§ 175. — Additional duties of Bureau.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC175]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 5--STATISTICAL AND COMMERCIAL INFORMATION
Sec. 175. Additional duties of Bureau
It shall be the province and duty of the Bureau of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce, under the direction of the Secretary of Commerce, to
foster, promote, and develop the various manufacturing industries of the
United States, and markets for the same at home and abroad, domestic and
foreign, by gathering, compiling, publishing, and supplying all
available and useful information concerning such industries and such
markets, and by such other methods and means as may be prescribed by the
Secretary of Commerce or provided by law.
(Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, Sec. 5, 32 Stat. 827; Apr. 5, 1906, ch. 1366,
Sec. 3, 34 Stat. 100; Aug. 23, 1912, ch. 350, Sec. 1, 37 Stat. 407; Mar.
4, 1913, ch. 141, Sec. 1, 37 Stat. 736; Aug. 13, 1946, ch. 957, title
XI, Sec. 1131(23), 60 Stat. 1037.)
Amendments
1946--Act Aug. 13, 1946, repealed last sentence relating to duties
of consular officers with respect to the Bureau.
Change of Name
Act Mar. 4, 1913, substituted the ``Secretary of Commerce'' for
``Secretary of Commerce and Labor''.
Effective Date of 1946 Amendment
Amendment by act Aug. 13, 1946, effective three months from Aug. 13,
1946, see section 1141 of that act.
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of functions of Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce, see note set out under section 172 of this title.
Act Aug. 23, 1912, transferred certain duties of Department or
Bureau of Labor to Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
Act Apr. 5, 1906, abolished the grade of commercial agent and
commercial agent's function of helping to gather foreign trade
information, reference to which formerly appeared in the last sentence
of this section. Such last sentence was subsequently repealed by Act
Aug. 13, 1946.
