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[CITE: 13USC45]

 
                            TITLE 13--CENSUS
 
           CHAPTER 3--COLLECTION AND PUBLICATION OF STATISTICS
 
                          SUBCHAPTER I--COTTON
 
Sec. 45. Simultaneous publication of cotton reports

    The reports of cotton ginned to the dates as of which the Department 
of Agriculture is also required to issue cotton crop reports shall be 
issued simultaneously with the cotton crop reports of that department, 
the two reports to be issued from the same place at 3 o'clock 
postmeridian on or before the 12th day of the month to which the 
respective reports relate.

(Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1158, 68 Stat. 1017; Pub. L. 92-331, Sec. 3, June 
30, 1972, 86 Stat. 400.)


                      Historical and Revision Notes

    Based on title 13, U.S.C., 1952 ed., Sec. 76 (Apr. 2, 1924, ch. 80, 
Sec. 6, 43 Stat. 32; June 18, 1929, ch. 28, Sec. 21, 46 Stat. 26; June 
28, 1949, ch. 256, Sec. 2, 63 Stat. 278).


                               Amendments

    1972--Pub. L. 92-331 substituted provisions requiring the two 
reports to be issued from the same place at 3 o'clock postmeridian on or 
before the 12th day of the month to which the respective reports relate 
for provisions requiring the two reports to be issued from the same 
place at 11 o'clock antemeridian on the 8th day following that on which 
the respective reports relate, and struck out provisions setting forth 
the date of release in the event the original release date falls on a 
Sunday, legal holiday, or other nonworkday in the Department of Commerce 
at Washington.
