PUBLIC LAW 94-521—OCT. 17, 1976
90 STAT. 2463
current data on total population. Such data shall be produced and published for each State, county, and other local unit of general purpose government for which data is compiled in the most recent census of population taken under section 141 of this title. Such data may be Ante, p. 2461. produced by means of sampling or other methods, which the Secretary determines will produce current, comprehensive, and reliable data. "(b) If the Secretary is unable to produce and publish current Report to data during any fiscal year on total population for any county and President of local unit of general purpose government as required by this section, Senate and the a report shall be submitted by the Secretary to the President of the Speaker of House of Senate and to the Speaker of the House of Representatives not later Representatives. than 90 days before the commencement of the following fiscal year, enumerating each government excluded and giving the reasons for such exclusion, "§ 182. Surveys "The Secretary may make surveys deemed necessary to furnish 13 USC 182. annual and other interim current data on the subjects covered by the censuses provided for in this title. "§ 183. Use of most recent population data "(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), for the purpose of 13 USC 183. administering any law of the United States in which population or other population characteristics are used to determine the amount of benefit received by State, county, or local units of general purpose government, the Secretary shall transmit to the President for use by the appropriate departments and agencies of the executive branch the data most recently produced and published under this title. "(b) This section shall not apply with respect to any law of the United States which, for purposes of determining the amount of benefit received by State, county, or local units of general purpose government, provides that only population or population characteristics data obtained in the most recent decennial census may be used in such determination. "§184. Definitions "For purposes of this subchapter— 13 USC 184. " (1) the term 'local unit of general purpose government' means the government of a county, municipality, township, Indian tribe, Alaskan native village, or other unit of government (other than a State) which is a unit of general government, and "(2) the term 'State' includes the District of Columbia." (b) The table of sections for chapter 5 of title 13, United States Code, is amended by striking out— "181. Surveys."
and inserting in lieu thereof— "181. Population. "182. Surveys. "183. U.se of most recent population data. "184. Definitions."
SEC. 9. Section 191 of title 13, United States Code, relating to geographic scope of censuses, is amended to read as follows: "§ 191. Geographic scops of censuses "(a) Each of the censuses authorized by this chapter shall include each State, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and as may be determined by the Secretary,
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