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The Under Secretary positions are: [10] Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs (created June 16, 1982) [11] Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security (created 2001) Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property (created January 17, 2001) Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade (created January 1, 1989)
The department states its mission as 'to foster, promote, and develop the foreign and domestic commerce of the United States'. [ 2 ] Until 1913, there was one secretary of commerce and labor , uniting this department with the United States Department of Labor , which is now headed by a separate United States secretary of labor .
The Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2013 is a bill that would require the United States Department of Commerce, in cooperation with the Federal Interagency Investment Working Group and other federal agencies, to "conduct a review of the global competitiveness of the United States in attracting foreign direct investment."
Chapter 97—Department of Homeland Security; Chapter 98—National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Chapter 99—Department of Defense personnel authorities; Chapter 101—Federal Emergency Management Agency personnel; Chapter 102—United States Secret Service Uniformed Division personnel; Chapter 103—Department of State
Each state elects two U.S. Senators to represent it in the upper chamber, each for a six-year term. Direct election of senators has only been in place since the passage of the 17th Amendment in 1912.
This is a list of positions filled by presidential appointment with Senate confirmation.Under the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution and law of the United States, certain federal positions appointed by the president of the United States require confirmation (advice and consent) of the United States Senate.
The United States Department of Commerce (DOC) is an executive department of the U.S. federal government.It is responsible for gathering data for business and governmental decision making, establishing industrial standards, catalyzing economic development, promoting foreign direct investment, and safeguarding national economic security.
The director of legislative affairs advises the Assistant and deputy secretaries on the Department of Commerce's relationship with Congress, congressional committees, and individual members of the House and Senate. The director of intergovernmental affairs assists the assistant and deputy secretaries in managing relationships with state, county ...