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In certain government procurements, the requirement purchase may be waived by the Contracting Officer or the Head of the Contracting Activity (HCA) if the domestic product is 25% or more expensive than an identical foreign-sourced product, if the product is not available domestically in sufficient
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has the authority to waive the Buy American Act within the terms of a reciprocal agreement or otherwise in response to the provision of reciprocal treatment to U.S. producers. Under the 1979
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An Act making appropriations for the Treasury and Post Office Departments for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934, and for other purposes.
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extend similar requirements to third-party purchases that utilize federal funds, such as highway and transit programs.
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The Buy American Act is not to be confused with the very similarly named "
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This article is about the "Buy American Act" of 1933. For other uses, see
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quantity or quality, or if doing so is in the public's interest.
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to prefer U.S.-made products in its purchases. Other pieces of
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Treasury and Post Office Departments Appropriations Act of 1933
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on his last full day in office (March 3, 1933), required the
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Requires the U.S. government to prefer U.S.-made products
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Buy American: The Untold Story of Economic Nationalism
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Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
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This United States federal legislation article is a
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Index

Buy American Act (disambiguation)
Buy America Act
Great Seal of the United States
Acronyms
72nd United States Congress
Pub. L.
72–428
Statutes at Large
Stat.
1489
41 U.S.C.: Public Contracts
U.S.C.
41 U.S.C.
§§ 8301
8303
Joseph W. Byrns Sr.
D
TN
House Appropriations
Herbert Hoover
41 U.S.C.
§§ 10a
10d
41 U.S.C.
§§ 8301
8305
Congress
President Hoover
United States government
federal legislation

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