Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Chapter 7A — Standard Reference Data Program
§ 290. Congressional declaration of policy
Statutory text
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.
Legislative history
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Standard Reference Data Act
Pub. L. 90–396 § 1 · 82 Stat. 339
Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 290
(Pub. L. 90–396, § 1, July 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 339.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 90–396, § 1, July 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 339.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
Section 1. 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 Act to strengthen and enhance this policy.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Short Title
Pub. L. 90–396, § 8, , 82 Stat. 340, provided that: “This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Standard Reference Data Act’.”