All computers and related equipment configurations brought into the Federal Government inventory on and after July 1, 1969, must have the capability to use the Standard Code for Information Interchange and the formats prescribed by the magnetic tape and paper tape standards when these media are used.
ˈɔːl kəmpjˈuːɾɚz ænd ɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd ɪkwˈɪpmənt kənfˌɪɡjɚɹˈeɪʃənz bɹˈɔːt ˌɪntʊ ðə fˈɛdɚɹəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ˈɪnvəntˌoːɹi ˌɔn ænd ˈæftɚ dʒuːlˈaɪ wˈʌn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn, mˈʌstɐv ðə kˌeɪpəbˈɪlᵻɾi tə jˈuːz ðə stˈændɚd kˈoʊd fɔːɹ ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən ˌɪntɚtʃˈeɪndʒ ænd ðə fˈɔːɹmæts pɹɪskɹˈaɪbd baɪ ðə mæɡnˈɛɾɪk tˈeɪp ænd pˈeɪpɚ tˈeɪp stˈændɚdz wɛn ðiːz mˈiːdiːə ɑːɹ jˈuːzd.