Jim (McCracken), What can be done by NIST and the DoC to implement Jim Frysinger's proposal (see below)?
A problem is that some non-SI units are written into existing statutes, and these statutes would have to be revised by Congress, one-by-one. Or, could they be revised by an omnibus act? In either case, the Secretary of Commerce certainly does not have the unilateral authority to abrogated the US Code. However, each federal agency is instructed to "... ensure that regulations, standards, specifications, procurement policies and appropriate legislative proposals are updated to remove barriers to transition to the metric system." Quotation from NIST SP 814, 1998. Does the DoC have a consolidated list of items in the US Code that obstruct the transition to SI? Which of the federal agencies have submitted their lists of US Code or other barriers to transition to the SI? Are these lists available over the Web? What are the URLs? Gene. .............................................. On Mon, 28 Jan 2002, James R. Frysinger wrote: > > ... we don't really have to force metrication. All we have to do is to > disestablish all other unit definitions. Let people use them to mean > whatever they feel like... > > ... it occurs to me that the Secretary of Commerce has only > to go through the regulatory procedures to do this, starting with a > Notice of Public Rule Making. After all, it's a cost-cutting measure > government should consider, isn't it?
