13 U.S.C. § 196
Special censuses
United States · Title 13 — CENSUS · Status: effective
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- 13 U.S.C. § 196, Special censuses, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/439225
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The Secretary may conduct special censuses for the government of any State, or of any county, city, or other political subdivision within a State, for the government of the District of Columbia, and for the government of any possession or area (including political subdivisions thereof) referred to in section 191(a) of this title, on subjects covered by the censuses provided for in this title, upon payment to the Secretary of the actual or estimated cost of each such special census. The results of each such special census shall be designated “Official Census Statistics”. These statistics may be used in the manner provided by applicable law.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- An Act to amend title 13, United States Code, to provide for a mid-decade census of population, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally