S.Amdt. 3825
What it does: Adds SEC. ___. IMPROVED ENUMERATION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES IN ANY TABULATION OF TOTAL POPULATION BY SECRETARY OF COMMERCE wherever appropriate
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)What it changes
1 change to S. 2410
Adds SEC. ___. IMPROVED ENUMERATION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES IN ANY TABULATION OF TOTAL POPULATION BY SECRETARY OF COMMERCE wherever appropriate
Adds a sectionInserted: SEC. ___. IMPROVED ENUMERATION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES IN ANY TABULATION OF TOTAL POPULATION BY SECRETARY OF COMMERCE.
Inserted: (a) In General.--Section 141 of title 13, United States Code, is amended--
Inserted: (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and
Inserted: (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following:
Inserted: "(g) Effective beginning with the 2020 decennial census of population, in taking any tabulation of total population by States, the Secretary shall take appropriate measures to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that all members of the Armed Forces deployed abroad on the date of taking such tabulation are--
Inserted: "(1) fully and accurately counted; and
Inserted: "(2) properly attributed to the State in which their residence at their permanent duty station or homeport is located on such date.".
Inserted: (b) Construction.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall not be construed to affect the residency status of any member of the Armed Forces under any provision of law other than title 13, United States Code.
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As printed
SA 3825. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. ___. IMPROVED ENUMERATION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES IN ANY TABULATION OF TOTAL POPULATION BY SECRETARY OF COMMERCE.
(a) In General.--Section 141 of title 13, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following:
“(g) Effective beginning with the 2020 decennial census of population, in taking any tabulation of total population by States, the Secretary shall take appropriate measures to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that all members of the Armed Forces deployed abroad on the date of taking such tabulation are--
“(1) fully and accurately counted; and
“(2) properly attributed to the State in which their residence at their permanent duty station or homeport is located on such date.”.
(b) Construction.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall not be construed to affect the residency status of any member of the Armed Forces under any provision of law other than title 13, United States Code.
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Senate amendment submitted
September 17, 2014