Title 13 — CensusRelease 119-73
§132 Controlling law; effect on other agencies
Title 13 › Chapter CHAPTER 5— - CENSUSES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - MANUFACTURES, MINERAL INDUSTRIES, AND OTHER BUSINESSES › § 132
Summary
When laws conflict, rules in this subchapter or subchapter IV govern matters about the Secretary of Commerce. Nothing here removes other agencies’ power to collect or release information.
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Title 13, §132
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To the extent that the provisions of this subchapter or subchapter IV of this chapter conflict with any other provision of this title or other law, pertaining to the Secretary of the Department of Commerce, the provisions of this title shall control; but nothing in this title shall be deemed to revoke or impair the authority of any other Federal agency with respect to the collection or release of information.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 13, U.S.C., 1952 ed., § 123 (
June 19, 1948, ch. 502, § 3, 62 Stat. 479). Section was derived from all of section 123 of title 13, U.S.C., 1952 ed., except the first sentence. That sentence is incorporated with other provisions in chapter 1 of this title. See Distribution Table. The reference “Secretary or Department of Commerce” was substituted for reference to the Bureau of the Census to conform with 1950 Reorganization Plan No. 5, §§ 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.
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13 U.S.C. § 132
Title 13 — Census
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Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73