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108 STAT. 4394 PUBLIC LAW 103-430—OCT. 31, 1994 "(3) The Bureau should respond to each recommendation made by a census lisiison concerning the accuracy of address information, including the determination (and reasons therefor) of the Bureau regarding each such recommendation. "(4) For the purposes of paragraph (1), in a case in which a local unit of general purpose government is within another local unit of general purpose government and is not independent of the enclosing unit, the census Uaison shall be designated by the local unit of general purpose government which is within the enclosing local unit of general purpose government. "(5) A census liaison may not use information made available under paragraph (1) for any purpose other than the purpose specified in paragraph (1). "(c) For the purposes of this section— "(1) the term local unit of general purpose government' has the meaning given such term by section 184(1) of this title; and "(2) the term 'State' includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States.". 13 USC 9. (b) CONFIDENTIALITY. —Section 9(a) of such title is amended— (1) by inserting "or local government census haison," after "thereof,; and (2) by inserting "or 16" after "section 8". 13 USC 214. (c) PENALTY. —Section 214 of such title is amended by inserting "or whoever, being or having been a census Uaison within the meaning of section 16 of this title," after "title," the second place it appears. (d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT. —The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 15 the following: "16. Address information reviewed by local governments.". 13 USC 16 note. SEC. 3. DEVELOPMENT OF APPEALS PROCESS BY ADMINISTRATOR OF TEIE OFFICE OF INFORMATION AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS. The Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, acting through the Chief Statistician and in consultation with the Bureau of me Census, shall develop an appeals process for those States and local units of general purpose government which desire to appeal determinations of the Bureau of the Census pursuant to section 16(a)(2) or (b)(3) of title 13, United States Code. Appeals under such process shall be resolved before the Publication. decennial census date. The Chief Statistician shall publish the Ereposed appeals process for a period of public comment before nalizing such process. SEC. 4. AUTHORITY OF UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO SHARE ADDRESS LISTS. Section 412 of title 39, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out "Except" and all that follows through "law," and inserting in lieu mereof "(a) Except as specifically provided by subsection (b) or other law,"; and (2) by adding at the end the following: "(b) The Postal Service shall provide to the Secretary of Commerce for use by the Bureau of the Census such address informa-