Title 13 — CensusRelease 119-73
§183 Use of most recent population data
Title 13 › Chapter CHAPTER 5— - CENSUSES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - INTERIM CURRENT DATA › § 183
Summary
The Secretary must send the newest population data to the President so federal agencies can use it when a law uses population to decide how much money or benefits states, counties, or local governments get. This does not apply if the law requires using only the most recent decennial census.
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Title 13, §183
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(a)Except as provided in subsection (b), for the purpose of administering any law of the United States in which population or other population characteristics are used to determine the amount of benefit received by State, county, or local units of general purpose government, the Secretary shall transmit to the President for use by the appropriate departments and agencies of the executive branch the data most recently produced and published under this title.
(b)This section shall not apply with respect to any law of the United States which, for purposes of determining the amount of benefit received by State, county, or local units of general purpose government, provides that only population or population characteristics data obtained in the most recent decennial census may be used in such determination.
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Effective Date
Section effective Oct. 17, 1976, see section 17 of Pub. L. 94–521, set out as a note under section 1 of this title.
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Citation
13 U.S.C. § 183
Title 13 — Census
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73