2 CFR § 700.6 - Metric system of measurement.

---
identifier: "/us/cfr/t2/s700.6"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "2 CFR § 700.6 - Metric system of measurement."
title_number: 2
title_name: "Federal Financial Assistance"
section_number: "700.6"
section_name: "Metric system of measurement."
chapter_name: "AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT"
part_number: "700"
part_name: "UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS, COST PRINCIPLES, AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL AWARDS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 621, Public L. 87-195, 75 Stat 445, (22 U.S.C. 2381) as amended, E.O. 12163, Sept 29, 1979, 44 FR 56673; 2 CFR 1979 Comp., p. 435."
regulatory_source: "89 FR 63074, Aug. 2, 2024, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "700"
---


# 700.6 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, the recipient must make, compute, and record in metric system units of measurement, unless the Agreement Officer authorizes in writing 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, the recipient may express the measurements in both the metric and the traditional equivalent units, provided the metric units are listed first.