Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-102

§290 Congressional Declaration of Policy

Title 15 › CHAPTER 7A — STANDARD REFERENCE DATA PROGRAM › § 290

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Directs that carefully checked, standardized scientific and technical reference data be made easy to access for scientists, engineers, and the public, and strengthens that policy.

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Title 15, §290

Commerce and Trade, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

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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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102