U.S. CODE

U.S. Code

§ 9275. Buy-American requirements

(a) Compliance with Buy American Act

None of the funds made available under title I [29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.], II [20 U.S.C. 9201 et seq.], or III or this subchapter may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the funds the entity will comply with the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.).

(b) Sense of the Congress; requirement regarding notice

(1) Purchase of American-made equipment and products

In the case of any equipment or product that may be authorized to be purchased with financial assistance provided using funds made available under title I [29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.], II [20 U.S.C. 9201 et seq.], or III or this subchapter, it is the sense of the Congress that entities receiving the assistance should, in expending the assistance, purchase only American-made equipment and products.

(2) Notice to recipients of assistance

In providing financial assistance using funds made available under title I [29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.], II [20 U.S.C. 9201 et seq.], or III or this subchapter, the head of each Federal agency shall provide to each recipient of the assistance a notice describing the statement made in paragraph (1) by Congress.

If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a “Made in America” inscription, or any inscription with the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made available in this subtitle,^[1] pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, as such sections are in effect on August 7, 1998, or pursuant to any successor regulations.

[1] So in original. This section is not contained in a subtitle.

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