13 U.S.C. § 7 — Printing; requisitions upon Director of the

Page 5 TITLE 13—CENSUS § 8 units of government, or their instrumentalities, or from private persons and agencies, such cop- ies of records, reports, and other material as may be required for the efficient and economical conduct of the censuses and surveys provided for in this title. (c) To the maximum extent possible and con- sistent with the kind, timeliness, quality and scope of the statistics required, the Secretary shall acquire and use information available from any source referred to in subsection (a) or (b) of this section instead of conducting direct inquir- ies. (Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1158, 68 Stat. 1013; Pub. L. 85–207, § 3, Aug. 28, 1957, 71 Stat. 481; Pub. L. 94–521, § 5(a), Oct. 17, 1976, 90 Stat. 2460.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Based on title 13, U.S.C., 1952 ed., §§ 122, 215, 252, and section 1442 of title 42, U.S.C., 1952 ed., The Public Health and Welfare (June 18, 1929, ch. 28, § 15, 46 Stat. 25; June 19, 1948, ch. 502, § 2, 62 Stat. 479; July 15, 1949, ch. 338, title VI, § 607, 63 Stat. 441; Sept. 7, 1950, ch. 910, § 1, 64 Stat. 784). Section consolidates section 215 of title 13, U.S.C., 1952 ed., with those parts of sections 122 and 252 of such title which respectively made such section 215 applica- ble to the quinquennial censuses of manufacturers and the mineral industries and other businesses, and gov- ernments, and with that part of subsection (b) of sec- tion 1442 of title 42, U.S.C., 1952 ed., which made such section 215 applicable to the decennial censuses of housing (see subchapters I, II, and III of chapter 5 of this title). As originally enacted in 1929, such section 215 had related only to the decennial censuses of popu- lation, agriculture, etc., the provisions for which are continued in subchapter II of chapter 5 of this title. The provisions, as revised in this section, relate, not only to the censuses referred to above, but also, to all other investigations provided for in this title. This was probably the Congressional intent. Words in section 215 of title 13, U.S.C., 1952 ed., ‘‘on request of the Director of the Census’’, were omitted since all functions under this title are vested primarily in the Secretary (of Commerce), in view of 1950 Reorga- nization Plan No. 5, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1263. See Revision Note to section 4 of this title. Changes were made in phraseology. For remainder of sections 122 and 252 of title 13, U.S.C., 1952 ed., and of section 1442 of title 42, U.S.C., 1952 ed. (which has been transferred in its entirety to this revised title), see Distribution Table. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1976—Pub. L. 94–521 substituted ‘‘Information from other Federal departments and agencies; acquisition of reports from other governmental and private sources’’ for ‘‘Requests to other departments and offices for in- formation, acquisition of reports from governmental and other sources’’ in section catchline. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–521 substituted ‘‘considers’’ for ‘‘deems’’, and ‘‘agency, or establishment of the Federal Government, or of the government of the District of Columbia’’ for ‘‘or office of the Government’’. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 94–521 added subsec. (c). 1957—Pub. L. 85–207 inserted ‘‘, acquisition of reports from governmental and other sources’’ in section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), and added subsec. (b). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1976 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 94–521 effective Oct. 17, 1976, see section 17 of Pub. L. 94–521, set out as a note under section 1 of this title. § 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 bul- letins, and final reports of the results of the sev- eral investigations authorized by this title, and may publish and distribute such bulletins and reports. (Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1158, 68 Stat. 1013; Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(d), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2537.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Based on title 13, U.S.C., 1952 ed., § 213, and section 1442 of title 42, U.S.C., 1952 ed., The Public Health and Welfare (June 18, 1929, ch. 28, § 13, 46 Stat. 25; July 15, 1949, ch. 338, title VI, § 607, 63 Stat. 441). Section consolidates section 213 of title 13, U.S.C., 1952 ed., with that part of subsection (b) of section 1442 of title 42, U.S.C., 1952 ed., which made such section 213 applicable to the censuses of housing. The enumeration in section 213 of title 13, U.S.C. 1952 ed., of the types of printing (‘‘Blanks, schedules, circu- lars, pamphlets, envelopes, work sheets’’) was omitted as unnecessary and covered by the words ‘‘miscella- neous printing’’. The provisions have been reworded to make it clear that they relate to all statistical and census operations under this title, and changes were made in phraseology. For remainder of section 1442 of title 42, U.S.C., 1952 ed. (which section has been transferred in its entirety to this revised title), see Distribution Table. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME ‘‘Director of the Government Publishing Office’’ sub- stituted for ‘‘Public Printer’’ in section catchline and in two places in text on authority of section 1301(d) of Pub. L. 113–235, set out as a note under section 301 of Title 44, Public Printing and Documents. § 8. Authenticated transcripts or copies of certain returns; other data; restriction on use; dis- position of fees received (a) The Secretary may, upon written request, furnish to any respondent, or to the heir, suc- cessor, or authorized agent of such respondent, authenticated transcripts or copies of reports (or portions thereof) containing information fur- nished by, or on behalf of, such respondent in connection with the surveys and census provided for in this title, upon payment of the actual or estimated cost of searching the records and fur- nishing such transcripts or copies. (b) Subject to the limitations contained in sec- tions 6(c) and 9 of this title, the Secretary may furnish copies of tabulations and other statis- tical materials which do not disclose the infor- mation reported by, or on behalf of, any par- ticular respondent, and may make special sta- tistical compilations and surveys, for depart- ments, agencies, and establishments of the Fed- eral Government, the government of the Dis- trict of Columbia, the government of any posses- sion or area (including political subdivisions