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13 U.S.C. § 225 — Applicability of penal provisions in certain cases
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**(a)** In connection with any survey conducted by the Secretary or other authorized officer or employee of the Department of Commerce or bureau or agency thereof pursuant to subchapter IV of chapter 5 of this title, the provisions of sections 221, 222, 223 and 224 of this title shall apply—
(1) with respect to the answering of questions and furnishing of information, only to such inquiries as are within the scope of the schedules and questionnaires and of the type and character heretofore used in connection with the taking of complete censuses under subchapters I and II of chapter 5 of this title, or in connection with any censuses hereafter taken pursuant to such subchapters;
(2) only after publication of a determination with reasons therefor certified by the Secretary, or by some other authorized officer or employee of the Department of Commerce or bureau or agency thereof with the approval of the Secretary, that the information called for is needed to aid or permit the efficient performance of essential governmental functions or services, or has significant application to the needs of the public, business, or industry and is not publicly available from nongovernmental or other governmental sources;
(3) in the case of any new survey, only after public notice, given by the Secretary or other authorized officer or employee of the Department of Commerce or bureau or agency thereof at least thirty days in advance of requesting a return, that such survey is under consideration.
**(b)** The provisions for imprisonment provided by [section 222 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title13-section222&num=0&edition=prelim) shall not apply in connection with any survey conducted pursuant to subchapter II of chapter 3 of this title, or
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**(a)** In connection with any survey conducted by the Secretary or other authorized officer or employee of the Department of Commerce or bureau or agency thereof pursuant to subchapter IV of chapter 5 of this title, the provisions of sections 221, 222, 223 and 224 of this title shall apply—
(1) with respect to the answering of questions and furnishing of information, only to such inquiries as are within the scope of the schedules and questionnaires and of the type and character heretofore used in connection with the taking of complete censuses under subchapters I and II of chapter 5 of this title, or in connection with any censuses hereafter taken pursuant to such subchapters;
(2) only after publication of a determination with reasons therefor certified by the Secretary, or by some other authorized officer or employee of the Department of Commerce or bureau or agency thereof with the approval of the Secretary, that the information called for is needed to aid or permit the efficient performance of essential governmental functions or services, or has significant application to the needs of the public, business, or industry and is not publicly available from nongovernmental or other governmental sources;
(3) in the case of any new survey, only after public notice, given by the Secretary or other authorized officer or employee of the Department of Commerce or bureau or agency thereof at least thirty days in advance of requesting a return, that such survey is under consideration.
**(b)** The provisions for imprisonment provided by [section 222 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title13-section222&num=0&edition=prelim) shall not apply in connection with any survey conducted pursuant to subchapter II of chapter 3 of this title, or to subchapter IV of chapter 5 of this title.
**(c)** The provisions of sections 221, 222, 223, and 224 of this title shall not apply to any censuses or surveys of governments provided for by subchapters III and IV of chapter 5 of this title, nor to other surveys provided for by subchapter IV of such chapter which are taken more frequently than annually.
**(d)** Where the doctrine, teaching, or discipline of any religious denomination or church prohibits the disclosure of information relative to membership, a refusal, in such circumstances, to furnish such information shall not be an offense under this chapter.
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Whoever, either directly or indirectly, offers or renders to any officer or employee of the Department of Commerce or bureau or agency thereof engaged in making an enumeration of population under subchapter II, IV, or V of chapter 5 of this title, any suggestion, advice, information or assistance of any kind, with the intent or purpose of causing an inaccurate enumeration of population to be made, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
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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 employees of the Department of Commerce as he may designate.
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As used in this title, unless the context requires another meaning or unless it is otherwise provided—
(1) “Bureau” means the Bureau of the Census;
(2) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Commerce; and
(3) “respondent” includes a corporation, company, association, firm, partnership, proprietorship, society, joint stock company, individual, or other organization or entity which reported information, or on behalf of which information was reported, in response to a questionnaire, inquiry, or other request of the Bureau.
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The Secretary may collect decennially statistics relating to religious bodies.
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TITLE 13—CENSUS
§ 225
§ 225. Applicability of penal provisions in certain
cases
(a) In connection with any survey conducted
by the Secretary or other authorized officer or
employee of the Department of Commerce or bu-
reau or agency thereof pursuant to subchapter
IV of chapter 5 of this title, the provisions of
sections 221, 222, 223 and 224 of this title shall
apply—
(1) with respect to the answering of ques-
tions and furnishing of information, only to
such inquiries as are within the scope of the
schedules and questionnaires and of the type
and character heretofore used in connection
with the taking of complete censuses under
subchapters I and II of chapter 5 of this title,
or in connection with any censuses hereafter
taken pursuant to such subchapters;
(2) only after publication of a determination
with reasons therefor certified by the Sec-
retary, or by some other authorized officer or
employee of the Department of Commerce or
bureau or agency thereof with the approval of
the Secretary, that the information called for
is needed to aid or permit the efficient per-
formance of essential governmental functions
or services, or has significant application to
the needs of the public, business, or industry
and is not publicly available from nongovern-
mental or other governmental sources;
(3) in the case of any new survey, only after
public notice, given by the Secretary or other
authorized officer or employee of the Depart-
ment of Commerce or bureau or agency there-
of at least thirty days in advance of requesting
a return, that such survey is under consider-
ation.
(b) The provisions for imprisonment provided
by section 222 of this title shall not apply in con-
nection with any survey conducted pursuant to
subchapter II of chapter 3
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