Buy American definition

Buy American means the Buy American provision as described in Section 12(n) of the National School Lunch Act which requires schools participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) to purchase, to the maximum extent practicable, domestic commodities and products. A domestic commodity or product means an agricultural commodity that is processed in the United States, and a food product that is processed in the United States substantially using agricultural commodities that are produced in the United States. Purchases made in accordance with the Buy American provision must still follow the applicable procurement rules calling for free and open competition. Any entity that purchases food or food products on behalf of the SFA must follow the same Buy American provisions that the SFA is required to follow.

Buy American. ’ certificate means a certification that the contractor has complied with the ‘‘Buy American’’ re- quirement (see § 1726.15).

Buy American provisions do not apply.

Examples of Buy American in a sentence

• Purchases made in accordance with the Buy American Act must follow the applicable procurement rules calling for free and open competition.

• To the extent applicable, Supplier must comply with all applicable provisions of the Buy American Act.

• To the extent applicable, Vendor must comply with all applicable provisions of the Buy American Act.

• In the event Contractor or Contractor’s supplier(s) are unable or unwilling to certify compliance with the Buy American Provision, or the applicability of an exception to the Buy American provision, H-GAC Customers may decide not to purchase from Contractor.

• With respect to products purchased by Customers for use in the National School Lunch Program and/or National School Breakfast Program, Contractor shall comply with all federal procurement laws and regulations with respect to such programs, including the Buy American provisions set forth in 7 C.F.R. Part 210.21(d), to the extent applicable.

More Definitions of Buy American

Buy American. Provision. The FSMC shall purchase foods that meet all Buy American Provision regulations as described in 7 CFR 210.21(d) and FNS Policy Memo SP 38- 2017.

Buy American. Federal funds cannot be used to purchase foods not produced in the United States. Products not grown in the U.S. are exempt, i.e., olives. The Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990 mandates that the country or origin for both domestic and imported food products be identified on the product label.

Buy American or “Buy America” Clauses have been established in the contract documents associated with this GMP.

Buy American. Provision. Section 104(d) of the Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act of 1998 requires schools and institutions participating in the NSLP, SBP, or any of the Child Nutrition Programs in the contiguous United States with non-profit school food service account funds to purchase, to the maximum extent practicable, domestic commodities or products. The FSMC shall comply with this requirement.

Buy American. POLICY – As required in Section 911.03 C. of the County Administrative Code, for the purchase or procurement of materials, supplies, furnishings, equipment or other personal property and non-professional services, the guideline to govern the County’s "Buy American" policy is: Purchases shall consist of raw materials mined or produced in the U.S., or manufactured items that are made in the U.S. from materials or items mined, produced or manufactured in the U.S. Exceptions to the "Buy American " Policy are:

Buy American. New legislation requires projects receiving federal funding to purchase all construction materials from American suppliers, significantly increasing the cost of impacted projects. • The new rule does not apply to financing agreements executed before May 14, 2022. • The City’s WIFIA loan and loans 1-2 of the SRF series of loans are not impacted due to being executed before May 14, 2022. Loans 3-5 of the SRF series of loans may be impacted. • Guidance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is still pending which may exempt projects already in progress, potentially through a waiver. An availability date for this guidance has not been provided.

Buy American. COMMITMENT Wal-Mart has a strong commitment to buy as much merchandise made in the United States as feasible. Vendors are encouraged to buy as many materials and components from United States sources as possible and communicate this information to Wal-Mart. Further, Vendors are encouraged to establish U.S. manufacturing operations.