15 U.S.C.
United States Code, 2022 Edition
Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 7A - STANDARD REFERENCE DATA PROGRAM
Sec. 290 - Congressional declaration of policy
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§290. Congressional declaration of policy

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.

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


Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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Pub. L. 90–396, §8, July 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 340, provided that: "This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the 'Standard Reference Data Act'."