United States Metric Board

United States Metric Board
USMB
Agency overview
Formed December 23, 1975
Dissolved September 30, 1982
Jurisdiction Federal government of the United States
Headquarters Washington, D.C.
Agency executive
  • Louis F. Polk, Chairman
Parent agency Executive Office of the President

The United States Metric Board (USMB) was a United States government agency set up to encourage metrication. The United States Metric Board was commissioned by the Metric Conversion Act, 15 U.S.C. 205d, enacted on December 23, 1975. The Metric Conversion Act of 1975 mandated the presidential appointment of seventeen members for the "independent instrumentality".[1][2][3]

The metrification assessment board existed from 1975 to 1982, ending when President Ronald Reagan abolished it, largely on the suggestion of Frank Mankiewicz and Lyn Nofziger.[4]. Overall, it made little impact on implementing the metric system in the United States.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Jimmy Carter: "United States Metric Board Nomination of Chairman and Members of the Board.," October 29, 1977". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.
  2. ↑ Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Jimmy Carter: "United States Metric Board Nomination of Two Members.," May 19, 1980". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.
  3. ↑ Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Jimmy Carter: "United States Metric Board Nomination of Four Members.," July 30, 1980". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.
  4. ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/28/AR2006032802142.html
  • History of the US Metric Board
  • "Justice and Law Enforcement: Oversight of the United States Metric Board" (PDF). U.S. GAO:Office of Public Affairs. U.S. Government Accountability Office. November 26, 1979. OCLC 6389525. External link in |website= (help)
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