US Code

Public Law 119-88 (05/04/2026)

Chapter 40 Department of Commerce

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Sections in Chapter 40

§ 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Affairs § 1503b Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere; duties; appointment; compensation § 1504 Repealed.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applicability of section 1505 § 1507 Additional Assistant Secretary; appointment; compensation; duties § 1507a Repealed.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§ 1509 Designation of officer to sign routine papers § 1510 Clerical assistants § 1511 Bureaus in Department § 1511a Repealed.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§ 1511b United States fishery trade officers § 1511c Estuarine Programs Office § 1511d Chesapeake Bay Office § 1511e Repealed.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or scientific work § 1518 Custody of buildings; officers transferred § 1519 Annual and special reports § 1519a Repealed.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 L. 97–449, § 7(b), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2443 § 1520 Repealed.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