The U.S. Census Bureau issued a new rule “eliminating its regulations pertaining to a now-obsolete joint effort between the United States Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to train foreign nationals in census and statistical procedures,” effective January 23, 2026.
“This action is necessary to ensure that the Census Bureau’s regulations are accurate and up-to-date. The intended effect is to remove outdated and unnecessary regulatory content, to reduce the potential for confusion, and to reprioritize American interests.” (15 CFR Part 40 [Docket No. 260108-0014] RIN 0607-AA67)
“The Census Bureau is eliminating all of the regulations found at 15 CFR part 40,” (Training of Foreign Participants in Census Procedures and General Statistics), which the Federal Register Notice says “pertain to the training of foreign nationals in census procedures and general statistics pursuant to a now-obsolete collaborative arrangement between Commerce and USAID.”
Collaboration “between the Census Bureau and USAID” has been suspended, since the State Department last year “significantly scaled back USAID and assumed its few remaining functions.”
- Eliminating Regulations Contemplating Collaboration With USAID To Train Foreign Participants in Census Procedures and General Statistics https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/23/2026-01242/eliminating-regulations-contemplating-collaboration-with-usaid-to-train-foreign-participants-in
