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15 U.S.C. § 1525 — Special studies; special compilations, lists, bulletins, or reports; clearinghouse for technical information; transcripts or copies; cost payments for special work; joint projects: cost apportionment, waiver
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The Secretary of Commerce is authorized, upon the request of any person, firm, organization, or others, public or private, to make special studies on matters within the authority of the Department of Commerce; to prepare from its records special compilations, lists, bulletins, or reports; to perform the functions authorized by [section 1152 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section1152&num=0&edition=prelim); and to furnish transcripts or copies of its studies, compilations, and other records; upon the payment of the actual or estimated cost of such special work.
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The Secretary of Commerce is authorized, upon the request of any person, firm, organization, or others, public or private, to make special studies on matters within the authority of the Department of Commerce; to prepare from its records special compilations, lists, bulletins, or reports; to perform the functions authorized by [section 1152 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section1152&num=0&edition=prelim); and to furnish transcripts or copies of its studies, compilations, and other records; upon the payment of the actual or estimated cost of such special work.
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The Secretary of Commerce (hereinafter referred to as the “Secretary”) is directed to establish and maintain within the Department of Commerce a clearinghouse for the collection and dissemination of scientific, technical, and engineering information, and to this end to take such steps as he may deem necessary and desirable—
**(a)** To search for, collect, classify, coordinate, integrate, record, and catalog such information from whatever sources, foreign and domestic, that may be available;
**(b)** To make such information available to industry and business, to State and local governments, to other agencies of the Federal Government, and to the general public, through the preparation of abstracts, digests, translations, bibliographies, indexes, and microfilm and other reproductions, for distribution either directly or by utilization of business, trade, technical, and scientific publications and services;
**(c)** To effect, within the limits of his authority as now or hereafter defined by law, and with the consent of competent authority, the removal of restrictions on the dissemination of scientific and technical data in cases where consideration of national security permit the release of such data for the benefit of industry and business.
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### Statutory Notes
Section 189, act May 15, 1936, ch. 405, § 1, 49 Stat. 1335, which authorized Secretary of Commerce to charge for lists of foreign buyers, special statistical services, special commodity news bulletins, and World Trade Directory reports and to deposit collections therefore in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts, is now covered by sections 1525 and 1526 of this title. Similar provisions were contained in the following acts:
Mar. 22, 1935, ch. 39, 49 Stat. 89.
Apr. 7, 1934, ch. 104, 48 Stat. 550.
Mar. 1, 1933, ch. 144, 47 Stat. 1392.
July 1, 1932, ch. 361, 47 Stat. 501.
June 30, 1932, ch. 314, pt. II, title III, § 310, 47 Stat. 410.
Feb. 23, 1931, ch. 280, 46 Stat. 1333.
Apr. 18, 1930, ch. 184, 46 Stat. 197.
Jan. 25, 1929, ch. 102, 45 Stat. 1118.
Feb. 15, 1928, ch. 57, 45 Stat. 87.
Feb. 24, 1927, ch. 189, 44 Stat. 1203.
Apr. 29, 1926, ch. 195, 44 Stat. 353.
Mar. 3, 1881, ch. 130, 21 Stat. 391.
June 16, 1880, ch. 235, 21 Stat. 271.
Section 189a, act May 27, 1935, ch. 148, § 1, 49 Stat. 292, which authorized Department of Commerce to make special statistical studies (foreign trade, domestic trade, and other economic matters), to prepare from its records special statistical compilations, and to furnish transcripts (studies, tables, and other records), upon payment of actual cost by requesting person, firm, or corporations, is now covered by [section 1525 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section1525&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Powers**
(1) The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Director of the National Technical Information Service (hereafter in this section referred to as the “Director”) is authorized to do the following:
(A) Enter into such contracts, cooperative agreements, joint ventures, and other transactions, in accordance with all relevant provisions of Federal law applicable to such contracts and agreements, and under reasonable terms and conditions, as may be necessary in the conduct of the business of the National Technical Information Service (hereafter in this section referred to as the “Service”).
(B) In addition to the authority regarding fees contained in section 2 of the Act entitled “An Act to provide for the dissemination of technological, scientific, and engineering information to American business and industry, and for other purposes” enacted September 9, 1950 ([15 U.S.C. 1152](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section1152&num=0&edition=prelim)), retain and, subject to appropriations Acts, utilize its net revenues to the extent necessary to implement the plan submitted under subsection (f)(3)(D).
(C) Enter into contracts for the performance of part or all of the functions performed by the Promotion Division of the Service prior to October 24, 1988. The details of any such contract, and a statement of its effect on the operations and personnel of the Service, shall be provided to the appropriate committees of the Congress 30 days in advance of the execution of such contract.
(D) Employ such personnel as may be necessary to conduct the business of the Service.
(E) For the period of October 1, 1991 through September 30, 1992, only, retain and use all earned and unearned monies heretofore or hereafter received, i
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**(a) Responsibility** The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced by the Secretary and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating. Such Secretaries may, by agreement, on a reimbursable basis or otherwise, utilize the personnel, services, equipment (including aircraft and vessels), and facilities of any other Federal agency, including all elements of the Department of Defense, and of any State agency, in the performance of such duties.
**(b) Powers of authorized officers**
(1) Any officer who is authorized (by the Secretary, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, or the head of any Federal or State agency which has entered into an agreement with such Secretaries under subsection (a)) to enforce the provisions of this chapter may—
(A) with or without a warrant or other process—
(i) arrest any person, if he has reasonable cause to believe that such person has committed an act prohibited by [section 1857 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1857&num=0&edition=prelim);
(ii) board, and search or inspect, any fishing vessel which is subject to the provisions of this chapter;
(iii) seize any fishing vessel (together with its fishing gear, furniture, appurtenances, stores, and cargo) used or employed in, or with respect to which it reasonably appears that such vessel was used or employed in, the violation of any provision of this chapter;
(iv) seize any fish (wherever found) taken or retained in violation of any provision of this chapter;
(v) seize any other evidence related to any violation of any provision of this chapter; and
(vi) access, directly or indirectly, for enforcement purposes any data or information required to be
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TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
§ 1522
$20,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2022, to the Fund for necessary expenses for
a business application system modernization.
(Pub. L. 116–93, div. B, title I, § 111, Dec. 20, 2019,
133 Stat. 2395.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This Act, referred to in text, is div. B of Pub. L.
116–93, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2385, known as the Com-
merce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 2020. For complete classification of this
Act to the Code, see Tables.
§ 1522. Acceptance of gifts and bequests for pur-
poses of the Department; separate fund; dis-
bursements
The Secretary of Commerce is hereby author-
ized to accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts
and bequests of property, both real and personal,
for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work
of the Department of Commerce. Gifts and be-
quests of money and the proceeds from sales of
other property received as gifts or bequests shall
be deposited in the Treasury in a separate fund
and shall be disbursed upon order of the Sec-
retary of Commerce. Property accepted pursu-
ant to this provision, and the proceeds thereof,
shall be used as nearly as possible in accordance
with the terms of the gift or bequest.
(Pub. L. 88–611, § 1, Oct. 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 991.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 608a of
Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by
Pub. L. 89–554, § 1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
TRANSFER OF FUNDS
Pub. L. 88–611, § 4(b), Oct. 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 991, provided
that: ‘‘All gifts and bequests received under the provi-
sions of law repealed by subsection (a) of
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