Congress has again imposed a domestic preference on the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) purchase of uniforms and other items related to national security interests. The provision in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2023 is
Canada has launched a multi-front approach to “Buy America” policies that includes seeking exemptions from both current and future policies. A special committee of the Canadian Parliament has called on the Canadian government to seek “a full
On January 31, President Trump issued a Buy American executive order (EO) that implements a directive in a 2017 order to maximize the use of U.S.-made iron and aluminum and manufactured products in federally funded infrastructure projects. This post
On February 12, President Trump unveiled an infrastructure plan that calls for $1.5 trillion in infrastructure investments. Surprisingly, it does not incorporate the President’s strong Buy America rhetoric of the past year. That absence has drawn
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently prepared a report for Congress on the effectiveness of a Buy American provision in the 2009 stimulus package that was intended to restrict the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) purchase of
The compatibility of procurement bans on inverted companies with trade agreements warrants consideration. Congress is considering legislation to address the current rash of U.S. companies moving or planning to move their tax homes to a foreign country where
In 1981, the United States implemented its first international procurement agreement. Since then, opening foreign procurement markets for American goods, services and suppliers has been a consistent objective of U.S. trade policy. Through pursuit of this
An earlier posting outlined U.S. treatment of domestic content requirements that apply to states and other sub-federal entities as a condition of federal loans or grants. This posting will examine the evolution of those requirements. Domestic content
A recent posting considered a provision in legislation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives that may restrict negotiations of new procurement commitments. The provision is aimed at prohibiting new waivers of the Buy American Act of 1933, which applies
Although the Trade Agreements Act provides the President with broad authority to waive discriminatory purchasing requirements, in practice the waiver has limited application. Under the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) and free trade agreements