15 USC § 207 - Preparation of standards by Secretary of Commerce

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title: "15 USC § 207 - Preparation of standards by Secretary of Commerce"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "207"
section_name: "Preparation of standards by Secretary of Commerce"
chapter_number: 6
chapter_name: "WEIGHTS AND MEASURES AND STANDARD TIME"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "STANDARD GAUGE FOR IRON AND STEEL"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Mar. 3, 1893, ch. 221, § 2, 27 Stat. 746; Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, § 10, 32 Stat. 829; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736.)"
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# § 207. Preparation of standards by Secretary of Commerce

section 206 of this title

The Secretary of Commerce is authorized and required to prepare suitable standards in accordance with .

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**Source Credit**: (Mar. 3, 1893, ch. 221, § 2, 27 Stat. 746; Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, § 10, 32 Stat. 829; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Change of Name

Act , created Department of Labor, and renamed Department of Commerce and Labor as Department of Commerce.

### Transfer of Functions

Act , transferred National Bureau of Standards from Treasury Department to Department of Commerce and Labor.