1. Census for the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
In general— Section 141 of title 13, United States Code, is amended—
by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and
by adding after subsection (f) the following:
“(g) The Secretary shall, in 2025 and every 10 years thereafter, take a mid-decade census of population as of the first day of April of the applicable year for each of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.”
Authorization of appropriations— For the purpose of carrying out the amendments made by subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated $12,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2020 to 2024 and $6,000,000 for each succeeding fiscal year after 2024.