Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

34 U.S.C. § 10134

Use of data

Data collected by the Bureau shall be used only for statistical or research purposes, and shall be gathered in a manner that precludes their use for law enforcement or any purpose relating to a private person or public agency other than statistical or research purposes.

Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 304Pub. L. 96–157, § 293 Stat. 1179Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 605(d)98 Stat. 2080Pub. L. 109–162, title XI, § 1115(b)119 Stat. 3104(, formerly § 305, as added , , ; renumbered § 304, , , ; amended , , .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

section 3735 of Title 42Section was formerly classified to , The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Prior Provisions

section 304 of Pub. L. 90–351Pub. L. 96–157section 3734 of Title 42Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 605(c)98 Stat. 2080A prior , as added by , was classified to , The Public Health and Welfare, prior to repeal by , , .

Amendments

Pub. L. 109–1622006— substituted “private person or public agency” for “particular individual”.