15 U.S.C. § 1501 — Establishment of Department; Secretary; seal

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This section covers establishment of department; secretary; seal. It sets out the provisions on that subject.

There must be at the seat of government an executive department to be known as the Department of Commerce, and a Secretary of Commerce, who must be the head of it, who must be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and whose term and tenure of office must be like that of the heads of the other executive departments; and the provisions of title 4 of the Revised Statutes, including all amendments thereto, must be applicable to said department. The said Secretary must cause a seal of office to be made for the said department of such device as the President must approve, and judicial notice must be taken of the said seal.

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There shall be at the seat of government an executive department to be known as the Department of Commerce, and a Secretary of Commerce, who shall be the head thereof, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and whose term and tenure of office shall be like that of the heads of the other executive departments; and the provisions of title 4 of the Revised Statutes, including all amendments thereto, shall be applicable to said department. The said Secretary shall cause a seal of office to be made for the said department of such device as the President shall approve, and judicial notice shall be taken of the said seal.

Source credit: (Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, § 1, 32 Stat. 825; Feb. 17, 1909, ch. 137, §§ 1, 2, 35 Stat. 626; Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 297, § 1, 35 Stat. 861; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736; Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 163, § 1, 39 Stat. 1111; Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 549, § 4, 43 Stat. 1301.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1903Enacted · Act of Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552 · 32 Stat. 825
1909Amended · Act of Feb. 17, 1909, ch. 137 · 35 Stat. 626
1909Amended · Act of Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 297 · 35 Stat. 861
1913Amended · Act of Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141 · 37 Stat. 736
1917Amended · Act of Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 163 · 39 Stat. 1111
1925Amended · Act of Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 549 · 43 Stat. 1301

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 552 on 1903-02-14.

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