15 U.S.C. § 205b — Declaration of policy
submitted 51 years ago by Pub. L. 94-168 to r/title-15-COMMERCE-AND-TRADE · 147 words · no verdicts yet
U.S. policy makes the metric system the preferred standard for trade and commerce. Federal agencies must generally use it in procurement by the end of fiscal 1992. Traditional units can still be used for non-business purposes.
It is therefore the declared policy of the United States—
to designate the metric system of measurement as the preferred system of weights and measures for United States trade and commerce;
to require that each Federal agency, by a date certain and to the extent economically feasible by the end of the fiscal year 1992, use the metric system of measurement in its procurements, grants, and other business-related activities, except to the extent that such use is impractical or is likely to cause significant inefficiencies or loss of markets to United States firms, such as when foreign competitors are producing competing products in non-metric units;
to seek out ways to increase understanding of the metric system of measurement through educational information and guidance and in Government publications; and
to permit the continued use of traditional systems of weights and measures in non-business activities.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 94–168, § 3, Dec. 23, 1975, 89 Stat. 1007; Pub. L. 100–418, title V, § 5164(b), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1452.)
- 1975Enacted · Pub. L. 94-168 · 89 Stat. 1007
- 1988Amended · Pub. L. 100-418 · 102 Stat. 1452
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 94-168 on 1975-12-23.
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