§ 196. — Special censuses.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 13USC196]
TITLE 13--CENSUS
CHAPTER 5--CENSUSES
SUBCHAPTER V--GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE, PRELIMINARY AND SUPPLEMENTAL STATISTICS,
AND USE OF SAMPLING
Sec. 196. Special censuses
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.
(Added Pub. L. 94-521, Sec. 11(a), Oct. 17, 1976, 90 Stat. 2464.)
Effective Date
Section effective Oct. 17, 1976, see section 17 of Pub. L. 94-521,
set out as a note under section 1 of this title.
Special Census When Major Population Changes Occur Due to Large Numbers
of Legal Immigrants Within Six Months of Regular Decennial Census Date
Pub. L. 96-369, Sec. 118, Oct. 1, 1980, 94 Stat. 1357, provided
that: ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when the President
determines that a State, county, or local unit of general purpose
government is significantly affected by a major population change due to
a large number of legal immigrants within six months of a regular
decennial census date, he may order a special census, pursuant to
section 196 of title XIII of the United States Code [this section], or
other method of obtaining a revised estimate of the population, of such
jurisdiction or subsections of that jurisdiction in which the immigrants
are concentrated. If the President decides to conduct a special census,
it may be conducted solely at Federal expense.''
Executive Order No. 12256
Ex. Ord. No. 12256, Dec. 15, 1980, 45 F.R. 83189, which required the
Bureau of the Census to supply estimates of the number of legal
immigrants within certain jurisdictions, was revoked by Ex. Ord. No.
12553, Feb. 25, 1986, 51 F.R. 7237.
