HR 2779 · 104th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications

Savings in Construction Act of 1996

Introduced 1995-12-14· Sponsored by Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-47]· House

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Latest: Became Public Law No: 104-289.(1996-10-11)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Savings in Construction Act of 1995 - Amends the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 to define specified terms, including "hard-metric conversion" and "soft-metric conversion." Prohibits Federal agencies from: (1) using construction or procurement guidelines that require the use of hard-metric products if a majority of the related contracts would be likely to result in a certification under this Act; and (2) establishing bidding requirements or preferences for federally-assisted construction contracts that specify the use of hard-metric products if soft-metric production is feasible, and, as certified by an industry representative, hard-metric alternatives are not readily available, would exceed specified capital costs, and would result in negligible benefits, or would reduce competition or create special hardships.…

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Cosponsors (20)

3 Democrats17 Republicans