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PUBLIC LAW 87-826-OCT. 15, 1962

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Public Law 87-826 AN ACT

October 15, 1962

To amend title 13 of the United States Code to provide for the collection and publication of foreign commerce and trade statistics, and for other purix)ses.

[H. R. 7791]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the analysis of Foreign commerce title 13, United States Code, immediately preceding chapter 1 of such ^g*"*^* title, is amended by adding immediately after and underneath item 7 collection and in such analysis the following new item: publication. "9. Collection and Publication of Foreign Trade Statistics

301."

SEC. 2. Title 13, United States Code, is further amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new chapter: "CHAPTER 9—COLLECTION AND PUBLICATION OF FOREIGN COMMERCE A N D TRADE STATISTICS Sec. "301. "302. "303. "304. "305. "306. "307.

Collection and publication. Rules, regulations, and orders. Secretary of Treasury, functions. Filing export information, delayed filings, penalties for failure to file. Violations, penalties. Delegation of functions. Relationship to general census law.

"The Secretary is authorized to collect information from all persons exporting from, or importing into, the United States and the noncontiguous areas over which the United States exercises sovereignty, jurisdiction, or control, and from all persons engaged in trade between the United States and such noncontiguous areas and between those areas, or from the owners, or operators of carriers engaged in such foreign commerce or trade, and shall compile and publish such information pertaining to exports, imports, trade, and transportation relating thereto, as he deems necessary or appropriate to enable him to foster, promote, develop, and further the commerce, domestic and foreign, of the United States and for other lawful purposes. ^'§302. Rules, regulations, and orders "The Secretary may make such rules, regulations, and orders as he deems necessary or appropriate to carry out the provisions of this chapter. Any rules, r e f l a t i o n s, or orders issued pursuant to this authority may be established in such form or manner, may contain such classifications or differentiations, and may provide for such adjustments and reasonable exceptions as in the judgment of the Secretary are necessary or proper to effectuate the purpose of this chapter, or to prevent circumvention or evasion of any rule, regulation, or order issued hereunder. The Secretary may also provide by rule or regulation, for such confidentiality, publication, or disclosure, of information collected hereunder as he. may deem necessary or appropriate in the public interest. Rules, regulations, and orders, or amendments thereto shall have the concurrence of the Secretary of the Treasury prior to promulgation. "§303. Secretary of Treasury functions "To assist the Secretary to carry out the provisions of this chapter, the Secretary of the Treasury shall collect information in the form and manner prescribed by the regulations issued pursuant to this chapter from persons engaged in foreign commerce or trade, other than by mail, and from the owners or operifitors of carriers.
 * §301. Collection and publication

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