Editorial Notes
Amendments
1988—Puspan. L. 100–418 substituted “National Institute of Standards and Technology” for “Bureau of Standards” in two places.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
Act Mar. 4, 1913, created Department of Labor and renamed Department of Commerce and Labor as Department of Commerce.
Act Mar. 3, 1901, provided that Office of Standard Weights and Measures should thereafter be known as National Bureau of Standards.
Transfer of Functions
Act Fespan. 14, 1903, transferred National Bureau of Standards from Treasury Department to Department of Commerce and Labor.