§ 6. — Information from other Federal departments and agencies; acquisition of reports from other governmental and private sources.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 13USC6]
TITLE 13--CENSUS
CHAPTER 1--ADMINISTRATION
SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 6. Information from other Federal departments and agencies;
acquisition of reports from other governmental and private
sources
(a) The Secretary, whenever he considers it advisable, may call upon
any other department, agency, or establishment of the Federal
Government, or of the government of the District of Columbia, for
information pertinent to the work provided for in this title.
(b) The Secretary may acquire, by purchase or otherwise, from
States, counties, cities, or other units of government, or their
instrumentalities, or from private persons and agencies, such copies 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 consistent 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
inquiries.
(Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1158, 68 Stat. 1013; Pub. L. 85-207, Sec. 3, Aug.
28, 1957, 71 Stat. 481; Pub. L. 94-521, Sec. 5(a), Oct. 17, 1976, 90
Stat. 2460.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 13, U.S.C., 1952 ed., Secs. 122, 215, 252, and
section 1442 of title 42, U.S.C., 1952 ed., The Public Health and
Welfare (June 18, 1929, ch. 28, Sec. 15, 46 Stat. 25; June 19, 1948, ch.
502, Sec. 2, 62 Stat. 479; July 15, 1949, ch. 338, title VI, Sec. 607,
63 Stat. 441; Sept. 7, 1950, ch. 910, Sec. 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 applicable to the quinquennial censuses of
manufacturers and the mineral industries and other businesses, and
governments, and with that part of subsection (b) of section 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 As originally enacted in 1929, such section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 population,
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 Reorganization Plan No. 5, Secs. 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.
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 information, 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).
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.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 8, 307 of this title.
