2013 US Code
Title 13 - Census
Chapter 5 - CENSUSES (§§ 131 - 196)
Subchapter V - GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE, PRELIMINARY AND SUPPLEMENTAL STATISTICS, AND USE OF SAMPLING (§§ 191 - 196)
Section 196 - Special censuses
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 13 - CENSUS |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 13 - CENSUS CHAPTER 5 - CENSUSES SUBCHAPTER V - GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE, PRELIMINARY AND SUPPLEMENTAL STATISTICS, AND USE OF SAMPLING Sec. 196 - Special censuses |
Contains | section 196 |
Date | 2013 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 94-521, §11(a), Oct. 17, 1976, 90 Stat. 2464. |
Presidential Document Number References | Executive Order 12256 |
Statutes at Large References | 90 Stat. 2464 94 Stat. 1357 |
Public Law References | Public Law 94-521, Public Law 96-369 |
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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, §11(a), Oct. 17, 1976, 90 Stat. 2464.)
EFFECTIVE DATESection 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 DATEPub. L. 96–369, §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. 12256Ex. 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.
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