United States Department of Commerce

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Department of Commerce
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Agency overview
Formed	February 14, 1903
Jurisdiction	Federal government of the United States
Headquarters	Herbert C. Hoover Building Washington, D.C.
Employees	36,000 (2004)
Annual Budget	$9.4 billion (2006)
Agency Executives	Carlos Gutierrez, Secretary of Commerce   Vacant, Deputy Secretary of Commerce
Website
www.commerce.gov

The United States Department of Commerce is the Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with promoting economic growth. It was originally created as the United States Department of Commerce and Labor on February 14, 1903. It was subsequently renamed to the Department of Commerce on March 4, 1913, and its bureaus and agencies specializing in labor were transferred to the new Department of Labor.

The mission of the department is to "promote job creation and improved living standards for all Americans by creating an infrastructure that promotes economic growth, technological competitiveness, and sustainable development." Among its tasks are gathering economic and demographic data for business and government decision-making, issuing patents and trademarks, and helping to set industrial standards.

It is administered by the United States Secretary of Commerce. From 1903 to 1913, it was administered by the United States Secretary of Commerce and Labor.

[edit] Operating units

• Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)
• Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA)
  • Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
  • Bureau of the Census
• Economic Development Administration (EDA)
• International Trade Administration (ITA)
• Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA)
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
  • National Weather Service (NWS)
  • Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR)
• National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
• Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
• National Technical Information Service (NTIS)

USDeptofCommerceMainEntrance.jpg Main entrance of U.S. Department of Commerce

AerialViewOfUSCommerceBuilding.jpg Aerial view of U.S. Department of Commerce building

Department of Commerce.JPG Front view of U.S. Department of Commerce building

[edit] See also

• United States Commercial Service
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce

[edit] External links

• United States Department of Commerce Official Website
• Department Of Commerce Meeting Notices and Rule Changes from The Federal Register RSS Feed
• US Commercial Service
• Department of Commerce Representation in the UK

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Past departments:  Commerce and Labor • Health, Education, and Welfare • Navy • Post Office • War

v • d • e Agencies under the United States Department of Commerce

United States Department of Commerce Headquarters: Herbert C. Hoover Building Secretary of Commerce Deputy Secretary of Commerce Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security Bureau of Industry and Security Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs Economics and Statistics Administration • Bureau of Economic Analysis • Census Bureau • Economic Development Administration Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade International Trade Administration • Minority Business Development Agency Under Secretary of Commerce and Administrator for NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration • National Telecommunications and Information Administration Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property Patent and Trademark Office Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology Technology Administration • National Institute of Standards and Technology • National Technical Information Service • Office of Technology Policy

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