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 113 STAT. 1026 PUBLIC LAW 106-69—OCT. 9, 1999 of Wisconsin, South Carolina, and Oklahoma that shall be in compliance within 90 days following the day of issuance of a final decision on Reno vs. Condon by the United States Supreme Court if the State legislature is in session, or within 90 days of the next convening of the State legislature following the issuance of such final decision if the State legislature is not in session. SEC. 351. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, within the funds provided in this Act for the Federal Highway Administration and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, $10,000,000 may be made available for completion of the National Advanced Driving Simulator (NADS): Provided, That such funds shall be subject to reprogramming guidelines. SEC. 352. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, section 105 Stat. 2048. 1107(b) of Public Law 102-240 is amended by striking "Construction of a replacement bridge at Watervale Bridge #63, Harford County, MD" and inserting the following: "For improvements to Bottom Road Bridge, Vinegar Hill Road Bridge and Southampton Road Bridge, Harford County, MD". SEC. 353. (a) FINDINGS. —The Senate makes the following findings: (1) The survival of American culture is dependent upon the survival of the sacred institution of marriage. (2) The decennial census is required by section 2 of article 1 of the Constitution of the United States, and has been conducted in every decade since 1790. (3) The decennial census has included marital status among the information sought from every American household since 1880. (4) The 2000 decennial census will mark the first decennial census since 1880 in which marital status will not be a question included on the census questionnaire distributed to the majority of American households. (5) The United States Census Bureau has removed marital status from the short form census questionnaire to be distributed to the majority of American households in the 2000 decennial census and placed that category of information on the long form census questionnaire to be distributed only to a sample of the population in that decennial census. (6) Every year more than $100,000,000,000 in Federal funds are allocated based on the data collected by the Census Bureau. (7) Recorded data on marital status provides a basic foundation for the development of Federal policy. (8) Census data showing an exact account of the numbers of persons who are married, single, or divorced provides critical information which serves as an indicator on the prevalence of marriage in society. (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE. —It is the sense of the Senate that the United States Census Bureau— (1) has wrongfully decided not to include marital status on the census questionnaire to be distributed to the majority of Americans for the 2000 decennial census; and (2) should include marital status on the short form census questionnaire to be distributed to the majority of American households for the 2000 decennial census.

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