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One Hundred Eleventh Congress of the United States of America
At the Second Session
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the fifth day of January, two thousand and ten
H. R. 4621
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.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Prevent Deceptive Census Look Alike Mailings Act
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Requirements for mail bearing the term census
on the envelope or outside cover or wrapper
Matter soliciting purchase of a product or service
Section 3001(h) of title 39, United States Code, is amended—
by inserting, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), ; or which bears the term
after census
on the envelope or outside cover or wrappersuch matter by the Federal Government
;
in paragraph (2), by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively;
by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively;
by inserting (1)
after (h)
; and
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
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.
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Matter soliciting information or contribution of funds
Section 3001(i) of title 39, United States Code, is amended—
by inserting, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), ; or which bears the term
after census
on the envelope or outside cover or wrappersuch matter by the Federal Government
;
in paragraph (2), by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively;
by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively;
by inserting (1)
after (i)
; and
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
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.
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Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
