{"data":{"id":"us/15-u.s.c.-290","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"15 U.S.C. § 290","heading":"Congressional declaration of policy","body":"The Congress hereby finds and declares that reliable standardized scientific and technical reference data are of vital importance to the progress of the Nation’s science and technology. It is therefore the policy of the Congress to make critically evaluated reference data readily available to scientists, engineers, and the general public. It is the purpose of this chapter to strengthen and enhance this policy.","path":["Title 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE","CHAPTER 7A—STANDARD REFERENCE DATA PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc15@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:39Z","sha256":"542458f714ccf94383ffc3df23d7a83104a5298460e08d79be6868912a076e57","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/15-u.s.c.-285-286","next":"us/15-u.s.c.-290a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}