Buy America Act. All material and equipment purchased shall be produced in the United States in accordance with Section 165 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (Pub. L. 97-424; 96 Stat. 2097) unless the Secretary of Transportation has determined under Section 165 that it is appropriate to waive this agreement. The State and each subrecipient will comply with the Buy America requirement (23 U.S.C. 313) when purchasing items using Federal Funds. Buy America requires a State, or subrecipient, to purchase with Federal funds only steel, iron and manufactured products produced in the United States , unless the Secretary of Transportation determines that such domestically produced items would be inconsistent with the public interest, that such materials are not reasonably available and of a satisfactory quality, or that inclusion of domestic materials will increase the cost of the overall project contract by more than 25 percent. In order to use Federal funds to purchase foreign produced items, the State must submit a waiver request that provides an adequate basis and justification for approval by the Secretary of Transportation.
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Samples: Transportation Safety Office Grant Agreement, Transportation Safety Office Grant Agreement, Transportation Safety Office Grant Agreement
Buy America Act. All material and equipment purchased shall be produced in the United States in accordance with Section 165 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (Pub. L. 97-424; 96 Stat. 2097) unless the Secretary of Transportation has determined under Section 165 that it is appropriate to waive this agreement. The State and each subrecipient will comply with the Buy America requirement (23 U.S.C. 313) when purchasing items using Federal Funds. Buy America requires a State, or subrecipient, to purchase with Federal funds only steel, iron and manufactured products produced in the United States States, unless the Secretary of Transportation determines that such domestically produced items would be inconsistent with the public interest, that such materials are not reasonably available and of a satisfactory quality, or that inclusion of domestic materials will increase the cost of the overall project contract by more than 25 percent. In order to use Federal funds to purchase foreign produced items, the State must submit a waiver request that provides an adequate basis and justification for approval by the Secretary of Transportation.
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Samples: Safety Office Grant Agreement, Transportation Safety Office Grant Agreement
