Buy American Act
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The Buy American Act is a U.S. federal law enacted in 1933 that requires the government to prefer domestically produced goods in its purchases to support American industry and labor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Buy American Act canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
procurement law ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
increase demand for U.S.-made goods
ⓘ
protect domestic manufacturing jobs ⓘ support national industrial base ⓘ |
| amendedBy | subsequent procurement reform statutes ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
U.S. federal government procurement
ⓘ
construction contracts for public use ⓘ supply contracts for public use ⓘ |
| containsProvision |
exceptions for nonavailability of domestic products
ⓘ
exceptions for unreasonable cost ⓘ exceptions in the public interest ⓘ price preference for domestic products over foreign products ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| defines |
domestic construction material
ⓘ
domestic end product ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 73rd United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enactedInYear | 1933 ⓘ |
| excludes |
acquisitions below micro-purchase threshold in many cases
ⓘ
certain information technology commercial items under some rules ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
component test
ⓘ
cost of components ⓘ domestic content requirement ⓘ |
| historicalContext | enacted during the Great Depression ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Federal Acquisition Regulation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | federal procurement regulations favoring U.S. products ⓘ |
| inForce | true ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| legalCitation | 41 U.S.C. §§ 8301–8305 ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
concerns about unemployment in the United States
ⓘ
economic nationalism ⓘ |
| policyArea |
government procurement
ⓘ
industrial policy ⓘ trade policy ⓘ |
| purpose |
to require the U.S. government to prefer domestically produced goods in its purchases
ⓘ
to support American industry ⓘ to support American labor ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Berry Amendment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buy America provisions in transportation law NERFINISHED ⓘ Trade Agreements Act of 1979 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
preference for domestic construction materials
ⓘ
preference for domestic end products ⓘ |
| sectorCoverage |
Department of Defense
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
civilian agencies ⓘ |
| signedBy |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
ⓘ
surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
|
| subjectTo |
presidential determinations
ⓘ
waivers under international trade agreements ⓘ |
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