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Department of Commerce and the Workforce Consolidation Act

S. 1836 · 113th Congress · Dec 17, 2013 · Lineage

A BILL

To merge the Department of Labor, the Department of Commerce, and the Small Business Administration to establish a Department of Commerce and the Workforce, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title; table of contents

(a)
Short title— This Act may be cited as the “Department of Commerce and the Workforce Consolidation Act”.
(b)
Table of contents— The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 2 Definitions

In this Act:
(1)
Assets— The term assets includes contracts, facilities, property, records, unobligated or unexpended balances of appropriations, and other funds or resources (other than personnel).
(2)
Department— The term Department means the Department of Commerce and the Workforce.
(3)
Function— The term function includes any authority, power, right, privilege, immunity, program, project, activity, duty, and responsibility.
(4)
Perform— The term perform, with respect to a function, includes—
(A)
the undertaking, fulfillment, or execution of any duty or obligation; and
(B)
the exercise of any power, authority, right, or privilege.
(5)
Personnel— The term personnel means officers and employees.
(6)
Secretary— The term Secretary means the Secretary of Commerce and the Workforce.