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(1) Designate an organizational element to monitor metric conversion activities for which the
Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) is responsible.
(2) Appoint an individual as VBA's metric coordinator.
(3) Develop guidelines applicable to VBA's specific mission and responsibility. Guidelines will be
consistent with this directive, the Act, and the Executive Order.
i. The Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs (40) will:
(1) Designate an organizational element to monitor metric conversion activities for which the
National Cemetery Administration (NCA) is responsible.
(2) Appoint an individual as NCA's metric coordinator.
(3) Develop guidelines applicable to their specific mission and responsibility. Guidelines will be
consistent with this directive, the Act, and the Executive Order.
j. Administration Heads, Assistant Secretaries, Other Key Officials, and Field Facility Directors will:
(1) Designate an organizational element to monitor metric conversion activities for which they are
responsible.
(2) Appoint an individual as their metric coordinator.
(3) Develop metric guidelines applicable to their specific mission and responsibility. Guidelines will
be consistent with this directive, the Act, and the Executive Order.
(4) Use the metric system in procurements, grants, and other business-related activities consistent
with security, operational, economic, technical, logistical, training, and safety requirements.
(5) Provide training to educate personnel who are required to use the metric system.
(6) In coordination with appropriate officials, initiate all actions necessary to implement this directive
and the metric system of measurement.
(7) Submit their annual metric report as identified in VA Handbook 0100, paragraph 9. A
consolidated annual VA Metric Report will be submitted to Congress as part of VA's annual budget,
with a copy to the Department of Commerce. Reporting will cease the year after full implementation of
the metric system by VA.
5. STANDARDS FOR USING METRIC SYMBOLS AND NUMBERS
a. Symbols for units are in lower case except when the name of a unit is a proper name (e.g., m for
meter; but N for Newton). There is an exception, which is L for liter. There are also exceptions for
special names (e.g., A for ampere; H for henry). It should be noted that only Celsius uses a capital first
letter when written out in full.
b. There are no spaces between the prefix and the unit symbol (e.g., kg for kilogram, not k/g).
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