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US CodeTitle 15Chapter 40

Chapter 40

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Title 15 - Commerce and Trade

53 sections

Sections

§ 1501

Establishment of Department; Secretary; seal

Short

§ 1503a

Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs

Very short

§ 1503b

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

Short

§ 1505

Additional Assistant Secretary; duties, rank of Assistant Secretaries

Very short

§ 1506

Additional Assistant Secretary; appointment; applicability of section 1505

Very short

§ 1507

Additional Assistant Secretary; appointment; compensation; duties

Very short

§ 1507b

Assistant Secretary of Commerce; appointment; compensation; duties

Very short

§ 1507c

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

Short

§ 1508

General Counsel

Very short

§ 1509

Designation of officer to sign routine papers

Very short

§ 1510

Clerical assistants

Very short

§ 1511

Bureaus in Department

Short

§ 1511b

United States fishery trade officers

Medium

§ 1511c

Estuarine Programs Office

Short

§ 1511d

Chesapeake Bay Office

Long

§ 1512

Powers and duties of Department

Very short

§ 1513

Duties and powers vested in Department

Short

§ 1513a

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

Short

§ 1513b

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

Short

§ 1514

Basic authority for performance of certain functions and activities of Department

Medium

§ 1515

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

Very short

§ 1516

Statistical information

Short

§ 1516a

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

Very short

§ 1517

Transfer of statistical or scientific work

Short

§ 1518

Custody of buildings; officers transferred

Short

§ 1519

Annual and special reports

Short

§ 1521

Working capital fund; establishment; amount; uses; reimbursement

Short

§ 1521a

Department of Commerce Nonrecurring Expenses Fund

Short

§ 1522

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

Short

§ 1523

Tax status of gifts and bequests of property

Very short

§ 1524

Investment and reinvestments of moneys; credit and disbursement of interest

Short

§ 1525

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

Short

§ 1526

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

Short

§ 1527

Repealed

Fees or charges for services or publications under existing law unaffected

Very short

§ 1527a

Economics and Statistics Administration Revolving Fund

Short

§ 1529

Relinquishment of legislative jurisdiction over certain lands

Short

§ 1530

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

Short

§ 1531

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

Short

§ 1532

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

Short

§ 1534

Assessment of fees for access to environmental data

Medium

§ 1536

Prohibition against fraudulent use of “Made in America” labels

Short

§ 1537

Needs assessment for data management, archival, and distribution

Medium

§ 1538

Notice of reprogramming

Short

§ 1539

Financial assistance

Short

§ 1540

Cooperative agreements

Very short

§ 1541

Administrative Law Judges

Short

§ 1542

Establishment of the Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship Program

Medium

§ 1543

Task force on job repatriation and manufacturing growth

Very short

§ 1544

Promotion of tourist travel

Very short

§ 1545

Cooperation with travel agencies; publication of information

Short

§ 1546

United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board

Short

§ 1547

Rules and regulations; employees

Very short

§ 1548

Authorization of appropriations

Very short