Political Quotes

“H.R. 2779 provides for the appropriate implementation of the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 in Federal construction projects. The Metric Conversion Act, as amended, requires that all Federal agencies use the metric system in procurements, grants, and other business-related activities, except when such use is impractical or is likely to cause significant inefficiencies or loss of markets to United States firms. In the implementation of the act, however, certain American construction industries have suffered an adverse economic impact and the government has had to incur additional costs for using metric in certain Federal construction projects. Therefore, there is a need to correct the Metric Conversion Act by providing for flexibility in its implementation. With H.R. 2779 we can achieve the goals of the act in Federal construction projects without closing project bids to American companies, especially small manufacturers who do not export and who cannot afford to retool their production facilities at great cost to produce products which are identical except for a slight change in size.”