Title 13, CensusRelease 119-102
§302 Rules, Regulations, and Orders
Title 13 › CHAPTER 9 — COLLECTION AND PUBLICATION OF FOREIGN COMMERCE AND TRADE STATISTICS › § 302
Summary
The Secretary can make rules and orders needed to run this chapter. Those rules can take different forms, treat groups differently, and include adjustments or exceptions to make the law work and to stop people from evading it. He can also set limits on keeping, sharing, or publishing information collected here, but the Secretary of the Treasury must approve any rule before it takes effect.
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Title 13, §302
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The Secretary may make such rules, regulations, and orders as he deems necessary or appropriate to carry out the provisions of this chapter. Any rules, regulations, or orders issued pursuant to this authority may be established in such form or manner, may contain such classifications or differentiations, and may provide for such adjustments and reasonable exceptions as in the judgment of the Secretary are necessary or proper to effectuate the purpose of this chapter, or to prevent circumvention or evasion of any rule, regulation, or order issued hereunder. The Secretary may also provide by rule or regulation, for such confidentiality, publication, or disclosure, of information collected hereunder as he may deem necessary or appropriate in the public interest. Rules, regulations, and orders, or amendments thereto shall have the concurrence of the Secretary of the Treasury prior to promulgation.
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13 U.S.C. § 302
Title 13, Census
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102