October 26th, 2023
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
Please join us for the latest installment in Wiley’s Federal Infrastructure Webinar Series, a series of webinars that brings together attorneys from across the firm to discuss current developments relating to the federal government’s ongoing, once-in-a-generation initiative to invest in improving the nation’s infrastructure and industrial supply chain.
This session will provide an update on the latest developments regarding the “Buy America” requirements that apply to federal infrastructure programs, including:
- An examination of the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) latest guidance to agencies on implementation of the Build America, Buy America provisions of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, including OMB’s latest guidance on the standards for determining whether “construction materials” used in federal infrastructure programs were “produced in the United States”;
- An overview of agencies’ implementation of the Build America, Buy America Act requirements, including a discussion of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) proposed waiver for certain manufactured products to be used in connection with the $42B Broadband Equity and Deployment (BEAD) program;
- A review of the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s latest guidance on the domestic preference provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which provides “bonus credits” to certain clean energy projects that meet certain domestic content thresholds; and
- A discussion of best practices and practical steps for ensuring compliance.
Speakers
Upcoming in the Series
Stay tuned for upcoming content in this series. We will cover topics such as:
- Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program Award/Subaward Process
- The Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Update to the Grant Supercircular
More Info
- This event is complimentary but advance registration is required. Can’t make the date? Register and we’ll send you the slides and recording after the webinar.
- CLE credit is available for this webinar. Wiley is an accredited or approved CLE provider in the following states: California, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas. Wiley will apply for credit in the following states: Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin. The list of states Wiley is not currently able to offer CLE credit includes Alabama, Delaware, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming. In these instances, Wiley can offer a certificate of attendance. For those seeking CLE credit, please complete the program evaluation at the end of the program. Wiley will be unable to issue CLE certificates until we have received all required documentation.
- For New York CLE purposes, this program is appropriate for both newly admitted and experienced attorneys. Note that newly admitted New York attorneys (attorneys admitted two years or less) may earn CLE credit in certain categories of credit through completion of courses in permissible formats, as explained here.
- Webinar instructions and materials will be distributed prior to the webinar. For more information, please email Rachel Moss at rmoss@wiley.law.