13 USC § 402 - Providing business data to Designated Statistical Agencies

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title: "13 USC § 402 - Providing business data to Designated Statistical Agencies"
title_number: 13
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section_number: "402"
section_name: "Providing business data to Designated Statistical Agencies"
chapter_number: 10
chapter_name: "EXCHANGE OF CENSUS INFORMATION"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 107–347, title V, § 526(b)(1), Dec. 17, 2002, 116 Stat. 2969; amended Pub. L. 115–435, title III, § 302(c)(2), Jan. 14, 2019, 132 Stat. 5553.)"
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# § 402. Providing business data to Designated Statistical Agencies

section 3576(e) of title 44

The Bureau of the Census may provide business data to the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (“Designated Statistical Agencies”) if such information is required for an authorized statistical purpose and the provision is the subject of a written agreement with that Designated Statistical Agency, or their successors, as defined in .

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 107–347, title V, § 526(b)(1), Dec. 17, 2002, 116 Stat. 2969; amended Pub. L. 115–435, title III, § 302(c)(2), Jan. 14, 2019, 132 Stat. 5553.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2019— substituted “” for “the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2019 Amendment

Amendment by  effective 180 days after , see , set out as a note under , Government Organization and Employees.

### Transitional and Savings Provisions

For transitional and savings provisions related to the amendment of this section and other provisions of law by title III of , see , set out as a note under , Public Printing and Documents.