[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5378 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5378

To prohibit the National Science Foundation from conducting a study of 
   the history of standards and standardization in the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 27, 2016

  Mr. Salmon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the National Science Foundation from conducting a study of 
   the history of standards and standardization in the United States.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION.

    The National Science Foundation shall not use or provide to others 
funds for conducting a study of the history of standards and 
standardization in the United States, including standards relating to 
uniform systems of weights, measures, timekeeping, electrical units, 
and product specifications governing everything from screw threads to 
paper sizes.
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