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To amend the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 to require Federal agencies to impose certain requirements on recipients of awards for scientific and engineering research.
Other Bill Titles (1 more) 1/5/2007--Introduced.
Amends the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 to require guidelines on government use of the metric system of measurement to require any federal agency transaction providing for a person to perform scientific or engineering research with federal funding to include prov... moreSee Full Bill Text
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| January 05, 2007 |
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Sounds like a way to make sure that measurement system usage in government-funded research is at least decided upon before the research is completed, and that the plan is carried out accurately. Presumably this law would create additional pressure for American organizations to use the metric system rather than the old Imperial system.
Sounds like a way to make sure that measurement system usage in government-funded research is at least decided upon before the research is completed, and that the plan is carried out accurately. Presumably this law would create additional pressure for American organizations to use the metric system rather than the old Imperial system, though that point doesn't seem abundantly clear, at least from the bill summary.
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