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United States Department of Commerce Information

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.

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The organization's mission

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.

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References

  1. ^ http://www.osec.doc.gov/bmi/budget/FY2011BIB.html

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Past departments: Commerce and Labor • Health, Education, and Welfare • Navy • Post Office • War
· · Agencies under the United States Department of Commerce
Headquarters: Herbert C. Hoover Building · Secretary of Commerce
Deputy Secretary of Commerce Economic Development Administration · National Institute of Standards and Technology · National Technical Information Service · Minority Business Development Agency · National Telecommunications and Information Administration
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
Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade International Trade Administration
Under Secretary of Commerce and Administrator for NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property Patent and Trademark Office

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