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

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2005

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. 395, the Buy American Improvement Act of 2005, introduced in the 109th Congress

Notes:

CRS Report

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

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress Congressional Research Service Buy American Act

Publisher Number:

CRS-2005-AML-0038

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