1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov December 7, 2021Congress Expands Buy America Requirements in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58)Domestic content preference laws, which require that certain goods purchased with federal funds be manufactured primarily in the United States, have re
2、ceived increased attention from both Congress and the executive branch in recent years. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA; P.L. 117-58), enacted in November 2021, made changes to “Buy America” requirements for federally funded infrastructure projects. Buy America “Buy America” refers
3、to several statutes and regulations that apply to federal financial assistance used to support infrastructure-related projects, principally those involving highways, public transportation, airports, aviation, and intercity passenger rail, including Amtrak. Buy America requirements also apply to cert
4、ain federally funded water-related infrastructure projects and, in these cases, are administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Buy America requirements as they relate to transportation date to the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-599) and are distinct from requi
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