15 USC § 4911 - Collection of data

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title: "15 USC § 4911 - Collection of data"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "4911"
section_name: "Collection of data"
chapter_number: 75
chapter_name: "NATIONAL TRADE DATA BANK"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 100–418, title V, § 5411, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1467.)"
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# § 4911. Collection of data

section 4908 of this title

Except as provided in , nothing in this chapter shall be considered to grant independent authority to the Federal Government to collect any data or information from individuals or entities outside of the Federal Government.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 100–418, title V, § 5411, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1467.)