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15 U.S.C. 2646: Contractor and laboratory accreditation

Created in 1986 by Public Law 94-469. Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

5 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 15 U.S.C. 2642, 15 U.S.C. 2643, 15 U.S.C. 2644, 15 U.S.C. 2647, 15 U.S.C. 2650.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Environmental Protection Agency (1).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    1990

    • Pub. L. 101–637, §15(a)(1), inserted before comma at end "or in a public or commercial building". · (a), (3)
    • Pub. L. 101–637, §15(a)(2), inserted before period at end "or in public or commercial buildings". · (b), (iii)

    1988

    • Pub. L. 100–418 substituted "National Institute of Standards and Technology" for "National Bureau of Standards" wherever appearing. · (d), (2)
    • Pub. L. 100–368 added subsec. (f). · (f)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.