[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3343 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3343

 To prohibit the expenditure of Federal funds on metric system highway 
                    signing, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 21, 1993

 Mr. Williams introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Public Works and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit the expenditure of Federal funds on metric system highway 
                    signing, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. METRIC SYSTEM SIGNING.

    (a) Placement of Signs.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
prohibit the expenditure of Federal funds, and shall not require any 
State to expend other funds, to construct, erect, or otherwise place 
any sign relating to any speed limit, distance, or other measurement on 
any highway if such sign establishes such speed limit, distance, or 
other measurement using the metric system unless Congress, after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, specifically authorizes such 
expenditures.
    (b) Modification of Signs.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
prohibit the expenditure of Federal funds, and shall not require any 
State to expend other funds, to modify any sign relating to any speed 
limit, any distance, or any other measurement on any highway for the 
conversion of such sign to the metric system unless Congress, after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, specifically authorizes such 
expenditures.
    (c) Definitions.--For purposes of subsections (a) and (b), the 
following definitions apply:
            (1) Highway.--The term ``highway'' has the meaning such 
        term has under section 101 of title 23, United States Code.
            (2) Metric system.--The term ``metric system'' has the 
        meaning the term ``metric system of measurement'' has under 
        section 4 of the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 (15 U.S.C. 
        205c).
    (d) Nonapplicability to Puerto Rico.--This section shall not apply 
to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

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