3.0.0 1836 2023-01-11T13:23:33Z 2023-01-11T13:23:33Z Senate S S 2013-12-17 113 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2013-12-17T17:06:32Z 2013-12-17 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2013-12-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze N C000542 Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN] DANIEL COATS R IN RAY 2013-12-17 True I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2013-12-17 True Government Operations and Politics Atmospheric science and weather Census and government statistics Department of Commerce Department of Labor Department of the Interior Employment and training programs Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government lending and loan guarantees Manufacturing Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Metals Small Business Administration Government Operations and Politics 00 2013-12-17 Introduced in Senate 2014-01-09T15:55:01Z Department of Commerce and the Workforce Consolidation Act - Establishes the Department of Commerce and the Workforce, headed by a Secretary of Commerce and the Workforce, as an executive department for the advancement of economic growth and job opportunities. Consolidates in such Department: (1) the Office of the Workforce, (2) the Patent and Trademark Office, (3) the Small Business Administration (SBA), (4) the Office of Economic Affairs and Statistics, (5) the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), (6) the International Trade Administration, (7) the Bureau of Industry and Security, (8) the Economic Development and Training Administration, (9) the Communications and Information Administration, and (10) the Office of Inspector General. Sets forth the powers and responsibilities of the Secretary.

Transfers: (1) specified functions and programs of the Departments of Commerce and Labor to the Department of Commerce and the Workforce, (2) all functions of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to the Department of the Interior, and (3) all functions of the National Marine Fisheries Service of NOAA to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

Eliminates: (1) the International Labor Comparisons program of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, (2) the career pathways innovation fund established under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, (3) the Enhanced Transitional Jobs Demonstration program (4) grants for public telecommunications facilities, (5) the Baldridge Performance Excellence Program, (6) the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award, (6) the Emergency Steel Guaranteed Loan Program, and (7) certain functions and programs of the Bureau of the Census.

]]> Department of Commerce and the Workforce Consolidation Act Display Title Department of Commerce and the Workforce Consolidation Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to merge the Department of Labor, the Department of Commerce, and the Small Business Administration to establish a Department of Commerce and the Workforce, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Department of Commerce and the Workforce Consolidation Act Introduced in Senate 2013-12-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s1836is/xml/BILLS-113s1836is.xml 2013-12-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.