The Census Act states that the commerce secretary has the power to delegate the authority over " whether it is feasible to release " sampled data, said Jost, the Census spokesman.
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The Census Act states that the commerce secretary has the power to delegate the authority over " whether it is feasible to release " sample data, said Jost, the Census spokesman.
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The interpretation of two provisions of the Census Act, sections 141 ( a ) and 195, is ultimately determinative as to whether statistical adjustment to the initial headcount is permissible or proscribed.
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The court's interpretation of the Census Act on Monday suggests that figures adjusted by sampling should be used for these other purposes, and administration officials said on Monday they intended to do so.
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While federal law permits statistics to be used to measure demographic data at other times, the Census Act expressly prohibits their use for " purposes of apportionment " of House members, O'Connor added.
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U . S . district courts in Washington, D . C ., and eastern Virginia have ruled that the opponents have standing and the president's proposal runs afoul of the federal Census Act.
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The Census Act governs the Census Bureau's ( the " Bureau " ) gathering of economic, social and demographic data about the United States, including the decennial apportionment census mandated by the Constitution.
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On the merits of the dispute, the administration argues that the district court misunderstood the relevant provisions of the Census Act, which use confusing language that appears both to permit and to forbid sampling.
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The first is whether the use of imputed population figures is legal under the Census Act of 1957, which the court has interpreted to prohibit the use of statistical sampling for purposes of apportionment.
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As the majority opinion by Sandra Day O'Connor explains, the 1976 revisions to the Census Act actually require the use of sampling for non-apportionment purposes if it is deemed " feasible " by the secretary of Commerce.
