15 USC § 1516a - Statistics relating to social, health, and economic conditions of Americans of Spanish origin or descent

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title: "15 USC § 1516a - Statistics relating to social, health, and economic conditions of Americans of Spanish origin or descent"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "1516a"
section_name: "Statistics relating to social, health, and economic conditions of Americans of Spanish origin or descent"
chapter_number: 40
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 94–311, § 2, June 16, 1976, 90 Stat. 688; Pub. L. 96–88, title V, § 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695.)"
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# § 1516a. Statistics relating to social, health, and economic conditions of Americans of Spanish origin or descent

The Department of Commerce, the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Agriculture shall each collect, and publish regularly, statistics which indicate the social, health, and economic condition of Americans of Spanish origin or descent.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 94–311, § 2, June 16, 1976, 90 Stat. 688; Pub. L. 96–88, title V, § 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Change of Name

“Department of Health and Human Services” substituted for “Department of Health, Education, and Welfare” pursuant to , which is classified to , Education.

### Development of Program for the Collection, Analysis and Publication of Data

> “The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in cooperation with the Secretary of Commerce and with the heads of other data-gathering Federal agencies, shall develop a Government-wide program for the collection, analysis, and publication of data with respect to Americans of Spanish origin or descent.”

, , , provided that: