§ 8. Authenticated transcripts or copies of certain returns; other data; restriction on use; disposition of fees received

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(a)The Secretary may, upon written request, furnish to any respondent, or to the heir, successor, or authorized agent of such respondent, authenticated transcripts or copies of reports (or portions thereof) containing information furnished by, or on behalf of, such respondent in connection with the surveys and census provided for in this title, upon payment of the actual or estimated cost of searching the records and furnishing such transcripts or copies.

(b)Subject to the limitations contained in sections 6(c) and 9 of this title, the Secretary may furnish copies of tabulations and other statistical materials which do not disclose the information reported by, or on behalf of, any particular respondent, and may make special statistical compilations and surveys, for departments, agencies, and establishments of the Federal Government, the government of the District of Columbia, the government of any possession or area (including political subdivisions thereof) referred to in section 191(a) of this title, State or local agencies, or other public and private persons and agencies, upon payment of the actual or estimated cost of such work. In the case of nonprofit agencies or organizations, the Secretary may engage in joint statistical projects, the purpose of which are otherwise authorized by law, but only if the cost of such projects are shared equitably, as determined by the Secretary.

(c)In no case shall information furnished under this section be used to the detriment of any respondent or other person to whom such information relates, except in the prosecution of alleged violations of this title.

(d)All moneys received in payment for work or services enumerated under this section shall be deposited in a separate account which may be used to pay directly the costs of such work or services, to repay appropriations which initially bore all or part of such costs, or to refund excess sums when necessary.

(Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1158, 68 Stat. 1013; Pub. L. 85–207, § 4, Aug. 28, 1957, 71 Stat. 481; Pub. L. 94–521, § 6(a), Oct. 17, 1976, 90 Stat. 2460.)

Historical and Revision Notes

Based on title 13, U.S.C., 1952 ed., § 218, and section 1442 of title 42, U.S.C., 1952 ed., The Public Health and Welfare (June 18, 1929, ch. 28, § 18, 46 Stat. 25; July 15, 1949, ch. 338, title VI, § 607, 63 Stat. 441).

Section consolidates section 218 of title 13, U.S.C., 1952 ed., with that part of subsection

(b)of section 1442 of title 42, U.S.C., 1952 ed., which made such section 218 applicable to the censuses of housing. For remainder of such section 1442 of title 42 (which has been transferred in its entirety to this revised title), see Distribution Table.

References to the Secretary, meaning the Secretary of Commerce, were substituted for references to the Director of the Census, to conform with 1950 Reorganization Plan No. 5, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1263. See Revision Note to section 4 of this title. For the same reason, a reference in section 218 of title 13, U.S.C., 1952 ed., to the Bureau of the Census was changed, in subsection

(e)of this revised section to “Department of Commerce or any bureau or agency thereof”.

Changes were made in phraseology and arrangement.

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Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1158
68 Stat. 1013
Pub. L. 85–207, § 4
71 Stat. 481
Pub. L. 94–521, § 6(a)
90 Stat. 2460
June 18, 1929, ch. 28, § 18
46 Stat. 25
July 15, 1949, ch. 338
63 Stat. 441
section 218 of title 13
64 Stat. 1263
Pub. L. 94–521
Pub. L. 85–207, § 4(a)
Pub. L. 85–207, § 4(b)
section 17 of Pub. L. 94–521

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Authenticated transcripts or copies of certain returns; other data; restriction on use; disposition of fees received

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ActAug. 31, 1954, ch. 1158

Stat.68 Stat. 1013

Pub. L.Pub. L. 85–207, § 4

Stat.71 Stat. 481

Pub. L.Pub. L. 94–521, § 6(a)

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