Title 15, Chapter 40 — Department of Commerce

Establishment of Department; Secretary; seal

Omitted

Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs

Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere; duties; appointment; compensation

Repealed. Pub. L. 97–195, § 1(c)(1), June 16, 1982, 96 Stat. 115

Additional Assistant Secretary; duties, rank of Assistant Secretaries

Additional Assistant Secretary; appointment; applicability of section 1505

Additional Assistant Secretary; appointment; compensation; duties

Repealed. Pub. L. 97–31, § 12(5), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 154

Assistant Secretary of Commerce; appointment; compensation; duties

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere; duties; appointment; compensation

General Counsel

Designation of officer to sign routine papers

Clerical assistants

Bureaus in Department

Repealed. Pub. L. 95–219, § 3(a)(2), Dec. 28, 1977, 91 Stat. 1613

United States fishery trade officers

Estuarine Programs Office

Chesapeake Bay Office

Repealed. Pub. L. 111–314, § 6, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3444

Powers and duties of Department

Duties and powers vested in Department

Cost estimates for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration programs included in Department budget justification

Cost estimates for National Institute of Standards and Technology construction projects included in Department budget justification

Basic authority for performance of certain functions and activities of Department

Records, etc., of bureaus transferred to Department of Commerce

Statistical information

Statistics relating to social, health, and economic conditions of Americans of Spanish origin or descent

Transfer of statistical or scientific work

Custody of buildings; officers transferred

Annual and special reports

Repealed. Pub. L. 97–449, § 7(b), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2443

Repealed. Pub. L. 91–412, § 3(d), Sept. 25, 1970, 84 Stat. 864

Working capital fund; establishment; amount; uses; reimbursement

Department of Commerce Nonrecurring Expenses Fund

Acceptance of gifts and bequests for purposes of the Department; separate fund; disbursements

Tax status of gifts and bequests of property

Investment and reinvestments of moneys; credit and disbursement of interest

Special studies; special compilations, lists, bulletins, or reports; clearinghouse for technical information; transcripts or copies; cost payments for special work; joint projects: cost apportionment, waiver

Receipts for work or services; deposit in special accounts; availability for payment of costs, repayment or advances to appropriations or funds, refunds, credits to working capital funds; appropriation limitation of annual expenditures from accounts

Fees or charges for services or publications under existing law unaffected

Economics and Statistics Administration Revolving Fund

Transferred

Relinquishment of legislative jurisdiction over certain lands

Awarding of contracts for performance of commercial activity by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Buying Power Maintenance accounts for International Trade Administration, Export Administration, and United States Travel and Tourism Administration

Telecommunications; electromagnetic radiation; research, analysis, dissemination of information; other functions of Secretary

Repealed. Pub. L. 111–358, title IV, § 407(c), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 4004

Assessment of fees for access to environmental data

Repealed. Pub. L. 111–314, § 6, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3444

Prohibition against fraudulent use of “Made in America” labels

Needs assessment for data management, archival, and distribution

Notice of reprogramming

Financial assistance

Cooperative agreements

Administrative Law Judges

Establishment of the Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship Program

Task force on job repatriation and manufacturing growth

Promotion of tourist travel

Cooperation with travel agencies; publication of information

United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board

Rules and regulations; employees

Authorization of appropriations