15 U.S.C. § 1512: Powers and duties of Department

It shall be the province and duty of said Department to foster, promote, and develop the foreign and domestic commerce, the mining, manufacturing, and fishery industries of the United States; and to this end it shall be vested with jurisdiction and control of the departments, bureaus, offices, and branches of the public service hereinafter specified, and with such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by law. In this section, the term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of Commerce. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act [ Dec. 29, 2022 ], the Secretary, in coordination with the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Commerce, shall modify the manufacturing.gov website by establishing a section of the website to be known as the ‘manufacturing.gov hub’. serve as the primary hub for information relating to every Federal manufacturing program, including the programs identified in the report of the Government Accountability Office entitled ‘U.S. Manufacturing’ (GAO 17–240), published on March 28, 2017 ; provide the contact information of relevant program offices carrying out the Federal manufacturing programs described in paragraph (1); the functionality of the website of the Department of Commerce; the Federal manufacturing programs described in paragraph (1); and any other manufacturing-related challenges experienced by manufacturers in the United States; technology and research and development; trade; workforce development and training; industrial commons and supply chains; and small and medium manufacturers; and identify frequently asked questions; and disseminate to the public answers to the questions identified under subparagraph (A). No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this section.” The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to provide assistance to Tribal, subsistence, commercial, and charter fishery participants affected by the novel coronavirus (COVID–19), which may include direct relief payments. economic revenue losses greater than 35 percent as compared to the prior 5-year average revenue; or any negative impacts to subsistence, cultural, or ceremonial fisheries. Funds may be awarded under this section on a rolling basis, and within a fishing season, to ensure rapid delivery of funds during the COVID–19 pandemic. In addition to funds that are otherwise made available to assist fishery participants under this Act [div. B of Pub. L. 116–136 , see Tables for classification], there are authorized to be appropriated, and there are appropriated, $300,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021 , to carry out this section, of which up to 2 percent may be used for administration and oversight activities. The amount provided by this section is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 [ 2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i) ].”