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13 U.S.C. § 161 — Quinquennial censuses; inclusion of certain data
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The Secretary shall take, compile, and publish for the year 1957 and for every fifth year thereafter a census of governments. Each such census shall include, but shall not be limited to, data on taxes and tax valuations, governmental receipts, expenditures, indebtedness, and employees of States, counties, cities, and other governmental units.
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The Secretary shall take, compile, and publish for the year 1957 and for every fifth year thereafter a census of governments. Each such census shall include, but shall not be limited to, data on taxes and tax valuations, governmental receipts, expenditures, indebtedness, and employees of States, counties, cities, and other governmental units.
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**(a)** Each of the censuses authorized by this chapter shall include each State, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and as may be determined by the Secretary, such other possessions and areas over which the United States exercises jurisdiction, control, or sovereignty. Inclusion of other areas over which the United States exercises jurisdiction or control shall be subject to the concurrence of the Secretary of State.
**(b)** For censuses taken in the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or any possession or area not specifically designated in subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary may use census information collected by the Governor or highest ranking Federal official, if such information was obtained in accordance with plans prescribed or approved by the Secretary.
**(c)** If, pursuant to a determination by the Secretary under subsection (a) of this section, any census is not taken in a possession or area over which the United States exercises jurisdiction, control, or sovereignty, the Secretary may include data obtained from other Federal agencies or government sources in the census report. Any data obtained from foreign governments shall be obtained through the Secretary of State.
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TITLE 13—CENSUS
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gration status. Reflecting this legal background, and
the values of equal representation and respect that the
Constitution and laws embody, it is the policy of the
United States that reapportionment shall be based on
the total number of persons residing in the several
States, without regard for immigration status. It is
likewise essential that the census count be accurate
and based on reliable and high-quality data.
SEC. 3. Ensuring that the Apportionment Base and State-
Level Tabulations Include All Inhabitants of Each State.
In preparing the report to the President required under
section 141(b) of title 13, United States Code, the Sec-
retary shall report the tabulation of total population
by State that reflects the whole number of persons
whose usual residence was in each State as of the des-
ignated census date in section 141(a) of title 13, United
States Code, without regard to immigration status. In
addition, the Secretary shall use tabulations of popu-
lation reflecting the whole number of persons whose
usual residence was in each State as of the census date,
without regard to immigration status, in reports pro-
vided to the Governor and officers or public bodies hav-
ing responsibility for legislative apportionment or dis-
tricting of each State under section 141(c) of title 13,
United States Code.
SEC. 4. Data Quality. The Secretary shall take all nec-
essary steps, consistent with law, to ensure that the
total population information presented to the Presi-
dent and to the States is accurate and complies with
all applicable laws.
SEC. 5. Revocation. Executive Order 13880 of July 11,
2019 (Collecting Information About Citizenship Status
in Connection With the Decennial Census) [formerly set
out above], and t
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