Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Chapter 40. Department of Commerce
63 sections
- 1501Establishment of Department; Secretary; seal
- 1502, 1503Omitted
- 1503aUnder Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs
- 1503bUnder Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere; duties; appointment; compensation
- 1504Repealed. Pub. L. 97–195, § 1(c)(1)
- 1505Additional Assistant Secretary; duties, rank of Assistant Secretaries
- 1506Additional Assistant Secretary; appointment; applicability of section 1505
- 1507Additional Assistant Secretary; appointment; compensation; duties
- 1507aRepealed. Pub. L. 97–31, § 12(5)
- 1507bAssistant Secretary of Commerce; appointment; compensation; duties
- 1507cAssistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere; duties; appointment; compensation
- 1508General Counsel
- 1509Designation of officer to sign routine papers
- 1510Clerical assistants
- 1511Bureaus in Department
- 1511aRepealed. Pub. L. 95–219, § 3(a)(2)
- 1511bUnited States fishery trade officers
- 1511cEstuarine Programs Office
- 1511dChesapeake Bay Office
- 1511eRepealed. Pub. L. 111–314, § 6
- 1512Powers and duties of Department
- 1513Duties and powers vested in Department
- 1513aCost estimates for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration programs included in Department budget justification
- 1513bCost estimates for National Institute of Standards and Technology construction projects included in Department budget justification
- 1514Basic authority for performance of certain functions and activities of Department
- 1515Records, etc., of bureaus transferred to Department of Commerce
- 1516Statistical information
- 1516aStatistics relating to social, health, and economic conditions of Americans of Spanish origin or descent
- 1517Transfer of statistical or scientific work
- 1518Custody of buildings; officers transferred
- 1519Annual and special reports
- 1519aRepealed. Pub. L. 97–449, § 7(b)
- 1520Repealed. Pub. L. 91–412, § 3(d)
- 1521Working capital fund; establishment; amount; uses; reimbursement
- 1521aDepartment of Commerce Nonrecurring Expenses Fund
- 1522Acceptance of gifts and bequests for purposes of the Department; separate fund; disbursements
- 1523Tax status of gifts and bequests of property
- 1524Investment and reinvestments of moneys; credit and disbursement of interest
- 1525Special studies; special compilations, lists, bulletins, or reports; clearinghouse for technical information; transcripts or copies; cost payments for special work; joint projects: cost apportionment, waiver
- 1526Receipts 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
- 1527Fees or charges for services or publications under existing law unaffected
- 1527aEconomics and Statistics Administration Revolving Fund
- 1528Transferred
- 1529Relinquishment of legislative jurisdiction over certain lands
- 1530Awarding of contracts for performance of commercial activity by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- 1531Buying Power Maintenance accounts for International Trade Administration, Export Administration, and United States Travel and Tourism Administration
- 1532Telecommunications; electromagnetic radiation; research, analysis, dissemination of information; other functions of Secretary
- 1533Repealed. Pub. L. 111–358, title IV, § 407(c)
- 1534Assessment of fees for access to environmental data
- 1535Repealed. Pub. L. 111–314, § 6
- 1536Prohibition against fraudulent use of “Made in America” labels
- 1537Needs assessment for data management, archival, and distribution
- 1538Notice of reprogramming
- 1539Financial assistance
- 1540Cooperative agreements
- 1541Administrative Law Judges
- 1542Establishment of the Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship Program
- 1543Task force on job repatriation and manufacturing growth
- 1544Promotion of tourist travel
- 1545Cooperation with travel agencies; publication of information
- 1546United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board
- 1547Rules and regulations; employees
- 1548Authorization of appropriations