United States Metric Board Explained

Agency Name:	United States Metric Board
Native Name:	USMB
Seal:	United States Metric Board - logo.png
Jurisdiction:	Federal government of the United States
Headquarters:	Washington, D.C.
Parent Agency:	Executive Office of the President
Chief1 Name:	Louis F. Polk
Chief1 Position:	Chairman

The United States Metric Board (USMB) was a United States government agency set up to encourage metrication. The United States Metric Board was commissioned by the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 (15 U.S.C. 205d, enacted on December 23, 1975). The Metric Conversion Act of 1975 mandated the presidential appointment of seventeen members for the "independent instrumentality".^{[1] [2] [3]}

The board was composed of one member from the following agencies and/or related communities: engineers, scientists, the National Association of Manufacturers, the United States Chamber of Commerce, National Governors Conference, construction, National Conference on Weights and Measures, education, two members each from the AFL–CIO and small business, and four at-large members "to represent consumers", for a total of seventeen members in all.^[4]

The metrification assessment board existed from 1975 to 1982, ending when President Ronald Reagan abolished it, largely on the suggestion of Frank Mankiewicz and Lyn Nofziger.^[5]

See also

• U.S. Metric Association
• Imperial and US customary measurement systems

External links

• History of the US Metric Board
• Web site: Justice and Law Enforcement: Oversight of the United States Metric Board . November 26, 1979 . U.S. Government Accountability Office: Office of Public Affairs . 6389525.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jimmy Carter: "United States Metric Board Nomination of Chairman and Members of the Board.," October 29, 1977 . Peters, Gerhard . Woolley, John T . University of California - Santa Barbara . The American Presidency Project.
2. Web site: Jimmy Carter: "United States Metric Board Nomination of Two Members.," May 19, 1980 . Peters, Gerhard . Woolley, John T . University of California - Santa Barbara . The American Presidency Project.
3. Web site: Jimmy Carter: "United States Metric Board Nomination of Four Members.," July 30, 1980 . Peters, Gerhard . Woolley, John T . University of California - Santa Barbara . The American Presidency Project.
4. Book: [USC02] 15 USC 205d: United States Metric Board ]. . 6 July 2020.
5. News: Mankiewicz . Frank . Nofziger: A Friend With Whom It Was a Pleasure to Disagree . 6 July 2020 . Washington Post . 29 March 2006.