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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1501. Establishment of Department; Secretary; seal
There shall be at the seat of government an executive department
to be known as the Department of Commerce, and a Secretary of
Commerce, who shall be the head thereof, who shall be appointed by
the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,
and whose term and tenure of office shall be like that of the heads
of the other executive departments; and the provisions of title 4
of the Revised Statutes, including all amendments thereto, shall be
applicable to said department. The said Secretary shall cause a
seal of office to be made for the said department of such device as
the President shall approve, and judicial notice shall be taken of
the said seal.
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