Title 13 — CensusRelease 119-73
§63 Duplicate collection of statistics prohibited; access to available statistics
Title 13 › Chapter CHAPTER 3— - COLLECTION AND PUBLICATION OF STATISTICS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - OILSEEDS, NUTS, AND KERNELS; FATS, OILS, AND GREASES › § 63
Summary
Don't collect the same statistics twice. If another federal agency, as of this title's effective date, already must collect comparable data in the same form and on the same schedule, the Secretary must not collect them and must get and include them when requested.
Full Legal Text
Title 13, §63
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Statistics required under Federal law, as of the effective date of this title, to be collected by any other Federal department or agency in a manner comparable both as to form and period of time to the collection of statistics provided for by this subchapter shall not be collected by the Secretary under the authority of this subchapter. Immediately upon his request, the Secretary shall have access to any such statistics and shall include them in the publication required by this subchapter.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 13, U.S.C., 1952 ed., § 86 (Aug. 7, 1916, ch. 274, § 6, as added
July 25, 1947, ch. 331, 61 Stat. 457). References to the Secretary (of Commerce) were substituted for references to the Director of the Census to conform with 1950 Reorganization Plan No. 5, §§ 1, 2, effective
May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1263. See Revision Note to section 4 of this title. Words “, as of the
Effective Date
of this title,” were inserted in the first sentence for the purpose of clarity. Changes were made in phraseology.
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The
Effective Date
of this title, referred to in text, is Jan. 1, 1955.
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Citation
13 U.S.C. § 63
Title 13 — Census
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73