Commerce Department
Seal of the U.S. Department of Commerce
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Flag of the U.S. Department of Commerce
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 The Herbert C. Hoover Building, the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Commerce. |
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| Formed | February 14, 1903 |
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Herbert C. Hoover Building 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, D.C., U.S. 38°53′39.48″N 77°0′58.08″W / 38.8943000°N 77.0161333°WCoordinates: 38°53′39.48″N 77°0′58.08″W / 38.8943000°N 77.0161333°W |
| Employees | 43,880 (2011) |
| Annual budget | US$10.2 billion (2009) US$14.2 billion (est. 2010) US$9.3 billion (est. 2011) US$8.6 billion (2014) |
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| Website | www |
The United States Department of Commerce is the Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with promoting economic growth. 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, and helping to set industrial standards. This organization's main purpose is to create jobs, promote economic growth, encourage sustainable development and improve standards of living for all Americans.
The Department of Commerce headquarters is the Herbert C. Hoover Building in Washington, D.C.
The department was originally created as the United States Department of Commerce and Labor on February 14, 1903. It was subsequently renamed the Department of Commerce on March 4, 1913, as the bureaus and agencies specializing in labor were transferred to the new Department of Labor. The United States Patent and Trademark Office was transferred from the Interior Department into Commerce, and the Federal Employment Stabilization Office existed within the department from 1931 to 1939. In 1940, the Weather Bureau (now the National Weather Service) was transferred from the Agriculture Department, and the Civil Aeronautics Authority was merged into the department. In 1949, the Public Roads Administration was added to the department due to the dissolution of the Federal Works Agency. In 1958, the independent Federal Aviation Agency was created and the Civil Aeronautics Authority was abolished. The United States Travel Service was established by the United States Secretary of Commerce on July 1, 1961 pursuant to the International Travel Act of 1961 (75 Stat. 129; 22 U.S.C. 2121 note) The Economic Development Administration was created in 1965. In 1966, the Bureau of Public Roads was transferred to the newly created Department of Transportation. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) was created on October 3, 1970.
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