22 USC § 3873 - Exemption from Metric Conversion Act of 1975

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title: "22 USC § 3873 - Exemption from Metric Conversion Act of 1975"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "3873"
section_name: "Exemption from Metric Conversion Act of 1975"
chapter_number: 51
chapter_name: "PANAMA CANAL"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
part_number: "2"
part_name: "Administration"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 96–70, title III, § 3302, as added Pub. L. 104–201, div. C, title XXXV, § 3547, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2868.)"
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# § 3873. Exemption from Metric Conversion Act of 1975

15 U.S.C. 205a

The Commission is exempt from the provisions of the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 ( et seq.).

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 96–70, title III, § 3302, as added Pub. L. 104–201, div. C, title XXXV, § 3547, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2868.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Metric Conversion Act of 1975, referred to in section catchline and text, is , , , which is classified generally to subchapter II (§ 205a et seq.) of chapter 6 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

### Prior Provisions

A prior , title III, , , amended sections 305, 5102, 5316, 5342, 5343, 5348, 5373, 5504, 5533, 5541, 5583, 6301, 6323, 8146, and 8335 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, and sections 191, 195, and 196 of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to general amendment by , , .