15 U.S.C. § 290 — Congressional declaration of policy

submitted 58 years ago by Pub. L. 90-396 to r/title-15-COMMERCE-AND-TRADE · 63 words · no verdicts yet

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Congress says reliable, standardized science and technical data matter greatly to the country. Congress wants this data made available to scientists, engineers, and the public. This chapter aims to support that goal.

Congress declares that reliable, standardized scientific and technical reference data are vital to the progress of the nation's science and technology. Because of this, Congress sets a policy: reference data that has been carefully checked and evaluated should be readily available to scientists, engineers, and the general public. The purpose of this chapter is to strengthen and support that policy.

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The Congress hereby finds and declares that reliable standardized scientific and technical reference data are of vital importance to the progress of the Nation’s science and technology. It is therefore the policy of the Congress to make critically evaluated reference data readily available to scientists, engineers, and the general public. It is the purpose of this chapter to strengthen and enhance this policy.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 90–396, § 1, July 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 339.)

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1968Enacted · Pub. L. 90-396 · 82 Stat. 339

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