---
kind: "section"
citation: "13 U.S.C. § 401"
title: "13"
title_heading: "Census"
number: "401"
heading: "Exchange of census information with Bureau of Economic Analysis"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/13/401"
units:
  - "Chapter 10 — Exchange of Census Information"
---

# §401. Exchange of census information with Bureau of Economic Analysis

- (a) **Exchange of Information.—** The [Bureau](/usc/13/1.md?p=1) of the Census shall exchange with the [Bureau](/usc/13/1.md?p=1) of Economic Analysis of the Department of Commerce information collected under this title, and under the International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act, that pertains to any business enterprise that is operating in the United States, if the [Secretary](/usc/13/1.md?p=2) of Commerce determines such information is appropriate to augment and improve the quality of data collected under the International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act. Information provided to the [Bureau](/usc/13/1.md?p=1) of Economic Analysis by the [Bureau](/usc/13/1.md?p=1) of the Census shall be only those data collected directly from [respondents](/usc/13/1.md?p=3) by the [Bureau](/usc/13/1.md?p=1) of the Census.
- (b) **Requests for Information.—** The Director of the [Bureau](/usc/13/1.md?p=1) requesting information under this section shall make the request in writing and shall certify that the information will be used only for statistical activities performed to improve the quality of data collected under the authority of [title 13](/usc/13.md), United States Code, and the International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act.
- (c) **Definition.—** As used in [subsection (a)](#a), the terms “business enterprise” and “United States” have the meanings given those terms in [section 3](/usc/13/3.md) of the International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act.

## Source credit

(Added Pub. L. 101–533, § 5(a), Nov. 7, 1990, 104 Stat. 2347.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 94–472, Oct. 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 2059, which is classified generally to chapter 46 (§ 3101 et seq.) of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse. Section 3 of the Act is classified to section 3102 of Title 22. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 3101 of Title 22 and Tables.