education for the use of the metric system of measurement

education for the use of the metric system of measurement Sec. 403. (a) (1) The Congress finds that— (A) the metric system of measurement is in general use in industrially developed nations and its use is increasing; (B) increased use of such metric system in the United States is inevitable, and such a metric system will become the dominant system of weights and measures in the United States; and (C) there is no existing Federal program designed to teach children to use such metric system and such a program is necessary if the American people are to adapt to the use of the metric system of weights and measures. 88 Stat. 547 (2) It is the policy of the United States to encourage educational agencies and institutions to prepare students to use the metric system of measurement with ease and facility as a part of the regular education program. (3) For the purposes of this section, the term “metric system of measurement“ means the International System of Units as established by the General Conference of Weights and Measures in 1900 and interpreted or modified for the United States by the Secretary of Commerce. (b) (1) The Commissioner shall carry out a program of grants and contracts in order to encourage educational agencies and institutions to prepare students to use the metric system of measurement. (2) The Commissioner is authorized to make grants to, and contracts with, institutions of higher education. State and local educational agencies, and other public and private nonprofit agencies, organizations, and institutions to develop and carry out the policy set forth in subsection (a). (c) (1) Financial assistance under this section may be made available only upon application to the Commissioner. Any such application shall be submitted at such time, in such form, and containing such information as the Commissioner shall prescribe by regulation and shall be approved only if it— (A) provides that the activities and services for which assistance is sought will be administered by, or under the supervision of, the applicant; (B) describes a program which holds promise of making a substantial contribution toward attaining the purposes of this section; (C) sets forth such policies and procedures as will insure adequate evaluation of the activities intended to be carried out under the application; and (D) contains such other provisions as the Commissioner determines necessary in order to accomplish the purposes of this title. (2) An application from a local educational agency under this section may be approved only if the State educational agency of the State in which such local agency is located has been notified of the application and has been given a reasonable opportunity to offer recommendations with respect to the approval thereof. (d) For the purpose of carrying out this section, the Commissioner is authorized to expend $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years ending prior to July 1, 1978.