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title: "15 U.S.C. § 277"
description: "Regulations"
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title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
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chapter_name: "NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY"
section: "277"
citation: "15 U.S.C. § 277"
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# 15 U.S.C. § 277 - Regulations
## Text
The Secretary of Commerce shall, from time to time, make regulations regarding the payment of fees, the limits of tolerance to be attained in standards submitted for verification, the sealing of standards, the disbursement and receipt of moneys, and such other matters as he may deem necessary for carrying this chapter into effect.
(Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 872, § 9, 31 Stat. 1450; Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, § 10, 32 Stat. 829; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736.)
## Notes
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name Act Mar. 4, 1913, substituted “Secretary of Commerce” for “Secretary of Commerce and Labor”.
Transfer of Functions Act Feb. 14, 1903, transferred power and authority of Secretary of the Treasury over Bureau of Standards to Secretary of Commerce and Labor.