| The  Administration  strongly opposes House passage of H.R. 472.  As stated
in the attached
March  16,  1999,  letter  to  Chairman  Burton,  if  this legislation were
presented  to the President, the Secretary of Commerce would recommend that
it be vetoed. 
H.R. 472 would mandate a post-Census local review that would not be timely,
effective,  or  cost  efficient.   The  Census Bureau is working with local
governments  to improve address information before the Census, which
will provide greater accuracy of the Census within the statutory time frame
for its completion.
 
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