Title 13 — Health and Economic Welfare Services
14 chapters · 196 sections in this title.
A.S.C.A. § 13.2101 Short title
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This Act may be cited as the American Samoa Statistical Act of 2003. History: 2004, PL 28-26.
A.S.C.A. § 13.2102 Purpose
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This Act is enacted to (1) mandate the collection, tabulation, compilation, publication, and reporting of official statistics; and (2) ensure the accuracy of statistics and efficiency of the statistical system by a comprehensive coordination of statistical activities and realignm…
A.S.C.A. § 13.2103 Creation of a Statistics Division—Authorization for coordination of surveys
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(a) There is created, within the Department of Commerce, a Statistics Division to be headed by a Chief of Statistics. (b) The Statistics Division is authorized to collect, tabulate, compile, analyze, publish and report all official statistics covering social, economic and demogra…
A.S.C.A. § 13.2104 Powers and duties of the Statistics Division
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(a) The Statistics Division is empowered to: (1) collect and provide information required by the American Samoa Government and its subdivisions for policy making and program planning and implementation; and (2) effectively coordinate all phases of statistical activities in Americ…
A.S.C.A. § 13.2105 Organization and staff of the Statistics Division
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(a) The Statistics Division shall consist of at least the following four units: (1) Statistical Planning and Coordination; (2) Population and Social Statistics; (3) Economic Statistics; and (4) Statistical Data and Information Management. The duties and responsibilities of each u…
A.S.C.A. § 13.2106 Censuses of population and housing and other special censuses
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(a) The Statistics Division shall be the agency responsible to plan, design and undertake the Decennial Censuses of Population and Housing in collaboration with the U.S. Bureau of the Census, or the federal agency charged with such responsibilities. In addition to the Decennial C…
A.S.C.A. § 13.2107 Confidentiality of information
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(a) Every employee of the Statistics Division shall take and subscribe to a statutory declaration t the effect that he or she will faithfully and honestly fulfill his duties as an employee of the Statistics Division in conformity with the requirement of this Act, and will not dis…
A.S.C.A. § 13.2108 Statistical advisory council
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(a) There shall be Statistical Advisory Council established as a consultative body to the Statistics Division on matters of statistical activities. The Council shall also recommend policies, programs and procedures for statistical activities. (b) The functions of the council shal…
A.S.C.A. § 13.2109 Authorization of appropriations
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There is authorized to be appropriated in accordance with budget procedure laws and regulations, out of the Treasury of American Samoa, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. History: 2004, PL 28-26.
A.S.C.A. § 13.2110 Procurement of professional services
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The Chief of Statistics, with the approval of the Director of the Department of Commerce, and subject to budgetary appropriation and procurement rules and procedures, shall have authority to contract with educational and other research organizations for the preparation of reports…
A.S.C.A. § 13.2111 Penalties
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(a) Whoever, being over eighteen years of age, refuses or willfully neglects, when requested by the Director of the Department of Commerce, the Chief of Statistics, or any other authorized employee or agent of the Statistics Division, to answer, to the best of his knowledge, any …
A.S.C.A. § 13.2112 Administrative penalties
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(a) No civil or criminal penalties pursuant to the foregoing provisions shall attach, unless the Director of the Department of Commerce has reviewed the facts surrounding the possible infraction, and has assessed an administrative remedy, in accordance with the Administrative Pro…