Metric Conversion Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Metric Conversion Act - Declares the policy of the United States with regard to metric conversion, including: (1) to facilitate and encourage the substitution of metric measurement units for customary measurement units; (2) to facilitate and encourage the development as rapidly as practicable of new or revised engineering standards based on metric measurement units in those specific fields or areas in the United States where such standards will result in rationalization or simplification of relationships, improvements of design, or increases in economy; (3) to facilitate and encourage the retention in new metric language standards of those United States engineering designs, practices, and conventions that are internationally accepted or embody superior technology; and (4) to cooperate with foreign governments and public and private international organizations which are or become concerned with the encouragement and coordination of increased use of metric measurement units or engineering standards based on such units. Declares the purposes of this Act. Defines the terms used in this Act. Establishes a National Metric Conversion Board, consisting of 11 members, 9 of whom shall be app…