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FHWA Proposes Rescinding Buy America Waiver for ‘Manufactured Products,’ Seeks Industry Input

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WHAT: The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) which would end the long-standing general waiver of Buy America requirements for...more

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Perspectives on Capacity/Managing Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Infrastructure Investment/Jobs Act Funding: U.S. EPA Office...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a February 27th report titled: Perspectives on Capacity: Managing Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Infrastructure...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - November 2023 - OMB Issues Final Rule for Infrastructure Buy America Preferences

The Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”), Made in America Office issued a Final Rule to clarify the Build America, Buy America Act (“BABA”) provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act4 (“IIJA”) and to clarify...more

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Hidden Treasures in U.S. Funding Programs (and Clues to Find Them) for USMCA Manufacturers

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With the push to accelerate electric vehicle production in the U.S. comes concurrent acceleration of an electric vehicle charging network, as well as increasing speed of electric battery manufacturing, clean energy and...more

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Final Build America, Buy America Act Guidance Released, Tightening U.S. Content Requirements For Federally Funded Infrastructure...

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The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently released guidance for the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA), which was enacted in November 2021 as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)....more

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OMB Finalizes Regulatory Guidance On “Buy America Preferences For Infrastructure Projects”

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Revised guidance takes effect on October 22, 2023 and will be supplemented by forthcoming memorandum - On August 23, the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) published final Guidance for Grants and Agreements to...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

OMB Issues Final Buy America Rule and Guidance for Infrastructure Projects

On August 14, 2023, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a pre-publication version of final guidance implementing the Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA).The guidance adds a new Part 184 in 2 C.F.R. and...more

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OMB Finalizes “Build America, Buy America” Domestic Content Guidance

The Build America, Buy America Act generally requires that non-federal government infrastructure projects that benefit from federal government funding impose requirements for the use of domestic iron and steel and...more

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OMB Issues Final Guidance for Build America, Buy America Requirements

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On Aug. 14, 2023, the White House, acting through the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), issued final guidance to federal agencies implementing the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA), enacted as part of the...more

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Federal Grants & Buy America: OMB Proposes Requirements for Federally Funded Infrastructure Projects

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In February, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposed new Buy America regulations for Federal grants, to implement the Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act signed into law on November 15, 2021. BABA required that...more

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OMB Contemplates Changes to Buy America Guidance

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) received nearly 2,000 comments on its proposed revisions to the guidance that will govern how Build America, Buy America Act (BABA) requirements codified in the Infrastructure...more

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What’s the Status of Buy American Requirements for Public Infrastructure Projects?

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More than a year has passed since Congress enacted the Build America, Buy America Act (“BABA”)—a sweeping change to domestic sourcing requirements for federally funded infrastructure projects. BABA, which was included as part...more

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OMB Proposes New Buy America Regulations for Federal Grant Recipients Participating in Infrastructure Projects, but Leaves Many...

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While Buy America requirements are nothing new to the realm of federal procurement, the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (commonly referred to as the “Uniform...more

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Report on Research Compliance Volume 20, Number 3. In This Month's E-News: March 2023

Report on Research Compliance Volume 20, Number 3. February 23, 2023 - The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is planning to revise the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Buy America Requirements for Infrastructure: Analysis of New Proposed Rule and Guidance from White House

Following President Biden’s State of the Union address highlighting increased enforcement of Buy America requirements for federally funded infrastructure projects and new standards for construction materials, the White House...more

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OMB Proposes New Regulatory Guidance On “Buy America Preferences For Infrastructure Projects”

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Comments On The Proposal Must Be Filed By March 13, 2023 - Two days after President Biden’s State of the Union address announced that there would be “new standards to require all construction materials used in Federal...more

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OMB Proposes New Domestic Preference Requirements For Federally Funded Infrastructure Projects

On February 9, 2023, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a proposed rule that would subject all federally funded infrastructure projects to domestic preference requirements that are materially similar to the Buy...more

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OMB Issues Proposed Guidance on Requirement for U.S.-Produced Construction Materials in Infrastructure Projects

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WHAT: Following the State of the Union, in which President Biden reiterated the Administration’s focus on made-in-America infrastructure, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued proposed guidance aimed at...more

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Real Estate & Construction News Round-Up (02/08/23) – The Build America, Buy America Act, ESG Feasibility, and University...

This week’s round-up explores President Joe Biden’s recent State of the Union address and plans for the Build America, Buy America Act, the feasibility of real estate companies achieving their ESG goals, and how developers,...more

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President Biden Announces Plan to Expand the Buy American Act to Include ‘All Construction Materials’

During last night’s State of the Union address, President Joe Biden announced his administration is going to expand the Buy American Act to include “all construction materials used in federal infrastructure projects to be...more

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Buy American Act Content Requirements Are Tightening Again, Are You Prepared?

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Numerous changes to the Buy American Act (“BAA”) have been proposed and implemented in recent years, with another one coming this week.  Beginning today, on October 25, 2022, the domestic content requirement for components in...more

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Window Opens for $1 Billion Middle Mile Grant Program

Middle Mile program applicants should review the application and filing procedures as soon as possible. Supplemental pre-filing requirements will lengthen the application process....more

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Navigating the Made in America Landscape: Ensuring Compliance on Infrastructure Projects

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Passing the historic $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) in November 2021, which allocates more than $550 billion in new infrastructure spending, was an early priority of the Biden administration. The...more

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“Build America, Buy America” – New Guidelines Issued for U.S. Infrastructure Projects

On April 18, 2022, the Biden Administration (through the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”)) issued OMB Memorandum M-22-11 (the “Guidance”)[1] relating to the “Buy America” sourcing requirements under the “Build America,...more

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Continuing Changes in “Buy American” Rules for Federal Contracts and Federally Funded Infrastructure Projects

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Despite the deep partisan divides that exist in Washington, there is one issue that both parties seem to agree on: strengthening “Buy American” preferences when using government funds. ...more

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