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U.S. Code
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TITLE 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE
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CHAPTER 40—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (§§ 1501 – 1548)
CHAPTER 40—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (§§ 1501 – 1548)
§ 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 Repealed.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 Repealed.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 Repealed.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 Repealed.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 Repealed.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 Repealed.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
§ 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. Advisory committee for promotion of tourist travel; expenses
§ 1547. Rules and regulations; employees
§ 1548. Authorization of appropriations