Summary of the bill.
The bill proposes to approve the Metre Convention, signed in Paris on May 20, 1875, as amended in 1921, and its annexed Regulations. The instrument organizes cooperation among contracting states to maintain international standards of weights and measures, carry out metrological comparisons, and support a permanent bureau in Paris. It also sets out the bureau’s governance, state contributions, and the rules for accession and denunciation.