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15 U.S.C. § 176a - Confidential nature of information furnished Bureau

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Any statistical information furnished in confidence to the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce by individuals, corporations, and firms shall be held to be confidential, and shall be used only for the statistical purposes for which it is supplied. Except as provided in subchapter III of chapter 35 of title 44, the Director of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce shall not permit anyone other than the sworn employees of the Bureau to examine such individual reports, nor shall he permit any statistics of domestic commerce to be published in such manner as to reveal the identity of the individual, corporation, or firm furnishing such data.

(Jan. 27, 1938, ch. 11, § 1, 52 Stat. 8; Pub. L. 107347, title V, § 526(a), Dec. 17, 2002, 116 Stat. 2969; Pub. L. 115435, title III, § 302(c)(4), Jan. 14, 2019, 132 Stat. 5553.)

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Editorial Notes

Amendments2019—Pub. L. 115435 substituted “subchapter III of chapter 35 of title 44” for “the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002”. 2002—Pub. L. 107347 substituted “Except as provided in the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002, the” for “The”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2019 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115435 effective 180 days after Jan. 14, 2019, see section 403 of Pub. L. 115435, set out as a note under section 306 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Transitional and Savings ProvisionsFor transitional and savings provisions related to the amendment of this section and other provisions of law by title III of Pub. L. 115435, see section 302(d) of Pub. L. 115435, set out as a note under section 3561 of Title 44, Public Printing and Documents.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions For transfer of functions of Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, see note set out under section 172 of this title.