A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to provide for grants to State and local governments to assist in eliminating census undercounts, and for other purposes.
Census Awareness and Accountability Act of 1984 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce with respect to each decennial and mid-decade census to submit to the committees of Congress having legislative jurisdiction over the census, not later than 18 months before the appropriate census date, a report containing the Secretary's determination concerning the procedure for estimating and adjusting for any overcount or undercount in any tabulation of total population by State or other geographical area which may occur in such census (including the estimated total cost and the projected timetable for carrying out such procedures).
Directs the Secretary to establish a program to provide grants to States and local units of government in order to promote activities designed to minimize the extent of any undercounts which may occur in the decennial census. Authorizes amounts to be appropriated for FY 1986 through 1990 for such grants.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and Government Processes.
Committee on Governmental Affairs requested executive comment from GAO, OMB, Commerce Department (Census Bureau).
Committee on Governmental Affairs received executive comment from Commerce Department (Census Bureau).
Committee on Governmental Affairs received executive comment from GAO.
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