---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 12:48:40 -0600 (CST) From: Gene Mechtly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sandy Berger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Policy on SI
Dear Sandy, Preference for SI is already official policy of the United States: "It is therefore the declared policy of the United States - (1) to designate the metric system of measurement as the preferred system .. for United States trade and commerce. (2) ..." Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1998 (15 U.S. Code 205b, Sec. 3), quoted at <www.gpo.gov> in the Federal Register Notice, fr28jy98N. "metric system of measurement" is defined as the International System of Units (SI) in the Metric Conversion Act of 1975. I'll continue our discussion later of a proposed article in SI format of examples from the WLME and NCTN Standards 2000. Gene ........................................ On Thu, 28 Mar 2002, Sandy Berger wrote: > ... We are, however, not in the position of not including the customary > system in our publications until such time as SI becomes the "official" > system of the United States...
