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“EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the Senate section on pages S745 on Feb. 6, 2017.
The Department includes the Census Bureau, which is used to determine many factors about American life. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the Department is involved in misguided foreign trade policies and is home to many unneeded programs.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS
The following communication was laid before the Senate, together with accompanying papers, reports, and documents, and was referred as indicated:
EC-668. A communication from the Acting Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Direct Investment Surveys: BE-13, Survey of New Foreign Direct Investment in the United States, and Changes to Private Fund Reporting on Direct Investment Surveys'' (RIN0691-AA85) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on February 6, 2017; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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