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PUBLIC LAW 85-207-AUG. 28, 1957

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Public Law 85-207 AN ACT To amend certain sections of title 13 of the United States Code, entitled "Census."

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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the analysis Ti"ie''i3, u.s. of chapter 1 of title 13, United States Code, immediately preceding code, amendments.* section 1 of such title, is amended— ^ *^* ^° ^' ® (a) by striking out all of item 6 in such analysis and in lieu thereof inserting: "6. Requests to other departments and offices for information, acquisition of reports from governmental and other sources."

(b) by adding immediately after and underneath item 11 in such analysis the following two items: "12. Mechanical and electronic development. "13. Procurement of professional services."

(c) by adding immediately after and underneath item 25 of such analysis the following new item:



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"26. Transportation by contract."

SEC. 2. Section 3 of title 13, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "Judicial notice shall be taken of the seal." SEC. 3. Section 6 of title 13, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "§ 6. Requests to other departments and offices for information, acquisition of reports from governmental and other sources " (a) The Secretary, whenever he deems it advisable, may call upon any other department or office of the Government for information pertinent to the work provided for in this title. "(b) The Secretary may acquire by purchase or otherwise from States, counties, cities, or other units of government, or their instrumentalities, or from private persons and agencies such copies of records, reports, and other material as may be required for the efficient and economical conduct of the censuses and surveys provided for in this title." SEC. 4. (a) Subsection (b) of section 8 of title 13, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: " I n the case of nonprofit organizations or agencies the Secretary may engage in joint statistical projects, the cost of which shall be shared equitably as determined by the Secretary and provided that the purposes are otherwise authorized by law." (b) Subsection (d) of section 8 of title 13, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: " (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." SEC. 5. Title 13, United States Code, is further amended by inserting in chapter 1 of such title immediately following section 11 the following two new sections: "§ 12. Mechanical and electronic development "The Secretary is authorized to have conducted mechanical and electronic development work as he determines is needed to further

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