,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bfe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #bh1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,risch 7for himself1 ,mrs4    
,hyde-,smith1 ,ms4 ,lummis1 ,mr4        
,daines1 and ,mr4 ,crapo7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on       
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide that   
participation in the ,american          
,community ,survey is voluntary4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,freedom from ,government ,surveys  
,act4  #b4 ,voluntary nature of         
,american ,community ,survey  7a7 ,no   
penalty for failure ,to respond ,section
 #bba of title #ac1 ,united ,states     
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7d7 ,voluntary nature of
 ,american ,community ,survey           
,subsection 7a7 shall not apply to any  
person who refuses or neglects to answer
 any question on the ,american          
,community ,survey 7or any successor    

survey74  4  7b7 ,clarification of      
voluntary nature on survey ,section #aic
 of title #ac1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,in advance 
and inserting the following3  7a7 ,in   
general ,in advance  2 and  7#b7 by     
adding at the end the following3  7b7   
,clarification of voluntary nature of   
,american ,community ,survey ,the       
,secretary shall include on the         
,american ,community ,survey 7or any    
successor survey7 a statement that      
participation in the survey is          
voluntary4  4