House
Jan 31, 2007To amend the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 to require Federal agencies to impose certain requirements on recipients of awards for scientific and engineering research.
Summary
Official
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
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Passed
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Mr. EHLERS
(R) MI – 3
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Latest Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.
Jan 31, 2007
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