Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-102
§290b Collection, Compilation, Critical Evaluation, Publication and Dissemination of Standard Reference Data
Title 15 › CHAPTER 7A — STANDARD REFERENCE DATA PROGRAM › § 290b
Summary
The Secretary must collect, check, publish, and share standard reference data. When possible, the Secretary must use the data services and facilities of federal, state, and local governments and of private groups, with their consent, so work is not duplicated. All federal agencies are asked to help carry out this work. The program is meant to add to existing authority and is not intended to cancel or reduce any agency’s current powers or duties.
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Title 15, §290b
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The Secretary is authorized and directed to provide or arrange for the collection, compilation, critical evaluation, publication, and dissemination of standard reference data. In carrying out this program, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, utilize the reference data services and facilities of other agencies and instrumentalities of the Federal Government and of State and local governments, persons, firms, institutions, and associations, with their consent and in such a manner as to avoid duplication of those services and facilities. All agencies and instrumentalities of the Federal Government are encouraged to exercise their duties and functions in such manner as will assist in carrying out the purpose of this chapter. This section shall be deemed complementary to existing authority, and nothing herein is intended to repeal, supersede, or diminish existing authority or responsibility of any agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government.
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15 U.S.C. § 290b
Title 15, Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102