[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 14, Volume 5]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 14CFR1274.206]



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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION

 

PART 1274_COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH COMMERCIAL FIRMS--Table of Contents

 

                  Subpart 1274.2_Pre-Award Requirements

 

Sec. 1274.206  Metric Conversion Act.



    The Metric Conversion Act, as amended by the Omnibus Trade and 

Competitiveness Act (15 U.S.C. 205) declares that the metric system is 

the preferred measurement system for U.S. trade and commerce. NASA's 

policy with respect to the metric measurement system is stated in NPD 

8010.2, Use of the Metric System of Measurement in NASA Programs.