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

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business cycles.

International trade.

Public contracts.

Expenditures, Public.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (9 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2010.

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 amendments to the Act; and summarizes issues related to P.L. 111-5, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Apr. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

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

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.