S. 929--the Department of Commerce Dismantling Act: Hearings Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session, on S. 929, to Abolish the Department of Commerce, July 25 and 27, 1995U.S. Government Printing Office, 1996 - 263 pages |
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... programs in sixteen operating units . It is such a mixed bag of odds and ends that it has been described by a former Secretary as " the hall closet where you stick everything that doesn't fit anywhere else . ” Ac- cording to a recent ...
... programs in sixteen operating units . It is such a mixed bag of odds and ends that it has been described by a former Secretary as " the hall closet where you stick everything that doesn't fit anywhere else . ” Ac- cording to a recent ...
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... programs . That is not just the verdict of this Senator but it is shared by its own Inspector General , who called Commerce a " loose collection of more than 100 programs , " and the General Accounting Office , which said that it shared ...
... programs . That is not just the verdict of this Senator but it is shared by its own Inspector General , who called Commerce a " loose collection of more than 100 programs , " and the General Accounting Office , which said that it shared ...
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... programs " according to the agency's own Inspector General . The General Accounting Office goes further , reporting that the Department " faces the most complex web of divided authorities " sharing its " missions with at least 71 ...
... programs " according to the agency's own Inspector General . The General Accounting Office goes further , reporting that the Department " faces the most complex web of divided authorities " sharing its " missions with at least 71 ...
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... programs duplicative of other departments or agencies are consoli- dated . • Those programs that serve a valid purpose are transferred to more appro- priate agencies . • Those programs which can be better performed outside the ...
... programs duplicative of other departments or agencies are consoli- dated . • Those programs that serve a valid purpose are transferred to more appro- priate agencies . • Those programs which can be better performed outside the ...
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... programs . Federal spectrum management functions would be transferred to the Federal Communications Commission . Estimated Savings : $ 315 million Patent & Trademark Office Providing for patents and trademarks is a Constitutionally ...
... programs . Federal spectrum management functions would be transferred to the Federal Communications Commission . Estimated Savings : $ 315 million Patent & Trademark Office Providing for patents and trademarks is a Constitutionally ...
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Page 104 - ... international financial institutions (such as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank) in resolving the crisis; and the distributional implications of alternative ways out of the crisis.
Page 95 - International agreements, such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), have gradually lowered trade barriers, such as tariffs and import quotas.
Page 105 - Department of State Department of the Treasury Department of Defense Department of the Army Department of the Navy Department of the Air Force...
Page 151 - Mr. Chairman, this concludes my testimony. I would be glad to answer any questions you or other members of the Committee may have.
Page 104 - OPIC is mandated to mobilize and facilitate the participation of US private capital and skills in the economic and social development of developing countries and emerging economies.
Page 19 - The oceans and the atmosphere are interacting parts of the total environmental system upon which we depend not only for the quality of our lives, but for life itself.
Page 130 - Mr. Chairman, Members of the Committee. I am very pleased to be here today to...
Page 86 - NIST is to promote US. economic growth by working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards This mission is accomplished through four major programs • Measurements and Standards Laboratories focused on "infrastructural technologies...
Page 48 - Programs (§206). The bill proposes to abolish the Technology Administration, the only Federal agency whose primary concern is the competitiveness of the Nation's technology base.
Page 98 - Export Promotion: Federal Programs Lack Organizational and Funding Cohesiveness (GAO/NSIAD-92-49, Jan. 10, 1992); and our August 1992 testimony, Export Promotion: Federal Approach Is Fragmented (GAO/GGD-92-68, Aug.