### Question
Can you define what standards development organization means?


### Answer
**Standards development organization** is defined as the following in *15 U.S.C. § 4301*:

> a domestic or international organization that plans, develops, establishes, or coordinates voluntary consensus standards using procedures that incorporate the attributes of openness, balance of interests, due process, an appeals process, and consensus in a manner consistent with the Office of Management and Budget Circular Number A–119, as revised February 10, 1998

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 4301*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 69-COOPERATIVE RESEARCH**

