CHAPTER 40 — Department of Commerce
63 sections.
- § 1501. — Establishment of Department; Secretary; seal
- §§ 1502, 1503. — Omitted
- § 1503a. — Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs
- § 1503b. — Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere; duties; appointment; compensation
- § 1504. — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–195, § 1(c)(1), June 16, 1982, 96 Stat. 115
- § 1505. — Additional Assistant Secretary; duties, rank of Assistant Secretaries
- § 1506. — Additional Assistant Secretary; appointment; applicability of section 1505
- § 1507. — Additional Assistant Secretary; appointment; compensation; duties
- § 1507a. — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–31, § 12(5), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 154
- § 1507b. — Assistant Secretary of Commerce; appointment; compensation; duties
- § 1507c. — Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere; duties; appointment; compensation
- § 1508. — General Counsel
- § 1509. — Designation of officer to sign routine papers
- § 1510. — Clerical assistants
- § 1511. — Bureaus in Department
- § 1511a. — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–219, § 3(a)(2), Dec. 28, 1977, 91 Stat. 1613
- § 1511b. — United States fishery trade officers
- § 1511c. — Estuarine Programs Office
- § 1511d. — Chesapeake Bay Office
- § 1511e. — Repealed. Pub. L. 111–314, § 6, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3444
- § 1512. — Powers and duties of Department
- § 1513. — Duties and powers vested in Department
- § 1513a. — Cost estimates for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration programs included in Department budget justification
- § 1513b. — Cost estimates for National Institute of Standards and Technology construction projects included in Department budget justification
- § 1514. — Basic authority for performance of certain functions and activities of Department
- § 1515. — Records, etc., of bureaus transferred to Department of Commerce
- § 1516. — Statistical information
- § 1516a. — Statistics relating to social, health, and economic conditions of Americans of Spanish origin or descent
- § 1517. — Transfer of statistical or scientific work
- § 1518. — Custody of buildings; officers transferred
- § 1519. — Annual and special reports
- § 1519a. — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–449, § 7(b), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2443
- § 1520. — Repealed. Pub. L. 91–412, § 3(d), Sept. 25, 1970, 84 Stat. 864
- § 1521. — Working capital fund; establishment; amount; uses; reimbursement
- § 1521a. — Department of Commerce Nonrecurring Expenses Fund
- § 1522. — Acceptance of gifts and bequests for purposes of the Department; separate fund; disbursements
- § 1523. — Tax status of gifts and bequests of property
- § 1524. — Investment and reinvestments of moneys; credit and disbursement of interest
- § 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
- § 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
- § 1527. — Fees or charges for services or publications under existing law unaffected
- § 1527a. — Economics and Statistics Administration Revolving Fund
- § 1528. — Transferred
- § 1529. — Relinquishment of legislative jurisdiction over certain lands
- § 1530. — Awarding of contracts for performance of commercial activity by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- § 1531. — Buying Power Maintenance accounts for International Trade Administration, Export Administration, and United States Travel and Tourism Administration
- § 1532. — Telecommunications; electromagnetic radiation; research, analysis, dissemination of information; other functions of Secretary
- § 1533. — Repealed. Pub. L. 111–358, title IV, § 407(c), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 4004
- § 1534. — Assessment of fees for access to environmental data
- § 1535. — Repealed. Pub. L. 111–314, § 6, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3444
- § 1536. — Prohibition against fraudulent use of “Made in America” labels
- § 1537. — Needs assessment for data management, archival, and distribution
- § 1538. — Notice of reprogramming
- § 1539. — Financial assistance
- § 1540. — Cooperative agreements
- § 1541. — Administrative Law Judges
- § 1542. — Establishment of the Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship Program
- § 1543. — Task force on job repatriation and manufacturing growth
- § 1544. — Promotion of tourist travel
- § 1545. — Cooperation with travel agencies; publication of information
- § 1546. — United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board
- § 1547. — Rules and regulations; employees
- § 1548. — Authorization of appropriations