34 U.S.C. § 10134

Use of data

Data collected by the Bureau shall be used only for statistical or research purposes, and shall be gathered in a manner that precludes their use for law enforcement or any purpose relating to a private person or public agency other than statistical or research purposes.

( Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 304 , formerly § 305, as added Pub. L. 96–157, § 2 , Dec. 27, 1979 , 93 Stat. 1179 ; renumbered § 304, Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 605(d) , Oct. 12, 1984 , 98 Stat. 2080 ; amended Pub. L. 109–162, title XI, § 1115(b) , Jan. 5, 2006 , 119 Stat. 3104 .)