American Community Survey (ACS)US Census Bureau

[Rocco]

Please excuse me if this in the wrong forum.Mods please feel free to move where correct,sorry.
Recently this came up in a discussion on another website and I haven't seen the new regulations or statutes pertaining to this.It doesn't appear to be a normal census,with this one ongoing instead of once every ten years and it being lengthy and intrusive.
I've checked online in Title 13,but I'm hearing many things that go beyond what I see there,including comments from Rep.Ron Paul referring to $1,000 fines for not answering and such,and the person I spoke to said he was threatened with a $5,000 fine.Title 13 from 2007 update still shows a $100 fine for not filling it out or a $500 fine for persons that provide lodging or tenement.Also a $500 fine for lying.
If anyone has some information concerning this,please reply.Doesn't feel right to me,but I tend to always question the real intent and motive of anyone who gives me 24 pages of questions along with a threat.