II 112th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3079 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 10, 2012 Mr. Paul (for himself, Mr. Boozman, and Mr. Vitter) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions, and for other purposes.

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Participation in American Community Survey to be voluntary

(a)

In general

Except as provided in subsection (b), no criminal penalty shall apply, under section 221 of title 13, United States Code, or any other provision of law, for refusing or willfully neglecting to answer questions in connection with the survey, conducted by the Secretary of Commerce, which is commonly referred to as the American Community Survey. (b)

Exceptions

Nothing in subsection (a) shall— (1)apply in the case of a question that elicits only 1 or more of the items of information described in subsection (c); or (2)be considered to waive any penalty imposed by reason of conduct described in section 221(b) of title 13, United States Code. (c)

Information described

The items of information described in this subsection are as follows: (1)The name of the respondent. (2)Contact information for the respondent. (3)The date of the response. (4)The number of people living or staying at the same address.