Open Congress : Comments on H.R.286 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. 2008-07-24T14:10:42Z opencongress.org tag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/comments/40321 New comment by jkeats3 2008-07-24T14:10:42Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-24:/comment/36004 jkeats3 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. New comment by jkeats3 2008-07-24T14:11:32Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-24:/comment/36006 jkeats3 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.