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Formula Programs: Adjusted Census Data Would Redistribute Small Percentage of Funds to States

GGD-92-12 Published: Nov 07, 1991. Publicly Released: Nov 13, 1991.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the use of the Bureau of the Census' 1990 census Post Enumeration Survey, focusing on the: (1) uses of population-related data in federal grant programs; and (2) potential implications of the proposed use of 1990 census-adjusted population data by the federal government in direct allocations to states and local governments.

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