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13 U.S.C. § 183

Use of most recent population data

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), for the purpose of administering any law of the United States in which population or other population characteristics are used to determine the amount of benefit received by State, county, or local units of general purpose government, the Secretary shall transmit to the President for use by the appropriate departments and agencies of the executive branch the data most recently produced and published under this title.(b) This section shall not apply with respect to any law of the United States which, for purposes of determining the amount of benefit received by State, county, or local units of general purpose government, provides that only population or population characteristics data obtained in the most recent decennial census may be used in such determination.(Added Pub. L. 94–521, § 8(a), Oct. 17, 1976, 90 Stat. 2463.)Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesEffective Date

Section effective Oct. 17, 1976, see section 17 of Pub. L. 94–521, set out as a note under section 1 of this title.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1978–2025 · leading case: Kopp v. State, 595 P.2d 309 (Idaho 1979).
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Kopp v. State, 595 P.2d 309 (Idaho 1979). · cites it 2× “13 U.S.C. § 183 (b) provides that such "current data on total population" is not to be applied "to any law of the United States which, for purposes of determining the amount of benefit received by State, county, or local units of general purpose government, provides that only…”
City of Camden v. Plotkin, 466 F. Supp. 44 (D.N.J. 1978). · cites it 2× “” 13 U.S.C. § 183 . The legislative history of the 1976 amendments indicates that one of the concerns of Congress was to ensure more equitable distribution of federal funds by the use of current population data.”
Noem (D. Or. 2025). · cites it 2× “See 13 U.S.C. § 183 (a). By asking for additional data to “confirm” these populations, FEMA appears to intend to rely on additional data.”
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