Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73not60
§290 Congressional Declaration of Policy
Title 15 › Chapter 7A— STANDARD REFERENCE DATA PROGRAM › § 290
Summary
Requires trustworthy, standardized scientific and technical reference data to be easy for scientists, engineers, and the public to get. This chapter makes that policy stronger.
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Title 15, §290
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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.
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Short Title
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’.”
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Citation
15 U.S.C. § 290
Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60