To amend title 13, United States Code, to make clear that sampling may be used in order to improve the accuracy of the decennial censuses of population, and for other purposes.

Amends Federal law to authorize the use of sampling to determine the total U.S. population by State with respect to the decennial census for purposes of the apportionment of Representatives in Congress among the several States, provided it is used in conjunction with a good faith effort using non-sampling techniques and is necessary in order to achieve a more accurate census. Directs the...