Any statistical information furnished in confidence to the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce by individuals, corporations, and firms shall be held to be confidential, and shall be used only for the statistical purposes for which it is supplied. Except as provided in subchapter III of chapter 35 of title 44, the Director of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce shall not permit anyone other than the sworn employees of the Bureau to examine such individual reports, nor shall he permit any statistics of domestic commerce to be published in such manner as to reveal the identity of the individual, corporation, or firm furnishing such data.
Jan. 27, 1938, ch. 11, § 1 52 Stat. 8 Pub. L. 107–347, title V, § 526(a)116 Stat. 2969 Pub. L. 115–435, title III, § 302(c)(4)132 Stat. 5553 (, ; , , ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 115–4352019— substituted “subchapter III of chapter 35 of title 44” for “the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002”.
Pub. L. 107–3472002— substituted “Except as provided in the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002, the” for “The”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2019 Amendment
Pub. L. 115–435section 403 of Pub. L. 115–435section 306 of Title 5Amendment by effective 180 days after , see , set out as a note under , Government Organization and Employees.
Transitional and Savings Provisions
Pub. L. 115–435section 302(d) of Pub. L. 115–435section 3561 of Title 44For transitional and savings provisions related to the amendment of this section and other provisions of law by title III of , see , set out as a note under , Public Printing and Documents.
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
section 172 of this titleFor transfer of functions of Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, see note set out under .