Martin, Before the year 2020, we surely should be able to find sponsors of SI-only legislation in Congress, by the demands of trading partners in the WTO alone, if not a consequence of *proper* STEM education which emphasizes SI!
Amending the FPLA to *permit* metric-only labeling should, of course, be accomplished first. I expect to work relentlessly to accomplish both of these objectives. Fortunately, as a retiree, I have the time to devote to these long-term goals. Eugene Mechtly ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] Sent: Monday, June 17, 2013 2:46 PM To: USMA List Server Subject: Re: New Legislation on Metric Only Eugene-- I really don't think that's practical at the present time. However, another suggestion was made by members on the USMA list that does in fact seem practical: From: John Steele Amending FPLA for permissive-metric-only requires Congressional approval. However, the assumption is NIST would recommend it to Congress. From: Mark Henschel NIST has prepared the legislation, but it first has to be accepted by the Cabinet before being submitted for Congressional action. I would be willing to write my congressman on the Science, Space & Technology Committee when NIST submits the recommendation to Congress. This narrowly-defined, but important legislation might just have a chance of passasge if the cabinet and NIST approves it. Martin Morrison USMA Training and Education Columnist ============ On Mon, 17 Jun 2013, mechtly, eugene a wrote: > Martin, > > Can you persuade Eric Swalwell to sponsor the following Bill in the US > House of Representatives? > > "With the objective of bringing the United States into harmony with > world standards for trade and commerce, *only* units of measurement from > the International System of Units (SI), as defined in Special > Publication 330 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, > > shall be legal for retail trade and commerce > throughout the United States, > effective January 1, 2020." > > Eugene Mechtly
