The Secretary shall prepare questionnaires, and shall determine the inquiries, and the number, form, and subdivisions thereof, for the statistics, surveys, and censuses provided for in this title.
Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 115868 Stat. 1013Pub. L. 94–521, § 4(a)90 Stat. 2459(, ; , , .)
Historical and Revision Notes
section 1442 of title 42Mar. 6, 1902, ch. 139, § 732 Stat. 52June 7, 1906, ch. 304834 Stat. 218Aug. 7, 1916, ch. 274, § 239 Stat. 437June 18, 1929, ch. 2846 Stat. 2153 Stat. 143154 Stat. 1232June 25, 1947, ch. 12461 Stat. 163June 19, 1948, ch. 502, § 362 Stat. 479July 15, 1949, ch. 33863 Stat. 441Sept. 7, 1950, ch. 91064 Stat. 784July 16, 1952, ch. 91266 Stat. 736Based on title 13, U.S.C., 1952 ed., §§ 82, 111, 123, 204, 216, 251, and , U.S.C., 1952 ed., The Public Health and Welfare (, ; , ; , ; , §§ 3, 4, 16, , 22, 25; 1939 Reorganization Plan No. II, § 4(e), eff. , 4 F.R. 2731, ; 1940 Reorganization Plan No. III, § 3, eff. , 5 F.R. 2107, ; , ; , ; , title VI, § 607, ; , §§ 1, 4, , 785; , ).
section 82 of title 13section 1442 of title 42Section consolidates , U.S.C., 1952 ed., which related to statistics on cottonseed, oilseeds, nuts and kernels, fats, oils, and greases, with part of the second sentence of section 111 of such title, which section related to miscellaneous statistics; with the first sentence of section 123 of such title, which section related to censuses of manufacturers, mineral industries, and other businesses; with the second sentence of section 204 of such title, which section related to censuses of population, agriculture, irrigation, drainage, etc.; with the third sentence of section 216 of such title, which section related to censuses of agriculture; with that part of subsection (b) of , U.S.C., 1952 ed., which made such sections 204 and 216 applicable to the censuses of housing; and with part of section 251(b) of such title relating to censuses of governments.
64 Stat. 1263section 4 of this titleSections 82, 123 and 204 of title 13, U.S.C., 1952 ed., provided that the inquiries, etc., should be determined by the Director of the Census, with the approval of the Secretary of Commerce. Section 111 thereof provided that the Director of the Census should prepare the schedules, etc., and sections 216 and 251(b) thereof (the former amended in 1952, the latter enacted in 1950) provided that the inquiries, etc., should be determined by the Secretary of Commerce. This consolidated section vests such duties in the Secretary of Commerce, which is in conformity not only with such sections 216 and 251(b), but also with 1950 Reorganization Plan No. 5, §§ 1, 2, effective , 15 F.R. 3174, . See Revision Note to .
Changes were made in phraseology.
section 1442 of title 42For remainder of sections 111, 123, 204, 216, and 251 of title 13, U.S.C., 1952 ed., and of , U.S.C., 1952 ed. (which has been transferred in its entirety to this revised title), see Distribution Table.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 94–5211976— substituted “Questionnaires” for “Schedules” in section catchline and in text.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1976 Amendment
Pub. L. 94–521section 17 of Pub. L. 94–521section 1 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .
Restriction on Collection of Census Data on Race
Pub. L. 111–117, div. B, title I123 Stat. 3115
Similar provisions were contained in the following prior appropriation acts:
Pub. L. 111–8, div. B, title I123 Stat. 562, , .
Pub. L. 110–161, div. B, title I121 Stat. 1887, , .