§ 1513. — Duties and powers vested in 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: 15USC1513]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 40--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Sec. 1513. Duties and powers vested in Department
All duties performed and all power and authority possessed or
exercised by the head of any executive department in and over any
bureau, office, officer, board, branch, or division of the public
service transferred to the Department of Commerce, or any business
arising therefrom or pertaining thereto, or in relation to the duties
performed by and authority conferred by law upon such bureau, officer,
office, board, branch, or division of the public service, whether of an
appellate or revisory character or otherwise, shall be vested in and
exercised by the Secretary of Commerce.
(Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, Sec. 10, 32 Stat. 829.)
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 599 of Title 5 prior to
the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization
and Employees, by Pub. L. 89-554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies
of Department of Commerce, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of
Commerce, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 5 of 1950,
Secs. 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1263, set out as a
note under section 1501 of this title.
Government Interest in Patents
For duties and powers of Secretary of Commerce with respect to
interest of Government in patents, see executive orders set out as notes
under section 266 of Title 35, Patents.
Foreign Investment in the United States
For functions of Secretary of Commerce respecting collection and use
of data on foreign investment in United States, see Sec. 2 of Ex. Ord.
No. 11858, May 7, 1975, 40 F.R. 20263, set out as a note under section
78b of this title.
