Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-102
§188 Publication of Commercial Information
Title 15 › CHAPTER 5 — STATISTICAL AND COMMERCIAL INFORMATION › § 188
Summary
Secretary of Commerce must publish important commercial reports from diplomats and consuls in up to three newspapers.
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Title 15, §188
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The Secretary of Commerce shall publish official notifications, from time to time, of such commercial information communicated to him by diplomatic and consular officers, as he may deem important to the public interests, in such newspapers, not to exceed three in number, as he may select.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification R.S. § 211 derived from act Aug. 18, 1856, ch. 127, § 2, 11 Stat. 60.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
Act Mar. 4, 1913, substituted “Secretary of Commerce” for “Secretary of Commerce and Labor”.
Transfer of Functions
Act Feb. 14, 1903, transferred Bureau of Statistics from Treasury Department to Department of Commerce and Labor.
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Citation
15 U.S.C. § 188
Title 15, Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102