Show McKay Bill Protects Data Congressman Gunn McKay introduced a bill to insure that U.S. Census Bureau data will not be lost to and others with legitimate interest in the are being held this week on a bill which might close the 1900 Census McKay share the concern that an individual must be adequately protected from the release of confidential Census but 1 feel my legislation has adequate safeguards in this Under the bill I no Census data would be available for release until 77 years have After only demographic information would be and the information could not used as the basis for any legal UNDER THE McKay the Secretary of Commerce would certify register organizations he deemed to have a legitimate interest in the information of Census These organizations would then designate agents to obtain information from the Census in behalf of the and make this information available to the organization The wording of the McKay would limit the access to this information to legitimate historical and genealogical RECOGNIZE the necessity of a screening process on Census McKay this legislation would have protections forced bv the Secretary nf stipulating that only certified organizations with legitimate and verifiable interests in the data can send their authorized agents to the Census |