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Legislation 1942
- Federal Reports Act of 1942 (December 24, 1942) (P.L. 77-831) Download PDF [333KB PDF]
- Coordinates federal reporting requirements in order to eliminate duplication and reduce costs and burdens on the business community.
- Executive Order 9232 (August 20, 1942) Download PDF [89KB PDF]**
- Transfers responsibility for the sample surveys conducted by the Works Progress Administration, and responsibility for the Statistical Abstract of the United States to the Census Bureau.
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