[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 22, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 22CFR226.15]

[Page 947]
 
                       TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS
 
            CHAPTER II--AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 226--ADMINISTRATION OF ASSISTANCE AWARDS TO U.S. NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart B--Pre-award Requirements
 
Sec. 226.15  Metric system of measurement.

    (a) The Metric Conversion Act, as amended by the Omnibus Trade and 
Competitiveness Act (15 U.S.C. 205) declares that the metric system is 
the preferred measurement system for U.S. trade and commerce.
    (b) Wherever measurements are required or authorized, they shall be 
made, computed, and recorded in metric system units of measurement, 
unless otherwise authorized by the agreement officer in writing when it 
has been found that such usage is impractical or is likely to cause U.S. 
firms to experience significant inefficiencies or the loss of markets. 
Where the metric system is not the predominant standard for a particular 
application, measurements may be expressed in both the metric and the 
traditional equivalent units, provided the metric units are listed 
first.