Sec. 302. Inclusion of Puerto Rico in Census surveys
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The Secretary shall study the feasibility of including Puerto Rico in the Current Population Survey conducted by the Secretary. The Chief Statistician of the United States shall establish a technical interagency working group to study the most effective approach to improving the quality and availability of data about or from Puerto Rico for the purpose of Federal statistical programs. Not later than October 31, 2018, and on a quarterly basis thereafter, the technical interagency working group established under paragraph
(1)shall submit a report on the activities and findings of the working group to— the Committee on Finance of the Senate; and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives. The Secretary shall conduct a proof of concept for including, or expanding the inclusion of, Puerto Rico in each of the following surveys and programs conducted by the Secretary: The Census of Governments and Related Annual Programs. The Survey of Business Owners. The Building Permits Survey. The Quarterly Workforce Indicators, derived from the Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics Program. The Statistics of U.S. Businesses.