Buy American Act : Requiring Government Procurements to Come from Domestic Sources.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International trade.

Public contracts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (6 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Reviews the Buy American Act, which requires the Federal Government to purchase U.S. goods. Describes types of articles, materials, and supplies covered by the Act; identifies five exceptions to the Act; and summarizes S. 581, the Buy American Improvement Act of 2007, introduced in the 110th Congress.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Buy American Act

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