15 U.S.C. § 1516a — Statistics relating to social, health, and

Page 1438 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 1515 otherwise, such living and working quarters and facilities as may be necessary to carry out its authorized work at remote localities not on foreign soil where such living and working accommodations are not otherwise available. (Oct. 26, 1949, ch. 733, 63 Stat. 907; Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1076, § 1(11), 68 Stat. 967; Pub. L. 93–608, § 1(3), Jan. 2, 1975, 88 Stat. 1967.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 596a 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. AMENDMENTS 1975—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 93–608 struck out proviso re- quiring an annual report to Congress of the total ex- penditures made for such supplies and total proceeds from resales. 1954—Subsec. (c). Act Aug. 30, 1954, struck out proviso requiring the Secretary of Commerce to submit annu- ally to Congress a report showing the expenditures for the establishment, maintenance, and operation of messing facilities in Alaska and other points outside the continental United States. Executive Documents CHANGE OF NAME Coast and Geodetic Survey consolidated with Na- tional Weather Bureau in 1965 to form Environmental Science Services Administration by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1965, eff. July 13, 1965, 30 F.R. 8819, 79 Stat. 1318. Envi- ronmental Science Services Administration abolished in 1970 and its personnel, property, records, etc., trans- ferred to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis- tration by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, eff. Oct. 3, 1970, 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090, set out as a note under section 1511 of this title. By order of Acting Associate Adminis- trator of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis- tration, 35 F.R. 19249, Dec. 19, 1970, Coast and Geodetic Survey redesignated National Ocean Survey. See notes under section 311 of this title. § 1515. Records, etc., of bureaus transferred to Department of Commerce The official records and papers on file in and pertaining exclusively to the business of any bu- reau, office, department, or branch of the public service transferred to the Department of Com- merce, together with the furniture in use in such bureau, office, department, or branch of the public service, are transferred to the Depart- ment of Commerce. (Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, § 4 (part), 32 Stat. 826.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 598 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. Section is based on the second par. of section 4 of act Feb. 14, 1903. The first par. of section 4 is classified to sections 1511 and 1516 of this title. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Act Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, 37 Stat. 736, provided that the Department of Commerce and Labor and Secretary of Commerce and Labor were to be thereafter called the Department of Commerce and Secretary of Commerce and that the act creating the Department of Commerce and Labor (act Feb. 14, 1903) was amended accordingly. § 1516. Statistical information The Secretary of Commerce shall have control of the work of gathering and distributing statis- tical information naturally relating to the sub- jects confided to his department; and he shall have the power and authority to rearrange the statistical work of the bureaus and offices con- fided to the Department of Commerce, and to consolidate any of the statistical bureaus and offices above described. He shall also have au- thority to call upon other departments of the Government for statistical data and results ob- tained by them; and he may collate, arrange, and publish such statistical information so ob- tained in such manner as to him may seem wise. (Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, § 4 (part), 32 Stat. 826.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 601 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. Section is based on part of the first par. of section 4 of act Feb. 14, 1903. The rest of the first par. and the second par. of section 4 are classified to sections 1511 and 1515 of this title, respectively. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Act Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, 37 Stat. 736, provided that the Department of Commerce and Labor and Secretary of Commerce and Labor were to be thereafter called the Department of Commerce and Secretary of Commerce and that the act creating the Department of Commerce and Labor (act Feb. 14, 1903) was amended accordingly. § 1516a. Statistics relating to social, health, and economic conditions of Americans of Spanish origin or descent The Department of Commerce, the Depart- ment of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Agri- culture shall each collect, and publish regularly, statistics which indicate the social, health, and economic condition of Americans of Spanish ori- gin or descent. (Pub. L. 94–311, § 2, June 16, 1976, 90 Stat. 688; Pub. L. 96–88, title V, § 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME ‘‘Department of Health and Human Services’’ sub- stituted for ‘‘Department of Health, Education, and Welfare’’ pursuant to section 509(b) of Pub. L. 96–88, which is classified to section 3508(b) of Title 20, Edu- cation. DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAM FOR THE COLLECTION, ANALYSIS AND PUBLICATION OF DATA Pub. L. 94–311, § 3, June 16, 1976, 90 Stat. 688, provided that: ‘‘The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in cooperation with the Secretary of Com- Page 1439 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 1517 merce and with the heads of other data-gathering Fed- eral agencies, shall develop a Government-wide pro- gram for the collection, analysis, and publication of data with respect to Americans of Spanish origin or de- scent.’’ § 1517. Transfer of statistical or scientific work The President is authorized, by order in writ- ing, to transfer at any time the whole or any part of any office, bureau, division, or other branch of the public service engaged in statis- tical or scientific work, from the Department of State, the Department of the Treasury, the De- partment of Defense, the Department of Justice, the United States Postal Service, or the Depart- ment of the Interior, to the Department of Com- merce; and in every such case the duties and au- thority performed by and conferred by law upon such office, bureau, division, or other branch of the public service, or the part thereof so trans- ferred, shall be thereby transferred with such of- fice, bureau, division, or other branch of the public service, or the part thereof which is so transferred. All power and authority conferred by law, both supervisory and appellate, upon the department from which such transfer is made, or the Secretary thereof, in relation to the said office, bureau, division, or other branch of the public service, or the part thereof so transferred, shall immediately, when such transfer is so or- dered by the President, be fully conferred upon and vested in the Department of Commerce, or the Secretary thereof, as the case may be, as to the whole or part of such office, bureau, divi- sion, or other branch of the public service so transferred. (Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, § 12, 32 Stat. 830; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 201(a), 61 Stat. 499; Aug. 10, 1949, ch. 412, § 4, 63 Stat. 579; Pub. L. 91–375, §§ 4(a), 6(o), Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 773, 783.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 602 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. Section is based on section 12 of act Feb. 14, 1903, as originally enacted. Section 12 of the act was amended generally by Pub. L. 93–498, § 23, Oct. 29, 1974, 88 Stat. 1549, and forms the basis of section 1511 of this title. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME ‘‘United States Postal Service’’ substituted for ‘‘Post Office Department’’ in text pursuant to Pub. L. 91–375, §§ 4(a), 6(o), Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 773, 783, which are set out as notes preceding section 101 of Title 39, Postal Service, and under section 201 of Title 39, respectively, which abolished Post Office Department, transferred its functions to United States Postal Service, and pro- vided that references in other laws to Post Office De- partment shall be considered a reference to United States Postal Service. Department of Defense substituted for Departments of the Army and Navy by act July 26, 1947, as amended Aug. 10, 1949. Act Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, 37 Stat. 736, provided that the Department of Commerce and Labor and Secretary of Commerce and Labor were to be thereafter called the Department of Commerce and Secretary of Commerce and that the act creating the Department of Commerce and Labor (act Feb. 14, 1903) was amended accordingly. METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE (METSAT) AND ASSOCI- ATED GROUND SYSTEMS; EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS TO DEVELOP PROPOSALS TO TRANSFER OWNERSHIP TO PRIVATE ENTITIES PROHIBITED Pub. L. 98–166, title I, § 101, Nov. 28, 1983, 97 Stat. 1076, provided that: ‘‘No funds made available by this Act, or any other Act, may be used— ‘‘(1) by the Source Evaluation Board for Civil Space Remote Sensing as established by the Secretary of Commerce to develop or issue a request for proposal to transfer the ownership or lease the use of any me- teorological satellite (METSAT) or associated ground system to any private entity; or ‘‘(2) by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad- ministration to transfer the ownership of any mete- orological satellite (METSAT) or associated ground system to any private entity.’’ CIVIL LAND REMOTE SENSING SATELLITE SYSTEM; TERMINATION Pub. L. 98–52, title II, § 202, July 15, 1983, 97 Stat. 285, as amended by Pub. L. 103–437, § 5(b)(1), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4582, provided that: ‘‘Notwithstanding title II of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, 1983 [Pub. L. 97–324, set out as a note below], the Secretary of Commerce shall not transfer the ownership or management of any civil land, meteorological, or ocean remote sensing space satellite system and associated ground system equip- ment unless, in addition to any other requirement of law— ‘‘(1) the Secretary of Commerce or his designee has presented, in writing, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate, and to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, a comprehensive statement of recommended policies, procedures, conditions, and limitations to which any transfer should be subject; and ‘‘(2) the Congress thereafter enacts a law which contains such policies, procedures, conditions, or lim- itations (or a combination thereof) as it deems appro- priate for any such transfer.’’ Pub. L. 97–324, title II, § 201, Oct. 15, 1982, 96 Stat. 1601, as amended by Pub. L. 98–365, title VI, § 608, July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 466; Pub. L. 103–437, § 5(b)(2), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4582, provided that: ‘‘(a) The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to plan and provide for the management and operation of civil remote-sensing space systems, which may include the Landsat 4 and 5 satellites and associated ground system equipment transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; to provide for user fees; and to plan for the transfer of the operation of civil remote- sensing space systems to the private sector when in the national interest. ‘‘(b)(1) As part of his planning for the transfer of the ownership and operation of civil operational land re- mote sensing satellite systems to the private sector the Secretary shall— ‘‘(A) Conduct a study to define the current, pro- jected, and potential needs of the government for land remote sensing data. ‘‘(B) Determine and describe the equipment, soft- ware, and data inventory that could be transferred to the private sector. ‘‘(C) Compare various feasible financial and organi- zational approaches for such a transfer. Criteria for the comparison should include considerations such as: maintenance of data continuity; maintenance of United States leadership; national security; inter- national obligations; potential for market growth; marketing ability; sunk and projected cost to the Government; independence of subsidy or financial guarantee from the Government; potential of finan-