15 U.S.C. § 205 — Metric system defined

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This law defines the metric system for U.S. purposes. It means the International System of Units, set up in 1960. The Secretary of Commerce can interpret or modify it for the United States.

This section defines the "metric system" for U.S. law. It means the International System of Units — the official metric system — as it was set up in 1960 by the General Conference of Weights and Measures, and updated since then. The Secretary of Commerce has the power to interpret or adjust this definition for use in the United States.

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The metric system of measurement shall be defined as the International System of Units as established in 1960, and subsequently maintained, by the General Conference of Weights and Measures, and as interpreted or modified for the United States by the Secretary of Commerce.

Source credit: (R.S. § 3570; Pub. L. 110–69, title III, § 3013(c)(1), Aug. 9, 2007, 121 Stat. 598.)

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2007Enacted · Pub. L. 110-69 · 121 Stat. 598

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