13 USC § 7 - Printing; requisitions upon Director of the Government Publishing Office; publication of bulletins and reports

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title: "13 USC § 7 - Printing; requisitions upon Director of the Government Publishing Office; publication of bulletins and reports"
title_number: 13
title_name: "CENSUS"
section_number: "7"
section_name: "Printing; requisitions upon Director of the Government Publishing Office; publication of bulletins and reports"
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "ADMINISTRATION"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
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last_updated: "2025-08-11"
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source_credit: "(Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1158, 68 Stat. 1013; Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(d), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2537.)"
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# § 7. Printing; requisitions upon Director of the Government Publishing Office; publication of bulletins and reports

The Secretary may make requisition upon the Director of the Government Publishing Office for miscellaneous printing necessary to carry out the provisions of this title. He may further have printed by the Director of the Government Publishing Office, in such editions as he deems necessary, preliminary and other census bulletins, and final reports of the results of the several investigations authorized by this title, and may publish and distribute such bulletins and reports.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1158, 68 Stat. 1013; Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(d), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2537.)

### Historical and Revision Notes

Based on title 13, U.S.C., 1952 ed., § 213, and , U.S.C., 1952 ed., The Public Health and Welfare (, ; , title VI, § 607, ).

Section consolidates , U.S.C., 1952 ed., with that part of subsection (b) of , U.S.C., 1952 ed., which made such section 213 applicable to the censuses of housing.

The enumeration in , U.S.C. 1952 ed., of the types of printing (“Blanks, schedules, circulars, pamphlets, envelopes, work sheets”) was omitted as unnecessary and covered by the words “miscellaneous printing”.

The provisions have been reworded to make it clear that they relate to all statistical and census operations under this title, and changes were made in phraseology.

For remainder of , U.S.C., 1952 ed. (which section has been transferred in its entirety to this revised title), see Distribution Table.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Change of Name

“Director of the Government Publishing Office” substituted for “Public Printer” in section catchline and in two places in text on authority of , set out as a note under , Public Printing and Documents.