[Congressional Bills 114th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5378 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5378 To prohibit the National Science Foundation from conducting a study of the history of standards and standardization in the United States. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 27, 2016 Mr. Salmon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit the National Science Foundation from conducting a study of the history of standards and standardization in the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. PROHIBITION. The National Science Foundation shall not use or provide to others funds for conducting a study of the history of standards and standardization in the United States, including standards relating to uniform systems of weights, measures, timekeeping, electrical units, and product specifications governing everything from screw threads to paper sizes. <all>