Buying goods produced in the United States

CurrencyCurrent through P.L. 118-13 (published on www.congress.gov on 08/07/2023)

(a) PREFERENCE.-The Secretary of Transportation may obligate an amount that may be appropriated to carry out section 106(k), 44502(a)(2), or 44509, subchapter I of chapter 471 (except section 47127), or chapter 481 (except sections 48102(e), 48106, 48107, and 48110) of this title for a project only if steel and manufactured goods used in the project are produced in the United States.

(b) WAIVER.-The Secretary may waive subsection (a) of this section if the Secretary finds that-

(1) applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent with the public interest;

(2) the steel and goods produced in the United States are not produced in a sufficient and reasonably available amount or are not of a satisfactory quality;

(3) when procuring a facility or equipment under section 44502(a)(2) or 44509, subchapter I of chapter 471 (except section 47127), or chapter 481 (except sections 48102(e), 48106, 48107, and 48110) of this title-

(A) the cost of components and subcomponents produced in the United States is more than 60 percent of the cost of all components of the facility or equipment; and

(B) final assembly of the facility or equipment has occurred in the United States; or

(4) including domestic material will increase the cost of the overall project by more than 25 percent.

(c) LABOR COSTS.-In this section, labor costs involved in final assembly are not included in calculating the cost of components.

<TABLE> <TR><TD colspan="3">HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES <actcitation href="" statecd="US" actaltid="103-272">PUB. L. <actid>103-272</actid></actcitation></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Revised <para>Section</para> </TD> <TD>Source (U.S. Code)</TD> <TD>Source (Statutes at Large)</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>49101(a)</TD> <TD>49 App.:2226a(a).</TD> <TD>Nov. 5, <actcitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="9129" actaltid="101-508">1990,Pub. L. <actid>101-508</actid></actcitation>, <actseccitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="9129" actaltid="101-508">§<actsec>9129</actsec>1990,</actseccitation>, 104 Stat. 1388-371.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>49101(b)</TD> <TD>49 App.:2226a(b).</TD> <TD/> </TR> <TR> <TD>49101(c)</TD> <TD>49 App.:2226a(c).</TD> <TD/> </TR> </TABLE>

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