13 USC § 21 - Director of the Census; duties

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Current through Pub. L. 113-9. (See Public Laws for the current Congress.)

(a) Appointment.—

(1) In general.— The Bureau shall be headed by a Director of the Census, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, without regard to political affiliation.

(2) Qualifications.— Such appointment shall be made from individuals who have a demonstrated ability in managing large organizations and experience in the collection, analysis, and use of statistical data.

(b) Term of Office.—

(1) In general.— The term of office of the Director shall be 5 years, and shall begin on January 1, 2012, and every fifth year thereafter. An individual may not serve more than 2 full terms as Director.

(2) Vacancies.— Any individual appointed to fill a vacancy in such position, occurring before the expiration of the term for which such individual’s predecessor was appointed, shall be appointed for the remainder of that term. The Director may serve after the end of the Director’s term until reappointed or until a successor has been appointed, but in no event longer than 1 year after the end of such term.

(3) Removal.— An individual serving as Director may be removed from office by the President. The President shall communicate in writing the reasons for any such removal to both Houses of Congress not later than 60 days before the removal.

(4) Personnel actions.— Except as provided under paragraph (3), nothing in this subsection shall prohibit a personnel action otherwise authorized by law with respect to the Director of the Census, other than removal.

(c) Duties.— The Director shall perform such duties as may be imposed upon the Director by law, regulations, or orders of the Secretary.

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The Bureau shall be headed by a Director of the Census, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Director shall perform such duties as may be imposed upon him by law, regulations, or orders of the Secretary.

Source

(Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1158, 68 Stat. 1014.)

Historical and Revision Notes

Based on title 13, U.S.C., 1952 ed., § 2 (Mar. 6, 1902, ch. 139, § 3,32 Stat. 51; June 18, 1929, ch. 28, § 21,46 Stat. 26). The provision of section 2 of title 13, U.S.C., 1952 ed., which imposed upon the Director the duty to superintend and direct the taking of censuses of the United States was omitted in view of 1950 Reorganization Plan No. 5, effective May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1263, which transferred all functions of all officers, employees, bureaus, and agencies of the Department of Commerce to the Secretary of Commerce, and this title, as revised, vests such duty in the Secretary. However, under section 4 of this title, he may delegate his functions hereunder.

“Bureau” was substituted for “permanent Census Office”. See Revision Note to section 2 of this title.

At the end of this section, references to regulations, and to orders of the Secretary, were added after “law” in view of the changes effected by 1950 Reorganization Plan No. 5, referred to above.

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13 USC	Description of Change	Session Year	Public Law	Statutes at Large
§ 21	nt new	2012	112-166 [Sec.] 6(b)	126 Stat. 1295
§ 21	nt new	2012	112-166 [Sec.] 3(b)	126 Stat. 1291
§ 21	nt new	2012	112-166 [Sec.] 3(c)	126 Stat. 1291
§ 21	gen amd	2012	112-166 [Sec.] 3(a)	126 Stat. 1291

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