4: Promotion
To strengthen the international, regional and national acceptance and use of ASTM products and services. Other Information:
ASTM develops standards that are recognized, accepted, and used by industry and government in the global marketplace. ASTM
is well positioned to identify new opportunities to become a more active presence in these arenas and to increase the number
of citations of ASTM standards. In the international arena, ASTM will promote those activities that generate standards and
services suitable for use in international commerce and will cultivate relationships with international, regional and national
trade organizations in order to increase their appreciation of the value of ASTM standards in facilitating trade. The same
shall be true for "non-trade" areas pertaining to science and technology such as education and research and development. ASTM
will continue to be active in other international standards development bodies and assist the technical committees in their
international activities where appropriate. Within the U.S., in conformance with the National Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-113), ASTM will work actively with U.S. federal agencies, both procurement and regulatory, to
ensure that ASTM standards are adopted and used in lieu of government standards. The ASTM/DOD program to replace MIL Specs
with ASTM standards is a good example of this type of initiative and will be encouraged.
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