        
,community ,survey ,section #bba of     
title #ac1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7d7 ,the penalty under      
subsection 7a7 shall not apply to any   
individual who refuses or willfully     
neglects to answer or otherwise respond 
to any question in the survey conducted 
by the ,secretary of ,commerce commonly 
referred to as the ,american ,community 

,survey 7or any successor survey74  4