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Congress has “directed” in Title 13 that the Census be carried out by the Bureau of the Census “as an agency within, and under the jurisdiction of, the Department of Commerce.” 13 U.S.C. 2. The Secretary of Commerce is directed to carry out the duties of this title and while he can delegate “the performance of such functions and duties,” he can only do so to “officers and employees of the Department of Commerce.” 13 U.S.C. 4.
If the Director of the Census now reports to the White House instead of the Secretary of Commerce, and the Census is not carrired out by officers of the Department of Commerce, penalty for non-compliance would be difficult to prosecute. Execution of the census without Commerce Dept. oversight is likely in violation of federal law and should be challenged.
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