One Hundred Eleventh Congress
of the
United States of America
the fifth day of January, two thousand and ten
An Act
To protect the integrity of the constitutionally mandated United States census and prohibit deceptive mail practices that attempt to exploit the decennial census.
(a) Matter Soliciting Purchase of a Product or Service- Section 3001(h) of title 39, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), ‘; or which bears the term ‘census’ on the envelope or outside cover or wrapper’ after ‘such matter by the Federal Government’;
(2) in paragraph (2), by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively;
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively;
(4) by inserting ‘(1)’ after ‘(h)’; and
(5) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘(2) In the case of matter bearing the term ‘census’ on the envelope or outside cover or wrapper, in addition to satisfying one of the exceptions contained in paragraphs (1)(A), (1)(B), or (1)(C), such envelope or outside cover or wrapper bears on its face an accurate return address including the name of the entity that sent such matter.’.
(b) Matter Soliciting Information or Contribution of Funds- Section 3001(i) of title 39, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), ‘; or which bears the term ‘census’ on the envelope or outside cover or wrapper’ after ‘such matter by the Federal Government’;
(2) in paragraph (2), by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively;
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively;
(4) by inserting ‘(1)’ after ‘(i)’; and
(5) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘(2) In the case of matter bearing the term ‘census’ on the envelope or outside cover or wrapper, in addition to satisfying one of the exceptions contained in paragraphs (1)(A), (1)(B), or (1)(C), such envelope or outside cover or wrapper bears on its face an accurate return address including the name of the entity that sent such matter.’.
Vice President of the United States and
U.S. Congress - Text of H.R.4621 as Enrolled Bill Prevent Deceptive Census Look Alike Mailings Act
