13 U.S.C. § 14 — Untitled legal text

Page 8 TITLE 13—CENSUS § 12 1 See References in Text note below. systems, and an amount necessary to maintain a rea- sonable operating reserve as determined by the Direc- tor.’’ § 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. (Added Pub. L. 85–207, § 5, Aug. 28, 1957, 71 Stat. 481.) § 13. Procurement of professional services The Secretary shall have authority to con- tract with educational and other research orga- nizations for the preparation of monographs and other reports and materials of a similar nature. (Added Pub. L. 85–207, § 5, Aug. 28, 1957, 71 Stat. 481.) [§ 14. Repealed. Pub. L. 89–473, § 2(a), June 29, 1966, 80 Stat. 221] Section, added Pub. L. 87–489, § 1(a), June 19, 1962, 76 Stat. 104, provided for reimbursement between appro- priations. See section 1534 of Title 31, Money and Fi- nance. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries REPEALS Pub. L. 89–473, June 29, 1966, 80 Stat. 221, which re- pealed this section and struck out item 14 in the anal- ysis of sections comprising this chapter, was itself re- pealed by Pub. L. 97–258, § 5(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1068. § 15. Leases for 1980 decennial census The 15 percent limitation contained in section 322 1 of the Act of June 30, 1932 (47 Stat. 412) shall not apply to leases entered into by the Sec- retary 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 of 105 percent of the appraised fair annual rental of the leased premises, or a proportionate part of the appraised fair annual rental in the case of a lease for less than a year. (Added Pub. L. 96–52, § 1(a), Aug. 13, 1979, 93 Stat. 358; amended Pub. L. 108–178, § 4(c), Dec. 15, 2003, 117 Stat. 2641.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 322 of the Act of June 30, 1932 (47 Stat. 412), referred to in text, was repealed by Pub. L. 100–678, § 7, Nov. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 4052. AMENDMENTS 2003—Pub. L. 108–178 struck out ‘‘; 40 U.S.C. 278a’’ after ‘‘47 Stat. 412’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2003 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 108–178 effective Aug. 21, 2002, see section 5 of Pub. L. 108–178, set out as a note under section 5334 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. § 16. Address information reviewed by States and local governments (a) The Secretary, to assist efforts to ensure the accuracy of censuses and surveys under this title, shall— (1) publish standards defining the content and structure of address information which States and local units of general purpose gov- ernment may submit to the Secretary to be used in developing a national address list; (2)(A) develop and publish a timetable for the Bureau to receive, review, and respond to submissions of information under paragraph (1) before the decennial census date; and (B) provide for a response by the Bureau with respect to such submissions in which the Bureau specifies its determinations regarding such information and the reasons for such de- terminations; and (3) be subject to the review process devel- oped under section 3 of the Census Address List Improvement Act of 1994 relating to re- sponses pursuant to paragraph (2). (b)(1) The Secretary— (A) shall provide officials who are designated as census liaisons by a local unit of general purpose government with access to census ad- dress information for the purpose of verifying the accuracy of the address information of the Bureau for census and survey purposes; and (B) together with such access, should pro- vide an explanation of duties and obligations under this title. (2) Access under paragraph (1) shall be limited to address information concerning addresses within the local unit of general purpose govern- ment represented by the census liaison or an ad- jacent local unit of general purpose government. (3) The Bureau should respond to each rec- ommendation made by a census liaison con- cerning the accuracy of address information, in- cluding the determination (and reasons therefor) of the Bureau regarding each such recommenda- tion. (4) For the purposes of paragraph (1), in a case in which a local unit of general purpose govern- ment is within another local unit of general pur- pose government and is not independent of the enclosing unit, the census liaison shall be des- ignated by the local unit of general purpose gov- ernment which is within the enclosing local unit of general purpose government. (5) A census liaison may not use information made available under paragraph (1) for any pur- pose other than the purpose specified in para- graph (1). (c) For the purposes of this section— (1) the term ‘‘local unit of general purpose government’’ has the meaning given such term by section 184(1) of this title; and (2) the term ‘‘State’’ includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States. (Added Pub. L. 103–430, § 2(a), Oct. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 4393.)