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15 U.S.C. § 290a - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 15. Commerce and Trade § 290a. Definitions

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

For the purposes of this chapter:

(1)Standard reference data

The term “standard reference data” means data that is--

(A) either--

(i) quantitative information related to a measurable physical, or chemical, or biological property of a substance or system of substances of known composition and structure;

(ii) measurable characteristics of a physical artifact or artifacts;

(iii) engineering properties or performance characteristics of a system; or

(iv) 1 or more digital data objects that serve--

(I) to calibrate or characterize the performance of a detection or measurement system; or

(II) to interpolate or extrapolate, or both, data described in subparagraph (A) through (C);  1 and

(B) that is critically evaluated as to its reliability under section 290b of this title.

(2)Secretary

The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Commerce.

1 So in original.
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