PUBLIC LAW 105-113—NOV. 21, 1997 111 STAT. 2275 (2) as determined appropriate by the Secretary, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puert;o Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, and Guam; and (3) with the concurrence of the Secretary and the Secretary of State, any other possession or area over which the United States exercises jurisdiction, control, or sovereignty. (f) COOPERATION WITH SECRETARY OF COMMERCE.— (1) INFORMATION PROVIDED TO SECRETARY OF AGRI- CULTURE.— On a written request by the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce may provide to the Secretary of Agriculture any information collected under title 13, United States Code, that the Secretary of Agriculture considers necessary for the taking of a census or survey under this section. (2) INFORMATION PROVIDED TO SECRETARY OF COMMERCE. — On a written request by the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Agriculture may provide to the Secretary of Commerce any information collected in a census taken under this section that the Secretary of Commerce considers necessary for the taking of a census or survey under title 13, United States Code. (3) CONFIDENTIALITY.— Information obtained under this subsection may not be used for any purpose other than the statistical purposes for which the information is supplied. For purposes of sections 9 and 214 of title 13, United States Code, any information provided under paragraph (2) shall be considered information furnished under the provisions of title 13, United States Code. (g) REGULATIONS. —^A regulation necessary to carry out this section may be promulgated by— (1) the Secretary of Agriculture, to the extent that a matter under the jurisdiction of the Secretary is involved; and (2) the Secretary of Commerce, to the extent that a matter under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Commerce is involved.". SEC. 3. REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED PROVISION. (a) REPEAL.— Section 142 of title 13, United States Code, is repealed. (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— (1) Subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 13, United States Code, is amended by striking the subchapter heading and inserting the following: "SUBCHAPTER II—POPULATION, HOUSING, AND UNEMPLOYMENT". (2) The analysis of chapter 5 of title 13, United States Code, is amended— (A) by striking the item relating to section 142; and (B) by striking the item relating to the heading for subchapter II and inserting the following: "SUBCHAPTER II—POPULATION, HOUSING, AND UNEMPLOYMENT". (c) CROSS REFERENCE. —Section 343(a)(ll)(F) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(ll)(F))
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