House
Jan 31, 2007

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.

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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 provisions: (1) clearly identifying the extent to which such system or other systems of measurement will be used under the transaction and requiring such use; and (2) assigning such person the financial responsibility for failure to follow such requirements.

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Introduced(1/5/07)
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Mr. EHLERS

(R) MI – 3

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.

Jan 31, 2007

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