Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-102
§191 Terms of Measure, Weight, and Money in Commercial Reports
Title 15 › CHAPTER 5 — STATISTICAL AND COMMERCIAL INFORMATION › § 191
Summary
Department of Commerce reports must show measurements, weights, and money in U.S. units and coin, and foreign terms.
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Title 15, §191
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All terms of measure, weight, and money in the diplomatic, consular, and other commercial reports prepared, printed, published, and distributed by the Department of Commerce shall be reduced to and expressed in terms of measure, weight, and coin of the United States, as well as in the foreign terms.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
Act Mar. 4, 1913, substituted “Department of Commerce” for “Department of Commerce and Labor”.
Transfer of Functions
Act Feb. 14, 1903, transferred Bureau of Statistics from Treasury Department to Department of Commerce and Labor.
Reference
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Citation
15 U.S.C. § 191
Title 15, Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102