Title 13 — CensusRelease 119-73not60
§45 Simultaneous Publication of Cotton Reports
Title 13 › Chapter 3— COLLECTION AND PUBLICATION OF STATISTICS › Subchapter I— COTTON › § 45
Summary
Reports of cotton ginned for the same dates as the Department of Agriculture’s cotton crop reports must be released at the same time as those crop reports. Both reports must be sent from the same place and issued at 3:00 PM on or before the 12th day of the month the reports cover.
Full Legal Text
Title 13, §45
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The reports of cotton ginned to the dates as of which the Department of Agriculture is also required to issue cotton crop reports shall be issued simultaneously with the cotton crop reports of that department, the two reports to be issued from the same place at 3 o’clock postmeridian on or before the 12th day of the month to which the respective reports relate.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 13, U.S.C., 1952 ed., § 76 (Apr. 2, 1924, ch. 80, § 6, 43 Stat. 32;
June 18, 1929, ch. 28, § 21, 46 Stat. 26;
June 28, 1949, ch. 256, § 2, 63 Stat. 278).
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1972—Pub. L. 92–331 substituted provisions requiring the two reports to be issued from the same place at 3 o’clock postmeridian on or before the 12th day of the month to which the respective reports relate for provisions requiring the two reports to be issued from the same place at 11 o’clock antemeridian on the 8th day following that on which the respective reports relate, and struck out provisions setting forth the date of release in the event the original release date falls on a Sunday, legal holiday, or other nonworkday in the Department of Commerce at Washington.
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Citation
13 U.S.C. § 45
Title 13 — Census
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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