§ 205d. — United States Metric Board.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC205d]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 6--WEIGHTS AND MEASURES AND STANDARD TIME
SUBCHAPTER II--METRIC CONVERSION
Sec. 205d. United States Metric Board
(a) Establishment
There is established, in accordance with this section, an
independent instrumentality to be known as a United States Metric Board.
(b) Membership; Chairman; appointment of members; term of office;
vacancies
The Board shall consist of 17 individuals, as follows:
(1) the Chairman, a qualified individual who shall be appointed
by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate;
(2) sixteen members who shall be appointed by the President, by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate, on the following
basis--
(A) one to be selected from lists of qualified individuals
recommended by engineers and organizations representative of
engineering interests;
(B) one to be selected from lists of qualified individuals
recommended by scientists, the scientific and technical
community, and organizations representative of scientists and
technicians;
(C) one to be selected from a list of qualified individuals
recommended by the National Association of Manufacturers or its
successor;
(D) one to be selected from lists of qualified individuals
recommended by the United States Chamber of Commerce, or its
successor, retailers, and other commercial organizations;
(E) two to be selected from lists of qualified individuals
recommended by the American Federation of Labor and Congress of
Industrial Organizations or its successor, who are
representative of workers directly affected by metric
conversion, and by other organizations representing labor;
(F) one to be selected from a list of qualified individuals
recommended by the National Governors Conference, the National
Council of State Legislatures, and organizations representative
of State and local government;
(G) two to be selected from lists of qualified individuals
recommended by organizations representative of small business;
(H) one to be selected from lists of qualified individuals
representative of the construction industry;
(I) one to be selected from a list of qualified individuals
recommended by the National Conference on Weights and Measures
and standards making organizations;
(J) one to be selected from lists of qualified individuals
recommended by educators, the educational community, and
organizations representative of educational interests; and
(K) four at-large members to represent consumers and other
interests deemed suitable by the President and who shall be
qualified individuals.
As used in this subsection, each ``list'' shall include the names of at
least three individuals for each applicable vacancy. The terms of office
of the members of the Board first taking office shall expire as
designated by the President at the time of nomination; five at the end
of the 2d year; five at the end of the 4th year; and six at the end of
the 6th year. The term of office of the Chairman of such Board shall be
6 years. Members, including the Chairman, may be appointed to an
additional term of 6 years, in the same manner as the original
appointment. Successors to members of such Board shall be appointed in
the same manner as the original members and shall have terms of office
expiring 6 years from the date of expiration of the terms for which
their predecessors were appointed. Any individual appointed to fill a
vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of any term of office shall be
appointed for the remainder of that term. Beginning 45 days after the
date of incorporation of the Board, six members of such Board shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of any function of the Board.
(c) Compulsory powers
Unless otherwise provided by the Congress, the Board shall have no
compulsory powers.
(d) Termination
The Board shall cease to exist when the Congress, by law, determines
that its mission has been accomplished.
(Pub. L. 94-168, Sec. 5, Dec. 23, 1975, 89 Stat. 1007.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 205c, 205g of this title.
