113 S1836 IS: Department of Commerce and the Workforce Consolidation Act
U.S. Senate
2013-12-17
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1.Short
title; table of contents(a)This Act may be cited
as the Department of Commerce and the
Workforce Consolidation Act
.(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:Sec. 1. Short title; table of
contents.Sec. 2. Definitions.TITLE I—Establishment of DepartmentSec. 101. Establishment.Sec. 102. Office of the Secretary.Sec. 103. Office of the Workforce.Sec. 104. Patent and Trademark Office.Sec. 105. Small Business Administration.Sec. 106. Office of Economic Affairs and
Statistics.Sec. 107. National Institute of Standards and
Technology.Sec. 108. International Trade Administration.Sec. 109. Bureau of Industry and Security.Sec. 110. Other offices.Sec. 111. Inspector General.Sec. 112. Performance of specific functions.TITLE II—Transfer of functionsSec. 201. Transfer of functions to Department.Sec. 202. Transfer of functions to Department of the
Interior.Sec. 203. Transfer of functions to Bureau of International
Labor Affairs.TITLE III—Administrative provisionsSubtitle A—Personnel provisionsSec. 311. Officers and employees.Sec. 312. Experts and consultants.Sec. 313. Advisory committees.Subtitle B—General administrative provisionsSec. 321. General authority.Sec. 322. Delegation.Sec. 323. Reorganization.Sec. 324. Rules.Sec. 325. Subpoena.Sec. 326. Contracts.Sec. 327. Facilities construction.Sec. 328. Use of facilities.Sec. 329. Field offices.Sec. 330. Copyrights.Sec. 331. Capital fund.Sec. 332. Seal of Department.Sec. 333. Annual report.Sec. 334. Transfer of funds.TITLE IV—Transitional, savings, and conforming
provisionsSec. 401. Transfer and allocations of appropriations and
personnel.Sec. 402. Effect on personnel.Sec. 403. Agency terminations.Sec. 404. Incidental transfers.Sec. 405. Savings provisions.Sec. 406. Reference.Sec. 407. Presidential authority.Sec. 408. Transition.Sec. 409. Administrative amendments.Sec. 410. Director of Office of Personnel Management
report.Sec. 411. Investigations and reports on duplicative programs
and activities.TITLE V—Effective date and interim appointmentsSec. 501. Effective date.Sec. 502. Interim appointments.TITLE VI—Elimination and reduction of programsSec. 601. Elimination of programs.2.In this Act:(1)The
term assets includes contracts, facilities, property, records,
unobligated or unexpended balances of appropriations, and other funds or
resources (other than personnel).(2)The
term Department means the Department of Commerce and the
Workforce.(3)The
term function includes any authority, power, right, privilege,
immunity, program, project, activity, duty, and responsibility.(4)The
term perform, with respect to a function, includes—(A)the undertaking,
fulfillment, or execution of any duty or obligation; and(B)the exercise of
any power, authority, right, or privilege.(5)The
term personnel means officers and employees.(6)The
term Secretary means the Secretary of Commerce and the
Workforce.<enum>I</enum><header>Establishment of
Department</header><section id="ID79F82FADADAE4571B1AB196A0B64AC52"><enum>101.</enum><header>Establishment</header><subsection id="ID69C7C61460534B34B03797E886AC3840"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established an executive department to be known as the Department of
Commerce and the Workforce.</text></subsection><subsection id="id67F720E95DF749E9978CBF2D8D6BC92A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Mission</header><text>The
primary mission of the Department shall be to advance economic growth and jobs
and opportunities for the people of the United States by—</text><paragraph id="idE295C15DAB324304941314A6E0E15A34"><enum>(1)</enum><text>driving United
States competitiveness in the global marketplace;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id421E7F3CF4834EC38CB0A3F3A0589F54"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensuring a
competitive economic climate that is conducive to the development, growth, and
expansion of small businesses; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3DD44BCDF9A04E5892BAE01746195715"><enum>(3)</enum><text>promoting and
developing the safety and welfare of the wage earners, job seekers, and
retirees of the United States.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6DD55250447645FEB88DF5E1F2875285"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
head of the Department shall be the Secretary of Commerce and the Workforce,
who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate.</text></subsection><subsection id="idDA0A48B4F0C141198B51D8F36741049B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The
Department shall be administered, in accordance with this Act, under the
supervision and direction of the Secretary.</text></subsection></section><section id="id7FDE0BD064E048138EE4098B729E9F2F"><enum>102.</enum><header>Office of the
Secretary</header><subsection id="id31758B59B90A4122826C89FA586981BC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Deputy
Secretary</header><paragraph id="id52ED4271F63C48429DF53DCD89A641C5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>There
shall be in the Office of the Secretary a Deputy Secretary of Commerce and the
Workforce, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idB22B58FF3386423DADD73DBF25BA812F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Temporary
assumption of duties of Secretary</header><text>The Deputy Secretary shall
perform the duties of the Secretary—</text><subparagraph id="id79A22ECEB2F8444EB403AF674D89555E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in case of the
death, resignation, or removal from office of the Secretary, until a successor
is appointed; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2B5681A173694DDDA9E6BEE3E4147A1D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in case of the
absence or sickness of the Secretary, until the termination of such absence or
sickness.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id21C6A2B9ADAC489EA0925FE5E650D2B6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Offices in the
Office of the Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There
shall be in the Office of the Secretary—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8850C193FDA64B68B372E6553B92DF43"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Office of
Public Liaison and Special Assistance;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id46EAC71907A84268975F6866C1263B33"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Office of
Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id30CC4D2724D74694B0EC40419FDD98E3"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Office of the Executive Secretariat;
and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id949C8447B21F4173BB68B3A75EEB2C1E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the Office of
Community and Public Affairs.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id966DFF3FC34449138305AB3140EB2576"><enum>(c)</enum><header>General
Counsel</header><paragraph id="idCAD9AAC88B2344BC89D89B6E67133BD5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>There
shall be in the Department a General Counsel, who shall be appointed by the
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idB8948AC49FD1478C9311E96501EE88FF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Solicitor</header><text>The
Secretary shall appoint, in the Office of the General Counsel, a Solicitor of
Commerce and the Workforce.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEA8CD6DCAC4F4DF8815049FE3D9B4906"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Assistant
Secretaries</header><text>The President shall appoint, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, in the Office of the Secretary—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id383549C688D04F0EB458C558618CC865"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an Assistant
Secretary for Policy, who shall be the head of the Office of Policy; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8E927911E38F45218792AE68A6217899"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an Assistant
Secretary for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, who shall be the head
of the Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id201E33263C8A4ECC8B9232186348AC29"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Directors</header><text>The
Secretary shall appoint, in the Office of the Secretary—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF98905D2E7CD4E919EF196045F1E544D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an Executive
Secretariat Director, who shall be the head of the Office of the Executive
Secretariat; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB64912EB517E48CF8491D634160FF527"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a Community and
Public Affairs Director, who shall be the head of the Office of Community and
Public Affairs.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDEF307C1C6CDA4AD6A3147128473A4F0D"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Other
officers</header><text>To assist the Secretary in the performance of the
functions of the Department, the Secretary shall appoint, as officers of the
Department—</text><paragraph id="IDD18EC190388D470A986D8FEC10159165"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a Chief of
Staff;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idC29A9D73436B4484BD064E2A021B9098"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a Chief Financial
Officer; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id71BF4BC94D1F4E5082865BD5E7A18900"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a Chief
Information Officer.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id45FB7B471C7E48C6ADF93FCE3D2C695B"><enum>103.</enum><header>Office of the
Workforce</header><subsection id="id078793326D3C41F3BC7F70984395E916"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
shall be in the Department an Office of the Workforce.</text></subsection><subsection id="id4866949D815A4A60A989F820F10F9924"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Under
Secretary</header><text>The head of the Office of the Workforce shall be the
Under Secretary of the Workforce, who shall be appointed by the President, by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate.</text></subsection><subsection id="id42E9AD748A92484D9A53D2BD778C49E6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Boards,
administrations, and offices</header><text>There shall be in the Office of the
Workforce—</text><paragraph id="id7BB84EF1CF6F432A9A0959767CACE3D1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the
Administrative Review Board;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idD87723E2F23741F696B3AB4603C50491"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Benefits
Review Board;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idF6B7EC26FADE4648AAE543F84A2E2558"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7D13AAAA6DAD45FCB984A2CA732E9DE1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the Office of
Workers Compensation Programs;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idE0E4A416F3174FB0A3BF7C657B1062AB"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the Wage and Hour
Division;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id28A56B59B8C1445485E7348BA7581006"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the Employee
Benefits and Security Administration;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idC6C17313A5C2486C947905E52F99A53A"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the Mine Safety
and Health Administration;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id11396590581447DDB0D4C8B26505B67B"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the Office of
Labor-Management Standards;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA06BF92241DF48CABDEDB00CFC53EB71"><enum>(9)</enum><text>the Veterans's
Employment and Training Service; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07B45853721743EBA3112EDF87A2C341"><enum>(10)</enum><text>the Office of
Disability Employment Policy.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idF20F9E7894ED4332A87CEE4F2BAFABA0"><enum>104.</enum><header>Patent and
Trademark Office</header><subsection id="id10AD26C1F3104E98963AE9DC0F088423"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
shall be in the Department the Patent and Trademark Office.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAD512276195D4EC6ADCAFEB8B041E30D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Under
Secretary</header><text>The head of the Patent and Trademark Office shall be
the Under Secretary for Intellectual Property, who shall be appointed by the
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.</text></subsection></section><section id="id9EB3B4F211A049F5BA07A0CD87BE2E48"><enum>105.</enum><header>Small Business
Administration</header><subsection id="id2A49E58D73784FE78F73F39B7A7D0B18"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There shall be in the Department the Small
Business Administration.</text></subsection><subsection id="id6B66A9B218224EC0889DB54975B0214E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Under
Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The head of the
Small Business Administration shall be the Under Secretary of Small Business,
who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate.</text></subsection><subsection id="id01A041B0B00049CDAD94B759E266C989"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Deputy Under
Secretary</header><text>There shall be in the Small Business Administration a
Deputy Under Secretary of Small Business, who shall be appointed by the
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.</text></subsection><subsection id="id6BEBC2F237154D50A5C8515E7604CD12"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Assistant
Secretaries</header><text>To assist the Under Secretary of Small Business in
the performance of the duties of the Small Business Administration, the Under
Secretary of Small Business shall appoint 4 Assistant Secretaries.</text></subsection></section><section id="idC81590B20861405B84CD3B6BF2F4707F"><enum>106.</enum><header>Office of
Economic Affairs and Statistics</header><subsection id="idB07DF9E98AF844E9843D2733FF3AFBC3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
shall be in the Department an Office of Economic Affairs and Statistics.</text></subsection><subsection id="id58CFE19C91AB4FE49ABDD517040ADDF9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Under
Secretary</header><text>The head of the Office of Economic Affairs and
Statistics shall be the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs and Statistics,
who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate.</text></subsection><subsection id="id955B2E7CF6B24F1B85FDD4881BD4A6AA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Bureaus</header><text>There
shall be in the Office of Economic Affairs and Statistics—</text><paragraph id="id670FFEAF00104A51B63F7E9BB0CDBBE8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Bureau of the
Census; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id240D4C8BA9774B1EAEAA936BE4A46654"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Bureau of
Economic Analysis.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idDEA85F32F97E48A4AAADA8280601D130"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Officers</header><text>The
Secretary, after consultation with the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs and
Statistics, shall appoint, in the Office of Economic Affairs and
Statistics—</text><paragraph id="idEA6FAFDA4DA54CD4B12152CFF79FD053"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a Chief
Economist;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2054363473464D53B1B2BEE4E8182723"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a Director of the
Bureau of the Census, who shall be the head of the Bureau of the Census;
and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id56A51C03012E443E9BC962BC1D1D19C4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a Director of the
Bureau of Economic Analysis, who shall be the head of the Bureau of Economic
Analysis.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id289F59DEC8254AFD8F2AA46B53543777"><enum>107.</enum><header>National
Institute of Standards and Technology</header><subsection id="idD15A99C95212452CAD3756B5CB860969"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There shall be in the Department the
National Institute of Standards and Technology.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5267C41259164AA2A932275151EFBB10"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Under
Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The head of the
National Institute of Standards and Technology shall be the Under Secretary for
Standards and Technology, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0A8205477D074E62B10BB5CE6662EC36"><enum>(c)</enum><header>National
Technical Information Service</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National Technical Information Service
shall be a component of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology.</text></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDDCFFEEE3A3C4FC3BCB317F543E60042"><enum>108.</enum><header>International
Trade Administration</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id94BE902D8AF44A1DB8D4D8100962313F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
shall be in the Department the International Trade Administration.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCCF2A751777E46639E5ABBC578E07DC9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Under
Secretary</header><text>The head of the International Trade Administration
shall be the Under Secretary for International Trade, who shall be appointed by
the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.</text></subsection><subsection id="idE62E3D9C4C0441AFABA632B21527BC5F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Assistant
Secretaries</header><text>The President shall appoint, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, 4 Assistant Secretaries in the International Trade
Administration, including—</text><paragraph id="id93230B5AF4A0410EA19D66EEEBDF7ED6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an Assistant
Secretary for Market Access and Compliance;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5ADDA547840943FCB62B4D1DD27DEF08"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an Assistant
Secretary for Import Administration;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id59C851DAB12F4F35B2A3EDF93E56660D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an Assistant
Secretary for Trade Promotion; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE89C4B4A1AFF4F318FB9B92F34C84259"><enum>(4)</enum><text>an Assistant
Secretary for Manufacturing and Services.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1F4DB9DFE9B44CDFB8132403AA93A97D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Bureau of
International Labor Affairs</header><text>The Bureau of International Labor
Affairs shall be a component of the International Trade Administration.</text></subsection></section><section id="id2E97EB4337B64334B3565BF24FE63DCB"><enum>109.</enum><header>Bureau of
Industry and Security</header><subsection id="id033CE8FEDDAC45BFB124911FB362EC33"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
shall be in the Department a Bureau of Industry and Security.</text></subsection><subsection id="id6AB6CE753E05473C9AE9265018D9E70F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Under
Secretary</header><text>The head of the Bureau of Industry and Security shall
be the Under Secretary for Industry and Security, who shall be appointed by the
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.</text></subsection><subsection id="id4C7602A3980F4139AAE275DF10650369"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Assistant
Secretaries</header><text>There shall be in the Bureau of Industry and
Security, who shall each be appointed by the President, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate—</text><paragraph id="id4A4500A5159C4CED9220A7CF16E0F56A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an Assistant
Secretary for Export Administration; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5BD66020D369444E85D8E8F5827DF09D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an Assistant
Secretary for Manufacturing Services.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id2D746D29E0EA474F944089F81709EFC2"><enum>110.</enum><header>Other
offices</header><subsection id="idAA9B4DB397444D49AEC93A7E07FB316E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Economic
Development and Training Administration</header><paragraph id="idD48962C1474C473687D34FCC1084CDBC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
shall be in the Department the Economic Development and Training
Administration.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idF4C9DA51FF2F431AAA9F8F3AAB963C84"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Assistant
secretary</header><text>The head of the Economic Development and Training
Administration shall be the Assistant Secretary for Economic Development and
Training, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9C67CFC0E81F4CB1BF6807C6260F1833"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Communications
and Information Administration</header><paragraph id="id948D7457BD7747738B3F5D4025956367"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
shall be in the Department the Communications and Information
Administration.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7E2ACF2A37E541DCB6B7E611A99618DC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Assistant
secretary</header><text>The head of the Communications and Information
Administration shall be the Assistant Secretary for Communications and
Information, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idB2EEC2FC90354B69BD941E0675B51801"><enum>111.</enum><header>Inspector
General</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There shall be an
Inspector General of the Department, who shall be appointed as provided in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-act" parsable-cite="usc-act/Inspector General Act of 1978 /3">section 3(a)</external-xref> of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4CC73FFE6CBE4AEB9D255F970CFD256D"><enum>112.</enum><header>Performance of
specific functions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subject to
this Act, each officer of the Department shall perform the functions specified
by law for the office of the official or prescribed by the Secretary.</text></section><enum>II</enum><header>Transfer of
functions</header><section id="idC099FDE35E35400BAB93C4EF6D410EE9"><enum>201.</enum><header>Transfer of
functions to Department</header><subsection id="id84867B0A195743CCBD65C21E370AD298"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as otherwise specifically provided in this
title—</text><paragraph id="id737F5614FA5A4C7EA0BC4BA867F1ABDD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>all functions of
the Department of Commerce and the Department of Labor are transferred to the
Department; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id966CC9638E704F41A6A3115D8D0D8D98"><enum>(2)</enum><text>all functions of
the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor are transferred to the
Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id644939B0D6B54E0489BDB315EF37C45F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Deputy
Secretary of Commerce and the Workforce</header><text>There are transferred to
the Deputy Secretary of Commerce and the Workforce all functions of the Deputy
Secretary of Commerce and the Deputy Secretary of Labor.</text></subsection><subsection id="idDAF16B48A68A4F4A874278019A26E068"><enum>(c)</enum><header>General
Counsel</header><text>There are transferred to the General Counsel of the
Department all the functions of the General Counsel of the Department of
Commerce, the Solicitor of Labor, and the General Counsel of the Small Business
Administration.</text></subsection><subsection id="id37B4B819C7C3475894A6A72AD514B2DC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Office of
Policy</header><text>There are transferred to the Assistant Secretary for
Policy of the Department all functions of the Office of Policy and Strategic
Planning of the Department of Commerce and the Assistant Secretary for Policy
of the Department of Labor.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id750F8C79EB0B403A9C56C7D23CBC000A"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Office of
Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs</header><text>There are transferred
to the Assistant Secretary for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs of the
Department all functions of the Assistant Secretary for Legislative and
Intergovernmental Affairs of the Department of Commerce, the Office of
Congressional and Inter-Governmental Affairs of the Department of Labor, and
the Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs of the Small Business
Administration.</text></subsection><subsection id="idA27C49FD4F3D4210B68D47C3A81D1924"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Executive
Secretariat</header><text>There are transferred to the Office of the Executive
Secretariat of the Department all functions of the Executive Secretariat of the
Department of Commerce, the Executive Secretariat of the Department of Labor,
and the Executive Secretariat of the Small Business Administration.</text></subsection><subsection id="id617F8D65C2C64B869EEFE0F34D91818F"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Office of
Public Liaison and Special Assistance</header><text>There are transferred to
the Office of Public Liaison and Special Assistance of the Department all
functions of the Minority Business Development Agency of the Department of
Commerce and the Women's Bureau of the Department of Labor.</text></subsection><subsection id="idA732372CE79749258D5136CDB919711C"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Office of
Community and Public Affairs</header><text>There are transferred to the Office
of Community and Public Affairs of the Department all functions of—</text><paragraph id="id0D25ED573C1F496B8EC976E6FBDEABCB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Office of
Public Affairs of the Department of Commerce;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idC9169059F6804F5393CD8DB21EE51E07"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Office of
Public Affairs and the Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships of
the Department of Labor; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idF1A64049C6064D8CA9F3694BE70111E5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Office of
Communications and Public Liaison and the Office of Faith Based and
Neighborhood Partnerships of the Small Business Administration.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idC331EAC33ADB4B3B96A63DFE70042DAC"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Chief of
Staff</header><text>There are transferred to the Chief of Staff of the
Department all functions of the Chief of Staff of the Department of Commerce,
the Chief of Staff of the Department of Labor, and the Chief of Staff of the
Small Business Administration.</text></subsection><subsection id="id2F62C99EE8E74615950C207491E1980C"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Chief Financial
Officer</header><text>There are transferred to the Chief Financial Officer of
the Department all functions of the Chief Financial Officer and Assistant
Secretary for Administration, the Chief Financial Officer of the Department of
Labor, and the Chief Financial Officer of the Small Business
Administration.</text></subsection><subsection id="id8075984E16B84458A2F4D09291C3DE93"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Chief
Information Officer</header><text>There are transferred to the Chief
Information Officer of the Department all functions of the Chief Information
Officer of the Department of Commerce and the Chief Information Officer of the
Small Business Administration.</text></subsection><subsection id="id2D2372D644EA4BA7A6897AD5D9EDEC5D"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Office of the
Workforce</header><text>There are transferred to the Office of the Workforce
all functions of the Department of Labor.</text></subsection><subsection id="idD798736CC13E4B2F87524EBA4845DC73"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Patent and
Trademark Office</header><text>There are transferred to the Under Secretary for
Intellectual Property of the Department all functions of the United States
Patent and Trademark Office.</text></subsection><subsection id="idC1020D25A19D4C1FA8B7D910C6A3AE59"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Small Business
Administration</header><text>There are transferred to the Under Secretary of
Small Business, the Deputy Under Secretary of Small Business, the Assistant
Secretaries of the Small Business Administration, and the Small Business
Administration of the Department all functions of the Administrator of Small
Business, the Deputy Administrator of Small Business, the Associate
Administrators of the Small Business Administration, and the Small Business
Administration, respectively.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3FE9705AECB14E15BD1E666A3421CF8E"><enum>(o)</enum><header>National
Institute of Standards and Technology</header><text>There are transferred to
the Under Secretary for Standards and Technology of the Department all
functions of the National Institute of Standards and Technology of the
Department of Commerce.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC2EDCC9BBD5F4E888E7ED4F2A4A21D45"><enum>(p)</enum><header>Office of
Economic Affairs and Statistics</header><text>There are transferred to the
Under Secretary for Economic Affairs and Statistics all functions of the
Economics and Statistics Administration of the Department of Commerce and the
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.</text></subsection><subsection id="id9A108BFED4E44935BA48A861BE5D6D40"><enum>(q)</enum><header>Chief
Economist</header><text>There are transferred to the Chief Economist of the
Department all functions of the Chief Economist of the Department of Commerce
and the Chief Economist of the Department of Labor.</text></subsection><subsection id="idBBDA8CDECE014F638AAB6721D737CEBC"><enum>(r)</enum><header>Bureau of
Industry and Security</header><text>There are transferred to the Under
Secretary of Industry and Security of the Department all functions of the
Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE6698C4D388D43BABEEB7D1A9F2B6E5A"><enum>(s)</enum><header>Economic
Development and Training Administration</header><text>There are transferred to
the Economic Development and Training Administration of the Department all
functions of the Economic Development Administration of the Department of
Commerce and the Employment and Training Administration of the Department of
Labor.</text></subsection></section><section id="id47075FD32AAE444C841D2E24E813CE37"><enum>202.</enum><header>Transfer of
functions to Department of the Interior</header><subsection id="idA3900552A0A04BAAA8A2B76B1923D33F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are transferred
to the Secretary of the Interior all functions of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.</text></subsection><subsection id="id88C985F8698C48888F57A4E7ADB00D6F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National Marine
Fisheries Service</header><text>There are transferred to the United States Fish
and Wildlife Service all functions of the National Marine Fisheries Service of
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</text></subsection></section><section id="idE0AE4B5E2694404B9185AB83E596E67B"><enum>203.</enum><header>Transfer of
functions to Bureau of International Labor Affairs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There
are transferred to the International Trade Administration all functions of the
Bureau of International Labor Affairs.</text></section><enum>III</enum><header>Administrative
provisions</header><subtitle id="id3F07CDD14D4D423D93C295ED073A584A"><enum>A</enum><header>Personnel
provisions</header><section id="id69BF134B49CC44C399452042F3E06392"><enum>311.</enum><header>Officers and
employees</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary may
appoint and fix the compensation of such officers and employees, including
attorneys, as the Secretary determines necessary to carry out the functions of
the Department in accordance with chapters 33 and 53 of title 5, United States
Code.</text></section><section id="id1521B389D32A4DA49B5E57C531C7D6B7"><enum>312.</enum><header>Experts and
consultants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary may
obtain services authorized by <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">section 3109</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, at
rates not to exceed the daily rate prescribed for grade GS–15 of the General
Schedule under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5332">section 5332</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, for persons
employed intermittently in Government service.</text></section><section id="id556B04D8B20E4F029664E75B27F37423"><enum>313.</enum><header>Advisory
committees</header><subsection id="idDB56626130554972B636C43FFA91147A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may establish in accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) such advisory committees as the
Secretary determines necessary to assist in the performance of the duties of
the Secretary.</text></subsection><subsection id="id9C91B20F05CD4470AA2659C8A01C5CC1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Travel
expenses</header><text>Members of an advisory committee established under
subsection (a), other than full-time employees of the Federal Government, may
be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as
authorized by <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5703">section 5703</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, while attending
meetings of the advisory committee or otherwise serving at the request of the
Secretary away from the homes or places of business of the members.</text></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idCDA282AEA63442C5B9AE915A7FD68015" style="OLC"><enum>B</enum><header>General administrative provisions</header><section id="idF039B28AFDE8440494D6C69F143700B3"><enum>321.</enum><header>General
authority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">To the extent
appropriate to perform any function transferred by this Act, the Secretary or
any officer or employee of the Department may exercise, in carrying out the
function so transferred, any authority available by law (including
appropriations Acts) to the official or agency from which the function was
transferred.</text></section><section id="id7C73D1D8181B48028068DCBA4D2BB647"><enum>322.</enum><header>Delegation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Except as otherwise expressly prohibited by
law, and except as otherwise provided in this Act, the Secretary may, as the
Secretary determines to be appropriate—</text><paragraph id="idDCEF3EE35FDE4A2A99B58978AE227479"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">delegate any functions to officers or
employees of the Department; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id74E8DE25D7D34C97AB8820388E3A87FA"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">authorize successive redelegations of
functions within the Department.</text></paragraph></section><section id="idDADAD173C8664B9FA0D7F3AD920CCCF8"><enum>323.</enum><header>Reorganization</header><subsection id="id09FAE43D8B154D8282BF77BD30898CEF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary may establish,
alter, consolidate, or discontinue such organizational units or components
within the Department as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text></subsection><subsection id="id618D7C38CE0F465FB233A3A33FA3F660"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>The
authority of the Secretary under subsection (a) shall not extend to—</text><paragraph id="id8D277ECC850647C38E5B2BBAF9F77CF8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the abolition of
any organizational unit or component established by this Act; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idABEA106DD6FD4EE6B196560245EAF8A8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the transfer of
any function vested by this Act in any organizational unit or component.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idAAF81BC55546450787949569518137C7"><enum>324.</enum><header>Rules</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary may promulgate such procedural
and administrative regulations as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to
administer and manage the functions of the Secretary under this Act.</text></section><section id="id57842A4FCCC54994969A127166A93BEA"><enum>325.</enum><header>Subpoena</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For the purpose of carrying out this Act,
the Secretary (or a designee) shall have the same powers and authorities as the
Federal Trade Commission under section 9 of the Federal Trade Commission Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/49">15 U.S.C. 49</external-xref>) with respect to all functions vested in, or transferred or
delegated to, the Secretary by this Act.</text></section><section id="id2F99A936037F47139731D3478E19552B"><enum>326.</enum><header>Contracts</header><subsection id="id707BBC6E84E14E2BB4E64DABF261E801"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may enter into and perform such contracts,
leases, cooperative agreements, or other similar transactions with public
agencies, private organizations, and individuals, and make such payments (in
lump sum or installments, and by way of advance or reimbursement), as the
Secretary determines to be appropriate to carry out the functions under this
Act.</text></subsection><subsection id="IDA9BE72362CB241E98041B715B8F3DE1B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation on
authority</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, no
authority to enter into contracts or to make payments under this title shall be
effective except to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance
in appropriations Acts.</text></subsection><subsection id="IDB2D1678A26624AE1A6A98C0BD1B2898D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Leasing of
excess Department property</header><text>The Secretary may lease, in accordance
with such terms and conditions the Secretary considers to be appropriate to
promote national security or the public interest, any acquired real property
and related personal property that—</text><paragraph id="IDF1D65D0D9DB849398A464FD455A05D98"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is located at a
facility of the Department to be closed or reconfigured;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDE2A0F78821EE46A38049B96D42B1477C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>at the time the
lease is entered into, is not needed by the Department; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9B6D253F405046CF91718CE309E47B1B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>is under the
control of the Department.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id36FFB93191064695B42B6CA946C80E35"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Terms of
lease</header><paragraph id="id6CA81344FA5C46FB9037E59040FD420B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A lease entered into under subsection (c) shall be for a
term of not more than 10 years, except that the Secretary may enter into a
lease that includes an option to renew for a term of more than 10 years if the
Secretary determines that entering into such a lease will promote the national
security or be in the public interest.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idEDE3754A2BED4B7E9CA5E710BCEC2647"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consideration</header><subparagraph id="id6F27216C972A4175A294CBBF736DDBA2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A lease entered into under subsection (c) may provide for
the payment (in cash or in-kind) by the lessee of consideration in an amount
that is less than the fair market rental value of the leasehold
interest.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF8465D235F954AAE9499E10E2338D8FD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Services</header><text>Services
relating to the protection and maintenance of the leased property may
constitute all or part of the consideration under this paragraph.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idDB46D3C997384CB8B1B897E45DCAD3A9"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Environmental
concerns</header><paragraph id="id5F524B0CDA0246B795DD060FB9CB824C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), before entering into a lease
under subsection (c), the Secretary shall consult with, and obtain the
concurrence of, the appropriate State official (with respect to property
located on a site that is not listed on the National Priorities List) to
determine whether the environmental conditions of the property are such that
leasing the property, and the terms and conditions of the lease agreement, are
consistent with safety and the protection of public health and the
environment.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2D82CCAEBE814D429C9AD216F374CD55"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Failure to
obtain concurrence</header><text>The Secretary may enter into a lease under
subsection (c) without obtaining the concurrence of the appropriate State
official under paragraph (1) if, by the date that 60 days after the date on
which the Secretary requests the concurrence, the appropriate State official
fails to submit to the Secretary a notice of concurrence with, or rejection of,
the determination.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0B7A9512A95A4A79A3E2B10630808C98"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Rentals</header><paragraph id="idE91F4B42A21644E7A7CB6FCF7C624AE9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Retention</header><subparagraph id="id72215240BDC14C00ADFBED90F05976BF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts,
the Secretary may retain and use money received by the Secretary directly from
a lease entered into under subsection (c) in any amount the Secretary considers
to be necessary to cover the administrative expenses of the lease, the
maintenance and repair of the leased property, or environmental restoration
activities at the facility at which the leased property is located.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6260512808824B10803B9F8EF9BCB26F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Treatment</header><text>Amounts
retained under this subsection shall be retained in a separate account
established in the Treasury for that purpose.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id745635F9822E495185F7677B941E7C9C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
Secretary shall submit to Congress annual reports on the amounts retained and
used under this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="IDFD10860A0F8340B18117BB05B98A6046"><enum>327.</enum><header>Facilities
construction</header><subsection commented="no" id="idE2F502670BA646CAA20B6A3F91039810"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As necessary and when
not otherwise available, the Secretary may provide for, construct, or maintain
the following for employees and dependents stationed at remote
locations:</text><paragraph commented="no" id="IDEE3766EDB0404034867892CEEC853C24"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Emergency medical
services and supplies.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDA661756CEFD3403DB784FDD82B9CA9FB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Food and other
subsistence supplies.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID929380894C234A38AF1A6FC96329C9CB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Messing
facilities.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID9DF25C05F3614B8CB2550A5033CFF4DB"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Audiovisual
equipment, accessories, and supplies for recreation and training.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID9C7B4B8A3EC243C29047389108E868C7"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Reimbursement for
food, clothing, medicine, and other supplies furnished by those employees in
emergencies for the temporary relief of distressed individuals.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID306FEB2CAF654545B20F606AC1D0AAE3"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Living and
working quarters and facilities.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID1E62FAAC39EE4A8195D699E6AB8D0011"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Transportation of
school-aged dependents of employees to the nearest appropriate educational
facilities.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="IDA21DD92ACCF64CC8AE0EC8E1C062C7E5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Pricing</header><text>The
furnishing of medical treatment under subsection (a)(1) and the furnishing of
services and supplies under paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) shall be
at prices reflecting reasonable value, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="ID86A073F934C14ABF89704CAA86409A53"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Treatment</header><paragraph commented="no" id="id6F7DDAE721AE4F13B675056631579B28"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Proceeds from reimbursements under this section—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="idFD9BFD9A7BF84F29AD6FB7C3029575A4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be
deposited in the Treasury; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id86CA95E868524727ABB873B337EAD4C9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may be withdrawn
by the Secretary—</text><clause commented="no" id="id7CF9FD4E7F9B491FB4CC746905F41AB8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to pay directly
the cost of work or services;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id2235B858FFE2458AA676077CB173706D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to repay or make
advances to appropriations of funds that will initially bear all or a part of
that cost; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id6DB11381C48142F8A6727492B798DB87"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to refund
excess sums when necessary.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id8C4915B6E6344C83A23F86BF332A7AC8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Crediting to
funds</header><text>A payment by the Secretary under paragraph (1)(B) may be
credited to a working capital fund otherwise established by law, including the
fund established pursuant to section 331, and used under the law governing the
fund, if the fund is available for use by the Department for performing the
work or services for which payment is received.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="ID2DB471F53DCB46129FB1D0441E704BB9"><enum>328.</enum><header>Use of
facilities</header><subsection commented="no" id="id29E7DBB4AAD84054B670E9A8635D5523"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On the consent of the
Federal Government or the government of any foreign country, State, the
District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory or
possession of the United States, with or without reimbursement, the Secretary
may use the research, equipment, and facilities of such a government (or
political subdivision) in carrying out the functions under this Act.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="IDF5168535F75C4756925FFF215FA05E56"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of
property</header><paragraph commented="no" id="id882F4C3D5A1F40AAA3249B0A9BEDB624"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), in carrying out this
Act, the Secretary may permit the use by public and private individuals and
entities of any real property, facility, structure, or improvement under the
jurisdiction of the Secretary for purposes of the Department, under such terms
and at such rates as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, for a period
of not more than 5 years.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idD25F508D0702401DAFD220161D0D2C78"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reconditioning
and maintenance</header><text>The Secretary may require any individual or
entity to which a permit is provided under this subsection to recondition and
maintain, at the expense of the individual or entity, the real property,
facilities, structures, and improvements involved to a satisfactory
standard.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idD25B25020A074C5BBE742AD455646A18"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>This
subsection shall not apply to excess property (as defined in section 102 of
title 40, United States Code).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="IDEB63DE20E8BB40BBA4BBAB72772D4106"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Proceeds</header><paragraph commented="no" id="id1069F8F0A4674DFAAB38C6079A718F6B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the proceeds from
reimbursements under this section—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="id4E61EA053CBC418D92F2BA2DF4225A78"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be
deposited in the Treasury; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id0ACAD7B936004DABAD22B147E80CB924"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may be withdrawn
by the Secretary or the head of the another appropriate Federal department or
agency—</text><clause commented="no" id="id6A3D7343C0C94C3988ED1468EDB6D899"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to pay directly
the costs of the equipment and facilities provided;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id16D95AD9BBD045DFBA6645991921B2BF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to repay or make
advances to appropriations or funds that do or will initially bear all or a
part of those costs; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id2EC1AA25FC6647E4A6FE3A656CEDEBD3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to refund
excess sums as necessary.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idB8C68DBF19FB47619E84D06A5B31A922"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The
proceeds described in paragraph (1) may be credited to a working capital fund
otherwise established by law (including the fund established pursuant to
section 331) and used in accordance the laws governing that fund, if the fund
is available for use for providing the equipment or facilities involved.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="IDE80BD97A821D4F70A9FCC39FE6CE6CE9"><enum>329.</enum><header>Field
offices</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary may
establish, alter, consolidate, or discontinue to maintain such State, regional,
district, local, or other field offices as the Secretary determines to be
necessary to carry out this Act.</text></section><section commented="no" id="ID8E23135037C3465FA7F9775CAD027456"><enum>330.</enum><header>Copyrights</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary may acquire any of the
following described rights if the property so acquired is for use by or for, or
useful to, the Department:</text><paragraph commented="no" id="IDCBB1AC02D1EB4F339C98A80B81FDA905"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Copyrights,
patents, and applications for patents, designs, processes, and manufacturing
data.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDFFDE0B724AC449ECB05E637D9E718E71"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Licenses under
copyrights, patents, and applications for patents.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDC41A5D63EAE74A7BA36E5C36118BA66C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Releases, before
suit is brought, for past infringement of patents or copyrights.</text></paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="ID9D283D662F9246788D43E1FF23B5F59C"><enum>331.</enum><header>Capital
fund</header><subsection commented="no" id="id59E1BEE5822F477BB36B0E7B7B463005"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may establish a working
capital fund, to be available without fiscal year limitation, for expenses
necessary for the maintenance and operation of such common administrative
services as the Secretary determines to be appropriate in the interests of
economy and efficiency, including services such as—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="id8F62D14D842640D9888EB05450047C4C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a central supply service for stationery and
other supplies and equipment for which adequate stocks may be maintained to
meet in whole or in part the requirements of the Department;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id538004B23AE445B395ED4AB4F4C3A41B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">central messenger, mail, telephone, and
other communications services;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id5F84C8CFA3FB4744850E4ACE24BE43DE"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">office space and central services for
document reproduction, graphics, and visual aids; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idF18562F32BC6432F9EAF817C36054535"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a central library service.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id0C00ABF742BC4EDFB6ED71A5CB023700"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transfers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The capital of the fund shall consist
of—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="id91866AF3F942427FB7C1EDCDCFEFBF4C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any appropriations made for the purpose of
providing capital; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id4AA2758F530049598B3FA113C8BC19D4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the fair and reasonable value of such
stocks of supplies, equipment, and other assets and inventories on order as the
Secretary may transfer to the fund, less the related liabilities and unpaid
obligations.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idE539809F468B427B8695468D0E23A9B7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reimbursement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts in the fund shall be reimbursed in
advance from available funds of agencies and offices in the Department, or from
other sources, for supplies and services at rates that approximate the expense
of operation, including the accrual of annual leave and the depreciation of
equipment.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id712D6836FC0C4307A768657A545EB6CC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Credits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The fund shall be credited with
receipts—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="idBA6B042B63E34E4F8955743DF7D1BDB4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">from sale or exchange of property;
and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idB2862E1D9C3C4CB4A4D162864E58DC4F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in payment for loss or damage to property
owned by the fund.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idC6D509B11A384B6B9E1DD6BA9DD2340D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Surplus
amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There shall be
covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts any surplus amounts in the
fund (all assets, liabilities, and prior losses considered), in excess of the
amounts transferred or appropriated to establish and maintain the fund.</text></subsection></section><section id="ID8EFDF0DE81194675B49361A8EE6BFE8D"><enum>332.</enum><header>Seal of
Department</header><subsection id="id3BE29421B044403590F2C2B82E3FE9DE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
cause a seal of office to be made for the Department.</text></subsection><subsection id="idF1FDDC9BD2794674AFF201D4EF0531C9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Judicial
notice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Judicial notice shall
be taken of the seal under this section.</text></subsection></section><section id="ID8E6644C6FA574C4CBD16E5E8116000CF"><enum>333.</enum><header>Annual
report</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">As soon as practicable
after the end of each fiscal year commencing with the first complete fiscal
year following the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to
the President, for inclusion in a report to Congress, a report on the
activities of the Department during the preceding fiscal year.</text></section><section id="ID061E601B3029480984E26F22A0C8B817"><enum>334.</enum><header>Transfer of
funds</header><subsection id="id3C47E9F71A8A411582D1E92044DF8B1C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in
subsection (b), the Secretary, as authorized in an appropriations Act, may
transfer for any fiscal year funds from 1 appropriation to another within the
Department.</text></subsection><subsection id="idDF05DDBD8EBA46269E3506E9B6E28671"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No appropriation shall be increased or
decreased pursuant to this section by more than 5 percent of the appropriation
for the applicable fiscal year.</text></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>IV</enum><header>Transitional, savings, and conforming
provisions</header><section id="id971D0BFAE0534B48A8947A2F58BBA7B3"><enum>401.</enum><header>Transfer and
allocations of appropriations and personnel</header><subsection id="idC7A57AD267D743A782A7292AF8B89F20"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise
provided in this Act, the personnel employed in connection with, and the
assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balance of
appropriations authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, held,
used, arising from, available to, or to be made available in connection with
the functions transferred by this Act, subject to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1531">section 1531</external-xref> of title 31,
United States Code, are transferred to the Secretary for appropriate
allocation.</text></subsection><subsection id="idF4A94921A9E5403483DB6C709207C8ED"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of
unexpended funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unexpended
funds transferred pursuant to subsection (a) shall only be used for the
purposes for which the funds were originally authorized and
appropriated.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id9145E35E89904F8CAF0776FF961FE67A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Specific
positions</header><text>Positions expressly specified by statute or
reorganization plan to carry out functions transferred by this Act, personnel
occupying those positions on the effective date of this Act, and personnel
authorized to receive compensation in those positions at the rate prescribed
for offices and positions at level I, II, III, IV, or V of the Executive
Schedule under subchapter II of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, on
the effective date of this Act, shall be subject to section 403.</text></subsection></section><section id="idCF1BEFBF98A14D55AAD4E86556458CB8"><enum>402.</enum><header>Effect on
personnel</header><subsection id="id35C386DFC9324D018CE7A2C584F8799D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise
provided in this Act or by the Secretary, the transfer pursuant to this title
of full-time personnel (except special Government employees) and part-time
personnel holding permanent positions pursuant to this title shall not cause
any such employee to be separated or reduced in grade or compensation for 1
year after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection><subsection id="idE352C9739E80430086038509255B1247"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>Any
person who, on the effective date of this Act, holds a position compensated in
accordance with the Executive Schedule prescribed in <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 5,
United States Code, and who, without a break in service, is appointed in the
Department to a position having duties comparable to the duties performed
immediately preceding the appointment shall continue to be compensated in the
new position at not less than the rate provided for the previous position, for
the duration of service in the new position.</text></subsection><subsection id="id1B4B0B9EE97D4EDBBC1162F7B08A0321"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reemployment
rights</header><paragraph id="id6E599EE61A7C4162A93566C74FC26651"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An employee transferred to the Department who holds
reemployment rights acquired under any provision of law or regulation may
exercise those rights only during the latter of—</text><subparagraph id="id11BD572EBD7D4A3D82B49D7D6631EFDB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the 120-day
period beginning on the effective date of this Act; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0CB9B93EFF404EE0A13B54A443390A56"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the 2-year period
beginning on the date on which the employee acquired the reemployment
rights.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3ABB1E70379A40FCB2331688070DB8A6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>Reemployment
rights may only be exercised at the request of the employee.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id3B15D426938345B6AB7CB5BB61FC0689"><enum>403.</enum><header>Agency
terminations</header><subsection id="id9238757697C4443C961B2232455589A9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise
provided in this Act, whenever all of the functions vested by law in any
agency, commission, or other body, or any component of an agency, commission,
or other body, have been terminated or transferred from that agency,
commission, or other body, or component by this Act, the agency, commission, or
other body, or component, shall terminate.</text></subsection><subsection id="idD075BAA09C684378A25A59D2841FF2F9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Termination of
positions and offices</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an
agency, commission, or other body, or any component of an agency, commission,
or other body, terminates pursuant to subsection (a), each position and office
within the agency, commission, or other body, or component, that was expressly
authorized by law, or the incumbent of which was authorized to receive
compensation at the rates prescribed for an office or position at level II,
III, IV, or V of the Executive Schedule under subchapter II of chapter 53 of
title 5, United States Code, shall terminate.</text></subsection></section><section id="id03A0D66C539F4B8987BD3014AE1D6169"><enum>404.</enum><header>Incidental
transfers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Director of the
Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Secretary and the
Commission, shall make such determinations as may be necessary with regard to
the transfer of functions that relate to or are used by an agency, commission
or other body, or component of an agency, commission, or other body, affected
by this Act, to make such additional incidental dispositions of personnel,
assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of
appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds held, used,
arising from, available to, or to be made available in connection with the
functions transferred by this Act, as the Director considers necessary to
accomplish the purposes of this Act.</text></section><section id="idDF20458EB86D46F9A29B33309EB532FA"><enum>405.</enum><header>Savings
provisions</header><subsection id="id0D6E62214E994293815C0B06E11294C3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Orders To
remain in effect</header><paragraph id="id6B9D51ABAF0E4300AD10E139CE594CA5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All orders,
determinations, rules, regulations, permits, contracts, certificates, licenses,
and privileges described in paragraph (2) shall continue in effect according to
their respective terms until modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or
revoked in accordance with law by the President, the Secretary, or other
authorized officials, a court of competent jurisdiction, or by operation of
law.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id31D47C49C45D4ED68F5CF12CFAC989FF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Specification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (1) applies to all orders,
determinations, rules, regulations, permits, contracts, certificates, licenses,
and privileges that—</text><subparagraph id="idD6D3618BFDF1433F9C7E84DD8E411266"><enum>(A)</enum><text>have been issued,
made, granted, or allowed to become effective by the President, any Federal
department or agency, official of a Federal department or agency, or by a court
of competent jurisdiction, in the performance of functions that are transferred
under this Act to the Department after the date of enactment of this Act;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8DA9D1C38B794FCDB7ACB151956B8B2A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are in effect on
the date on which this Act takes effect.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id73F49D1600044FD1816C30726487942F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Pending
proceedings</header><paragraph id="id00B9F55C43E14179BA99F82AD6B41414"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>This Act shall not affect any proceedings or any
application for any license, permit, certificate, or financial assistance
pending before any department, agency, commission, or component of a
department, agency, or commission, functions of which are transferred by this
Act on the date on which this Act takes effect.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3C52283F51B040BE9E273CB917BD6C67"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Continuation</header><subparagraph id="id07E49734F7174B82A7B8780DD6EF4262"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To the extent that proceedings and applications described
in paragraph (1) relate to functions transferred by this Act—</text><clause id="idC7E1AC5AF31D42288944FE59F8AD4B44"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
proceedings and applications shall be continued; and</text></clause><clause id="id63CBA0F6BB9847DFB590DF618596682C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>orders shall be
issued, appeals shall be taken, and payments shall be made pursuant to the
orders, as if this Act had not been enacted.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1D5B80D403BF4AAF8CE6590ACB30ECE8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>Orders
issued in any proceeding continued under this paragraph shall continue in
effect until modified, terminated, superseded, or revoked by—</text><clause id="id546916B83F9E4337864FE9EED691134D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
duly authorized official;</text></clause><clause id="id0F74AA4411544F649D46087AB39FF095"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
court of competent jurisdiction; or</text></clause><clause id="idD8D07A9CACF84B369C24C05314F7F9EA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>operation of
law.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6384E17053D3478185253ED73AE06BC4"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Discontinuance
or modification</header><text>Nothing in this subsection prohibits the
discontinuance or modification of any proceeding described in paragraph (1)
under the same terms and conditions and to the same extent that the proceeding
could have been discontinued or modified if this Act had not been
enacted.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6701FC18760A4F8085B572A6DED204DB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text>The
Secretary may promulgate regulations providing for the orderly transfer of
proceedings described in paragraph (1) to the Department.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idF4A83FB1E6EC437B98746C6BE7F94EED"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Pending
suits</header><paragraph id="id177D5F1CDF4348A3AEB66B8A05FCA350"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (3)—</text><subparagraph id="id4F36A5CF5AF74C8594B109E5E8439B4B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>this Act shall
not affect suits commenced prior to the effective date of this Act; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0025914062AB43B58F862E99FC7E16E5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in all suits
described in subparagraph (A), proceedings shall be had, appeals taken, and
judgments rendered in the same manner and effect as if this Act had not been
enacted.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA2BD18DE3AC1464F81A391FD0A1ED18C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Suits by and
against officers in official capacity and departments and agencies</header><subparagraph id="idFD2822785EBA444B948BD41D92E17BDB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Offices</header><text>No
suit, action, or other proceeding commenced by or against any officer in the
official capacity of the officer as an officer of any department or agency,
functions of which are transferred by this Act, shall abate by reason of the
enactment of this Act.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3D9F0E45BD524D9AA60A72847B8E388B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Departments and
agencies</header><text>No cause of action by or against any department or
agency, functions of which are transferred by this Act, or by or against any
officer of a department or agency in the official capacity of the officer,
shall abate by reason of the enactment of this Act.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id18304DB8172C470DBCC2AB7BAD8BABD0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Transfer</header><text>If,
before the effective date of this Act, any department or agency, or officer of
a department or agency in the official capacity of the officer, is a party to a
suit, and under this Act any function of the department, agency, or officer is
transferred to the Secretary or any other official, then the suit shall be
continued with the Secretary or other official, as applicable,
substituted.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idE3C3AEBF16EB45EE9938AAD6A87189AA"><enum>406.</enum><header>Reference</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">With respect to any functions transferred by
this Act and exercised after the effective date of this Act, reference in any
other Federal law to any department, commission, or agency or any officer or
office the functions of which are so transferred shall be deemed to refer to
the Secretary or other official or component of the Department in which this
Act vests those functions.</text></section><section id="id0AF542CCA50B469A9D2087A81DC0BEF3"><enum>407.</enum><header>Presidential
authority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Except as provided
in title IV, nothing in this Act may be construed to limit, curtail, abolish,
or terminate—</text><paragraph id="idD25009E5B9D04915902471A589C09B4B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any function of, or authority available to,
the President that the President had immediately before the effective date of
this Act; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id34A9C80DD52140A9B7F43CB1EF5082B8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the authority of the President to delegate,
redelegate, or terminate any delegation of functions.</text></paragraph></section><section id="id2E2C456730064092A44964BE39ED4154"><enum>408.</enum><header>Transition</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">With the consent of the appropriate
department or agency head concerned, the Secretary may use the services of the
officers, employees, and other personnel of the departments and agencies from
which functions have been transferred to the Secretary for such period of time
as may reasonably be needed to facilitate the orderly transfer of functions
under this Act.</text></section><section id="id2FA69F5E77E546F19DE26E3894C75665"><enum>409.</enum><header>Administrative
amendments</header><subsection id="ID355922a7d73a4985988347ba45c177af"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Executive
departments</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/101">Section 101</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, is
amended—</text><paragraph id="id5CD904689E024D2FA2FA1E87AE1F3D2D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>The Department of Commerce.</quote> and inserting <quote>The Department
of Commerce and the Workforce.</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id33265B03F5044399BC4DE181469CC045"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>The Department of Labor.</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf6b5122b6f4548258fe8b01ad259bfcd"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Level
I</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5312">Section 5312</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="id3162CAC25B1A4BC4801B9FE2DE3CEEA8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Secretary of Commerce.</quote> and inserting <quote>Secretary of
Commerce and the Workforce.</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id600D0938AB1B408E83D935068BD422FC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Secretary of Labor.</quote> and inserting <quote>Undersecretary of
Labor, Department of Commerce and the Workforce.</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0c10a90725824656a7c3d6d451f8daf6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Level
II</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5313">Section 5313</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
striking <quote>Deputy Secretary of Labor.</quote> and inserting <quote>Deputy
Secretary of Commerce and the Workforce.</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="IDd0b28d54adc64c65bffc1f9c2b043dac"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Level
III</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5314">Section 5314</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, is
amended—</text><paragraph id="idD7E456D65EAB445D93782675436C77C9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Under Secretary of Commerce, Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic
Affairs, Under Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration, and Under
Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism.</quote> and inserting the
following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB872A6C9FEEC4769A90FA59B12D2C020" style="OLC"><list level="paragraph"><list-item>Under
Secretary for International Trade, Department of Commerce and the
Workforce.</list-item><list-item>Under
Secretary for Economic Affairs and Statistics, Department of Commerce and the
Workforce.</list-item><list-item>Under
Secretary for Industry and Security, Department of Commerce and the
Workforce.</list-item></list><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id03FB7AA6D24A4F9B9136FE915D598D0B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Administrator of the Small Business Administration.</quote> and
inserting <quote>Under Secretary of Small Business, Department of Commerce and
the Workforce.</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id696B750ACC3E4149ACACFB880E69D22A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, the incumbent of
which also serves as Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.</quote> and inserting <quote>Administrator of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of the Interior.</quote>;
and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id63A3D28347124AC3A902317E6BFDC601"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of
the United States Patent and Trademark Office.</quote> and inserting
<quote>Under Secretary for Intellectual Property, Department of Commerce and
the Workforce.</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID6eedeaff87a04ae8acc71c28fa9ba034"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Level
IV</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5315">Section 5315</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, is
amended—</text><paragraph id="idBF1AEEC7616A4919ADCAE80487EF31B8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Assistant Secretaries of Commerce (11).</quote> and inserting
<quote>Assistant Secretaries of Commerce and the Workforce
(10).</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id89B5FAA6E32F4D708FD675E9D99E387C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Assistant Secretaries of Labor (10), one of whom shall be the Assistant
Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training.</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDfcdf7fd9c5a6429180743dde34f99f12"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>General Counsel of the Department of Commerce.</quote> and inserting
<quote>General Counsel, Department of Commerce and the
Workforce.</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3f6188b2d49b4d609c84b9b50fa10df8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Solicitor of the Department of Labor.</quote> and inserting
<quote>Solicitor of Commerce and the Workforce, Department of Commerce and the
Workforce.</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idE5DC7FA4F3B04F7EBA8CB98C79C3207E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration.</quote> and
inserting <quote>Deputy Under Secretary of Small Business, Department of
Commerce and the Workforce.</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idDD519F43AF7F40D68D524EA81EA476E5"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Members, Occupational Safety and Health Review
Commission.</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID33a440d4bab84c4b8f9da7d07ca50bb2"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health.</quote> and
inserting <quote>Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health, Department of
Commerce and the Workforce.</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idC24B388DCA2741A2B54722F3BCC823BA"><enum>(8)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration.</quote> and
inserting <quote>Chief Counsel for Small Business Advocacy, Department of
Commerce and the Workforce.</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id94ABBCAE89BD4A3CA36E545AEADC1B5F"><enum>(9)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the United
States and Foreign Commercial Service.</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDda281da3e5464316a678b4b136ba64ed"><enum>(10)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Director, Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce.</quote> and
inserting <quote>Director of the Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce
and the Workforce.</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID10d9d88732fd4379833420dc113d331b"><enum>(11)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Chief Financial Officer, Department of Commerce.</quote> and inserting
<quote>Chief Financial Officer, Department of Commerce and the
Workforce.</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDee58b78777b0482a9938ac32f5210d78"><enum>(12)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Chief Financial Officer, Department of Labor.</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2BC9EAA078AE4AF8AB5BAE4F7DAB9531"><enum>(13)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>The Commissioner of Labor Statistics, Department of
Labor.</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9031104E8B3E49888CA2582C7D62D10C"><enum>(14)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Chief Information Officer, Department of Commerce.</quote> and inserting
<quote>Chief Information Officer, Department of Commerce and the
Workforce.</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id87B4E1F52BFA4BE29CF9A8A83DE1F1E1"><enum>(15)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Chief Information Officer, Department of Labor.</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9D6CEA2F050B4B279BF43850C93F74C3"><enum>(16)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Chief Information Officer, Small Business Administration.</quote>;
and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3E1DF01C04484F98A8D3C3A7A9B9E805"><enum>(17)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy
Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0b4ce1a5b00e45f089fed9c53435d953"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Level
V</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5316">Section 5316</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="id2DDAA7CF08394D02B693E71B11107C5F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Associate Administrators of the Small Business Administration
(4).</quote> and inserting <quote>Assistant Secretaries of Small Business,
Department of Commerce and the Workforce (4).</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id89923EE8CFD640CA9F13F8BB2A4D022E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Manpower Administrator, Department of Labor.</quote> and inserting
<quote>Workforce Administrator, Department of Commerce and the
Workforce.</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6607A8D43FE94441BD7EA5D18F9EB741"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Director, United States Travel Service, Department of Commerce</quote>
and inserting <quote>Director of the United States Travel Service, Department
of Commerce and the Workforce.</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idB9EB129FF84945428228B362E1B45D43"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Administrator, Wage and Hour and Public Contracts Division, Department
of Labor.</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idC939E438D5AC4ECA876A1138FA8FD0DE"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>National Export Expansion Coordinator, Department of
Commerce.</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id3CC1AA2D594F445DBEFD3A2E88E0F195"><enum>410.</enum><header>Director of
Office of Personnel Management report</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">As soon as practicable but not later than 1
year after the effective date of this Act, the Director of Office of Personnel
Management shall prepare and submit to Congress a report on the effects on
employees of the reorganization under this Act, which shall include—</text><paragraph id="id6A6F4C4AF0134D1882D6D30E6FE57CAC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an identification
of any position within the Department or elsewhere in the Executive branch that
the Director considers unnecessary due to consolidation of functions under this
Act;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idC740C43CA00F41259BDB180879573345"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a statement of
the number of employees entitled to pay savings by reason of the reorganization
under this Act;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4A0D09E6E0EA4D95B25CFD7ED675AAAC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a statement of
the number of employees who are voluntarily or involuntarily separated by
reason of the reorganization;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4C656E09F921479FBBC57D5E8A2D6C43"><enum>(4)</enum><text>an estimate of
the personnel costs associated with the reorganization;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id66C2190EB4C546DFB8EDAEE1B447C9F5"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the effects of
the reorganization on labor management relations; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1A4001FC6D4C4420A031EF3281B3046C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>such legislative
and administrative recommendations for improvements in personnel management
within the Department as the Director considers necessary.</text></paragraph></section><section id="ID89c275450b8c4a0f8c2b103350c8ec3c"><enum>411.</enum><header>Investigations
and reports on duplicative programs and activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="idD500D56407C248C2827F5079CDE8F137"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct routine investigations to identify
programs, offices, and initiatives with duplicative goals and activities within
the Department; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idA47A89545EB94F5A88FC99A7173F515C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">report annually to Congress on the findings
from the investigations (including the cost of such duplication), including
recommendations for consolidation and elimination to reduce duplication and for
specific rescissions.</text></paragraph></section><enum>V</enum><header>Effective date and interim
appointments</header><section id="idB3BFA191DCF94BD384CEA79040D05AFD"><enum>501.</enum><header>Effective
date</header><subsection id="idBCE785CC06A5407DA376069B40D9CD36"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in
subsections (b), this Act, and the amendments made by this Act shall take
effect on the earlier of—</text><paragraph id="id84C6EC6141F84F39889187A204577470"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">120 days after the Secretary first takes
office; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idD72F401FF9ED43DC90C685BDB0147B7A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such date as the President may prescribe
and publish in the Federal Register.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idE0BEDC9145B94D7BA0F3D8B2A02CE6F2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Appointments
and regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At any time
after the date of enactment of this Act—</text><paragraph id="id746A73CBCD1F4A1597FE673473A1A676"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any of the officers provided for in titles
I and II may be nominated and appointed, as provided in such titles; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idC3658C08510749909D70A70A9B782D9C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary may promulgate regulations
pursuant to section 405.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id14E933E8B9AC4D1DBD8BAF82E59A583B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds available to any
department or agency (or any official or component of a department of agency)
functions of which are transferred to the Secretary by this Act, may with the
approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, be used to pay
the compensation and expenses of any officer appointed pursuant to subsection
(b) until such time as funds for that purpose are otherwise available.</text></subsection></section><section id="idD834D134DAAA46A080292B317E73B7EE"><enum>502.</enum><header>Interim
appointments</header><subsection id="id6684AA9F77E14A1A996EB6FB602BE31A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If 1 or more officers
required by this Act to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate shall not have entered upon office on the effective date of this Act,
the President may designate any officer, whose appointment was required to be
made by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who was such an
officer immediately prior to the effective date of the Act, to act in the
office until the office is filled as provided in this Act.</text></subsection><subsection id="idFFA01F6F7ACB408492384DF14F963838"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person acting in an office in
accordance with subsection (a) shall receive compensation at the rates provided
by this Act for the respective office in which the person acts.</text></subsection></section><enum>VI</enum><header>Elimination and
reduction of programs</header><section id="id8576BA392C3D40E8A918B8EEFA5A4B9E"><enum>601.</enum><header>Elimination of
programs</header><subsection id="id7D37DD51F8BF4ED3B9AE768E09C6BA5A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>International
Labor Comparison Program</header><text>The International Labor Comparisons
program of the Bureau of Labor Statistics shall be terminated on the date of
enactment of this Act.</text></subsection><subsection id="idC0374F2488814C3FA6B20136AC939897"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Career Pathways
Innovation Fund</header><text>The career pathways innovation fund established
under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/220">Public Law 105–220</external-xref>) to develop and
implement career pathway programs in partnership with employers and other
relevant organizations in the community shall be terminated on the date of
enactment of this Act.</text></subsection><subsection id="idE420872A58D24FF3915A7742880E5E9F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Transitional
Jobs Demonstration</header><text>The Enhanced Transitional Jobs Demonstration
program carried out under section 171 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2916">29 U.S.C. 2916</external-xref>) shall be terminated on the date of enactment of this
Act.</text></subsection><subsection id="idD74FD1D320E24E5EBF9D9C1ACEF4072B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Public
Telecommunications Facilities Grants</header><text>Part IV of title III of the
Communications Act of 1934 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/390">47 U.S.C. 390 et seq.</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></subsection><subsection id="idAD3097F5542D4BD8917A86E767254BF2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Baldridge
Performance Excellence Program</header><paragraph id="idAAD7BEE7A41849E6830D667C0904B298"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program shall
terminated on the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id51D8E50168AE431A9538C8D7F282E4C5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Award</header><text>The
Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/3701">15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.</external-xref>) is
amended by striking section 17 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/3711a">15 U.S.C. 3711a</external-xref>) (relating to the Malcolm
Baldridge National Quality Award).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idAECA88CDEF924AC9B10098D6A5C7CC20"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Emergency Steel
Guaranteed Loan Program</header><text>Section 101 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/51">Public Law 106–51</external-xref> (15
U.S.C. 1841 note) is repealed.</text></subsection><subsection id="id92B825753F8D4F0CA5AE6B4732276316"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Noncritical
functions of the Census Bureau</header><text>Beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Bureau of the Census shall discontinue—</text><paragraph id="id429F1E85CA594B2DBB312BE93720111A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Current
Industrial Reports function;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idED6122CED10A4A34B7CD93EBC7157575"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Federal
Financial Statistics Program;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id09C1094C564847B787C1E438D68858BA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Foreign
Research and Analysis Program's international focus; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1B49518D0C0D459D8F73ECD47CA6BBA1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the production of
the Statistical Abstract.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>