13 U.S.C. § 1
Definitions
As used in this title, unless the context requires another meaning or unless it is otherwise provided—
Title 13 — CENSUS
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13 U.S.C. § 2
Bureau of the Census
The Bureau is continued as an agency within, and under the jurisdiction of, the Department of Commerce.
13 U.S.C. § 3
Seal
The Bureau shall have a seal containing such device as has been selected heretofore, or as the Secretary may select hereafter. A description of such seal with an impression thereof shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State. The seal shall remain in the custody of the Secretary or such officer or employee o…
13 U.S.C. § 4
Functions of Secretary; regulations; delegation
The Secretary shall perform the functions and duties imposed upon him by this title, may issue such rules and regulations as he deems necessary to carry out such functions and duties, and may delegate the performance of such functions and duties and the authority to issue such rules and regulations to such officers and…
13 U.S.C. § 5
Questionnaires; number, form, and scope of inquiries
The Secretary shall prepare questionnaires, and shall determine the inquiries, and the number, form, and subdivisions thereof, for the statistics, surveys, and censuses provided for in this title.
13 U.S.C. § 7
Printing; requisitions upon Director of the Government Publishing Office; publication of bulletins and reports
The Secretary may make requisition upon the Director of the Government Publishing Office for miscellaneous printing necessary to carry out the provisions of this title. He may further have printed by the Director of the Government Publishing Office, in such editions as he deems necessary, preliminary and other census b…
13 U.S.C. § 9
Information as confidential; exception
Neither the Secretary, nor any other officer or employee of the Department of Commerce or bureau or agency thereof, or local government census liaison, may, except as provided in section 8 or 16 or chapter 10 of this title or section 210 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Age…
13 U.S.C. § 11
Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated, out of the Treasury of the United States, such sums as may be necessary to carry out all provisions of this title.
13 U.S.C. § 12
Mechanical and electronic development
The Secretary is authorized to have conducted mechanical and electronic development work as he determines is needed to further the functions and duties of carrying out the purposes of this title and may enter into such developmental contracts as he may determine to be in the best interest of the Government.
13 U.S.C. § 13
Procurement of professional services
The Secretary shall have authority to contract with educational and other research organizations for the preparation of monographs and other reports and materials of a similar nature.
13 U.S.C. § 15
Leases for 1980 decennial census
The 15 percent limitation contained in section 322 11 See References in Text note below. of the Act of June 30, 1932 (47 Stat. 412) shall not apply to leases entered into by the Secretary for the purpose of carrying out the 1980 decennial census, but no lease may be entered into for such purpose at a rental in excess o…
13 U.S.C. § 16
Address information reviewed by States and local governments
The Secretary, to assist efforts to ensure the accuracy of censuses and surveys under this title, shall— The Secretary— For the purposes of this section—
13 U.S.C. § 22
Qualifications of permanent personnel
All permanent officers and employees of the Bureau shall be citizens of the United States.
13 U.S.C. § 26
Transportation by contract
The Secretary may contract with field employees for the rental and use within the continental limits of the United States of means of transportation, other than motorcycle, automobile, or airplane, and for the rental and use outside of the continental United States of any means of transportation, which means may be own…
13 U.S.C. § 41
Collection and publication
The Secretary shall collect and publish statistics concerning the—
13 U.S.C. § 43
Records and reports of cotton ginners
Every cotton ginner shall keep a record of the county or parish in which each bale of cotton ginned by him is grown and report at the completion of the ginning season, but not later than the March canvass, of each year a segregation of the total number of bales ginned by counties or parishes in which grown.
13 U.S.C. § 44
Foreign cotton statistics
In addition to the information regarding cotton in the United States provided for in this subchapter, the Secretary shall compile, by correspondence or the use of published reports and documents, any available information concerning the production, consumption, and stocks of cotton in foreign countries, and the number…
13 U.S.C. § 45
Simultaneous publication of cotton reports
The reports of cotton ginned to the dates as of which the Department of Agriculture is also required to issue cotton crop reports shall be issued simultaneously with the cotton crop reports of that department, the two reports to be issued from the same place at 3 o’clock postmeridian on or before the 12th day of the mo…
13 U.S.C. § 61
Collection and publication
The Secretary shall collect, collate, and publish monthly statistics concerning— the quantities of— the quantities, by types or kinds, of—
13 U.S.C. § 62
Additional statistics
This subchapter does not restrict or limit the Secretary in the collection and publication, under the general authority of the Secretary, of such statistics on fats and oils or products thereof not specifically required in this subchapter, as he deems to be in the public interest.
13 U.S.C. § 63
Duplicate collection of statistics prohibited; access to available statistics
Statistics required under Federal law, as of the effective date of this title, to be collected by any other Federal department or agency in a manner comparable both as to form and period of time to the collection of statistics provided for by this subchapter shall not be collected by the Secretary under the authority o…
13 U.S.C. § 81
Statistics on apparel and textile industries
The Secretary shall collect and publish quarterly statistics relating to domestic apparel and textile industries.
13 U.S.C. § 91
Collection and publication
The Secretary shall not select an organization or entity for participation in a survey, if— the organization or entity— the organization or entity— For purposes of this subsection:
13 U.S.C. § 101
Defective, dependent, and delinquent classes; crime
The Secretary may collect decennially statistics relating—
13 U.S.C. § 102
Religion
The Secretary may collect decennially statistics relating to religious bodies.
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