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[CITE: 13USC191]

 
                            TITLE 13--CENSUS
 
                           CHAPTER 5--CENSUSES
 
SUBCHAPTER V--GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE, PRELIMINARY AND SUPPLEMENTAL STATISTICS, 
                           AND USE OF SAMPLING
 
Sec. 191. Geographic scope 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, such other 
possessions and areas over which the United States exercises 
jurisdiction, control, or sovereignty. Inclusion of other areas over 
which the United States exercises jurisdiction or control shall be 
subject to the concurrence of the Secretary of State.
    (b) For censuses taken in the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands, or any possession or area not 
specifically designated in subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary 
may use census information collected by the Governor or highest ranking 
Federal official, if such information was obtained in accordance with 
plans prescribed or approved by the Secretary.
    (c) If, pursuant to a determination by the Secretary under 
subsection (a) of this section, any census is not taken in a possession 
or area over which the United States exercises jurisdiction, control, or 
sovereignty, the Secretary may include data obtained from other Federal 
agencies or government sources in the census report. Any data obtained 
from foreign governments shall be obtained through the Secretary of 
State.

(Added Pub. L. 85-207, Sec. 14, Aug. 28, 1957, 71 Stat. 483; amended 
Pub. L. 94-521, Sec. 9, Oct. 17, 1976, 90 Stat. 2463.)


                               Amendments

    1976--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94-521 struck out ``(other than censuses 
of population)'' after ``this chapter'' and ``Alaska, Hawaii'' after 
``the District of Columbia'', inserted ``the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands'' after ``Guam'', and struck out provision that 
censuses of population shall include all geographic areas referred to in 
first sentence of subsec. (a).
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94-521 inserted ``the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands'' after ``Guam'', and substituted ``use census 
information'' for ``utilize or adopt census data'' and ``if such 
information was obtained'' for ``when such data are obtained''.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 94-521 substituted ``If, pursuant to a 
determination by the Secretary under subsection (a) of this section'' 
for ``When, under determination by the Secretary as provided in 
paragraph (a) above''.


                    Effective Date of 1976 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 94-521 effective Oct. 17, 1976, see section 17 
of Pub. L. 94-521, set out as a note under section 1 of this title.


               Admission of Alaska and Hawaii to Statehood

    Alaska was admitted into the Union on Jan. 3, 1959, on issuance of 
Proc. No. 3269, Jan. 3, 1959, 24 F.R. 81, 73 Stat. c16, and Hawaii was 
admitted into the Union on Aug. 21, 1959, on issuance of Proc. No. 3309, 
Aug. 21, 1959, 24 F.R. 6868, 73 Stat. c74. For Alaska Statehood Law, see 
Pub. L. 85-508, July 7, 1958, 72 Stat. 339, set out as a note preceding 
section 21 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions. For Hawaii 
Statehood Law, see Pub. L. 86-3, Mar. 18, 1959, 73 Stat. 4, set out as a 
note preceding section 491 of Title 48.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 8, 196 of this title.
