,i #aadth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ecgh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #bg1 #bjaf ,mr4 ,salmon introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit the ,national ,science ,foundation from conducting a study of the history of standards and standardization in the ,united ,states4 #a4 ,prohibition ,the ,national ,science ,foundation shall not use or provide to others funds for conducting a study of the history of standards and standardization in the ,united ,states1 including standards relating to uniform systems of weights1 measures1 timekeeping1 electrical units1 and product specifications governing everything from screw threads to paper sizes4