Pub. L. 105-18, tit. VIII

The Department of Commerce is directed within thirty days of enactment of this Act to provide to the Congress a comprehensive and detailed plan outlining its proposed methodologies for conducting the 2000 decennial Census and available methods to conduct an actual enumeration of the population. This plan description shall specifically include: (1) a list of all statistical methodologies that may be used in conducting the Census; (2) an explanation of these statistical methodologies; (3) a list of statistical errors which may occur as a result of the use of each statistical methodology; (4) the estimated error rate down to the census tract level; (5) a cost estimation showing cost allocations for each census activity plan; and (6) an analysis of all available options for counting hard-to-enumerate individuals, without utilizing sampling or any other statistical methodology, including efforts like the Milwaukee Complete Count project. The Department of Commerce is also directed within thirty days of enactment of this Act to provide to the Congress an estimate and explanation of the error rate at the census block level based upon the 1995 test data. This Act may be cited as the “1997 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Recovery from Natural Disasters, and for Overseas Peacekeeping Efforts, Including Those in Bosnia”.