Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Buy America Act" in English language version.
Prior to February, when it came to buying American, federally-funded public construction projects were generally governed by two laws: the Buy American Act of 1933, as amended over the years; and the Buy America requirements derived from the 1982 Surface Transportation Assistance Act. With respect to the amended 1933 Buy American Act, that law's "substantially"-manufactured requirement clashes with the Recovery Act's stipulation that none of its appropriations can be used on a "public building or public work unless all of the iron, steel, and manufactured goods used in the project are produced in the United States."
The Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (1982 STAA) strengthened UMTA's Buy America provision by prohibiting the obligation of UMTA-administered grant funds unless steel, cement (later deleted), and manufactured products used in the grant projects were produced in the United States. The 1982 STAA also eliminated the $500,000 threshold and permitted states to adopt more stringent Buy America requirements.
Please note that Buy America and Buy American are separate legislation and regulation requirements. Buy America applies solely to grants issued by the Federal Transit Administration and Federal Highway Administration; Buy American may be applied to all direct U.S. federal procurement.
This document amends the regulations implementing the "Buy America" provision of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 by specifying the actual certificates that must be submitted by each bidder to indicate compliance or non-compliance with the applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.
There are two separate and distinct domestic purchase programs that affect FHWA operations. The first program was created in 1933 as the "Buy American" policy for all direct Federal procurements; this program affects the Federal Lands highway program. The second program was created in 1982 as the "Buy America" requirements for the Federal-aid highway program. "Buy America" focuses on iron and steel products while "Buy American" affects procurement of approximately 100 products. The two programs have very different requirements and processes.
This document amends the regulations implementing the "Buy America" provision of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 by specifying the actual certificates that must be submitted by each bidder to indicate compliance or non-compliance with the applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.
The Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (1982 STAA) strengthened UMTA's Buy America provision by prohibiting the obligation of UMTA-administered grant funds unless steel, cement (later deleted), and manufactured products used in the grant projects were produced in the United States. The 1982 STAA also eliminated the $500,000 threshold and permitted states to adopt more stringent Buy America requirements.
Please note that Buy America and Buy American are separate legislation and regulation requirements. Buy America applies solely to grants issued by the Federal Transit Administration and Federal Highway Administration; Buy American may be applied to all direct U.S. federal procurement.
Prior to February, when it came to buying American, federally-funded public construction projects were generally governed by two laws: the Buy American Act of 1933, as amended over the years; and the Buy America requirements derived from the 1982 Surface Transportation Assistance Act. With respect to the amended 1933 Buy American Act, that law's "substantially"-manufactured requirement clashes with the Recovery Act's stipulation that none of its appropriations can be used on a "public building or public work unless all of the iron, steel, and manufactured goods used in the project are produced in the United States."
