Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 116 Part 4.djvu/705

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CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS—MAR. 22, 2002 116 STAT. 3133 (C) proposed changes to those strategies, if any; and (D) the role and extent of cooperation of the governments of sub-Saharan countries and other donors, both public and private, in combating poverty and promoting equitable economic development. Agreed to March 8, 2002. ADJOURNMENT—HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mar. 21, 2002 AND SENATE [H.Con.Res.360] Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legislative day of Wednesday, March 20, 2002, or Thursday, March 21, 2002, on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, it stand adjourned until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 9, 2002, or until Members are notified to reassemble pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first; and that when the Senate recesses or adjourns at the close of business on Thursday, March 21, 2002, Friday, March 22, 2002, or Saturday, March 23, 2002, on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, it stand recessed or adjourned until noon on Monday, April 8, 2002, or at such other time on that day as may be specified in the motion to recess or adjourn, or until Members are notified to reassemble pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first. SEC. 2. The Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of the Senate, acting jointly after consultation with the Minority Leader of the House and the Minority Leader of the Senate, shall ' notify the Members of the House and the Senate, respectively, to reassemble at such place and time as they may designate whenever, in their opinion, the public interest shall warrant it. Agreed to March 21, 2002. CENSUS BUREAU—lOOTH ANNIVERSARY Mar. 22, 2002 Whereas this Nation's Founding Fathers mandated that a census be conducted once every 10 years, and the decennial census remains the only constitutionally mandated data collection activity today; Whereas the Congress established a permanent "Census Office" in the Department of the Interior on March 6, 1902, and, in 1903, transferred that office to what was then the newly established Department of Commerce and Labor (within which, with more than 700 employees, it comprised the largest of that department's new bureaus); Whereas Federal, State, and local governments use data collected by the Bureau of the Census in the distribution of funds and in the formulation of public policy in such areas as education. [H. Con. Res. 339]