Pub. L. 102-245, tit. I, sec. 107

METRIC AMENDMENT.

EnactedYear: 1992Length: 183 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 107. METRIC AMENDMENT. (a) The Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (15 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.) is amended— (1) in sections 4(a) (2), (4), and (5), 4(b), and 5(c)(l), by striking “weight” and inserting in lieu thereof “weight or mass”; (2) in sections 4(a)(5) and 5(d), by striking “weights” and inserting in lieu thereof “weights or masses”; (3) in section 4(a)(2), by inserting “, using the most appropriate units of the SI metric system as the primary system for measuring quantity” after “panel of that label”; and (4) in section 4(a)(3)(A)— (A) by striking “containing” and inserting in lieu thereof “that also displays the avoirdupois system of measure, and that contains” in clause (i); (B) by inserting “that also displays the avoirdupois system of measure” after “random package” in clause (ii); (C) by inserting “that also displays the avoirdupois system of measure” after “linear measure” in clause (iii); and (D) by inserting “that also displays the avoirdupois system of measure” after “measure of area” in clause (iv). (b) This section shall take effect 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.