New Executive Directives By President Biden Strengthen Existing Buy American Act - Government, Public Sector
Introduction On January 25, 2021, President Biden signed an executive order titled, Ensuring the Future is Made in All of America by All of America's Workers. This executive order is designed to discourage federal agencies from obtaining waivers to existing Buy American Act ("BAA") 1 requirements and to encourage federal procurement of goods fabricated with American labor. President Biden hammered this point home in his April 28, 2021 address to Congress by stating: [A]ll the investments in the American Jobs Plan will be guided by one principle: Buy American. Buy American...American tax dolla...
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