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United States Code Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

§ 290a. Definitions

§ 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); 11  So in original. So in original. 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.