§ 1512. — Powers and duties of Department.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC1512]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 40--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Sec. 1512. Powers and duties of Department
It shall be the province and duty of said Department to foster,
promote, and develop the foreign and domestic commerce, the mining,
manufacturing, and fishery industries of the United States; and to this
end it shall be vested with jurisdiction and control of the departments,
bureaus, offices, and branches of the public service hereinafter
specified, and with such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by
law.
(Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, Sec. 3, 32 Stat. 826; Pub. L. 97-31,
Sec. 12(7), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 154.)
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 596 of Title 5 prior to
the general revision and enactment of Title 5 by Pub. L. 89-554, Sept.
6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
Amendments
1981--Pub. L. 97-31 struck out references to shipping and
transportation facilities.
Emergency Preparedness Functions
For assignment of certain emergency preparedness functions to the
Secretary of Commerce, see Parts 1, 2, and 4 of Ex. Ord. No. 12656, Nov.
18, 1988, 53 F.R. 47491, set out as a note under section 5195 of Title
42, The Public Health and Welfare.
Executive Order No. 12864
Ex. Ord. No. 12864, Sept. 15, 1993, 58 F.R. 48773, as amended by Ex.
Ord. No. 12890, Dec. 30, 1993, 59 F.R. 499; Ex. Ord. No. 12921, June 13,
1994, 59 F.R. 30667; Ex. Ord. No. 12970, Sept. 14, 1995, 60 F.R. 48359,
which established the United States Advisory Council on the National
Information Infrastructure, was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 13062,
Sec. 3(d), Sept. 29, 1997, 62 F.R. 51756, formerly set out as a note
under section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act in the Appendix
to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
