15 U.S.C. § 290a — Definitions

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 . ( Pub. L. 90–396, § 2 , July 11, 1968 , 82 Stat. 340 ; Pub. L. 114–329, title I, § 108 , Jan. 6, 2017 , 130 Stat. 2987 .) [1] So in original. Editorial Notes Amendments 2017— Pub. L. 114–329 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “For the purposes of this chapter— “(a) The term ‘ standard reference data ’ means quantitative information, related to a measurable physical or chemical property of a substance or system of substances of known composition and structure, which is critically evaluated as to its reliability under section 290b of this title . “(b) The term ‘ Secretary ’ means the Secretary of Commerce .”

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