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15 U.S.C. § 290 — Congressional declaration of policy
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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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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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TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
§ 290
1 So in original.
Sec.
290c.
Standards, criteria, and procedures for prepa-
ration and publication of standard reference
data; publication in Federal Register.
290d.
Sale of standard reference data; cost recov-
ery; proceeds subject to National Institute
of Standards and Technology.
290e.
United States copyright and renewal rights.
290f.
Authorization of appropriations.
§ 290. Congressional 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 gen-
eral public. It is the purpose of this chapter to
strengthen and enhance this policy.
(Pub. L. 90–396, § 1, July 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 339.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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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’.’’
§ 290a. Definitions
For the purposes of this chapter:
(1) Standard reference data
The term ‘‘standard reference data’’ means
data that is—
(A) either—
(i) quantitative information related to a
measurable physical, or chemical, or bio-
logical property of a substance or system
of substances of known composition and
structure;
(ii) measurable characteristics of a phys-
ical artifact or artifacts;
(iii) engineering properties or perform-
ance characteristics of a system; or
(iv) 1 or more digital data objects that
serve—
(I) to calibrate or characterize the per-
formance of a detection or measurement
system; or
(II) to interp
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