48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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9 sections with “Recovery Act designated country construction material”

  • FAR 52.225-23 Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured Goods—Buy American Statute—Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements.
    … iron or steel, the iron or steel was produced in the United States. (Section 1605 of the Recovery Act applies.) Foreign construction material means a construction material other than a domestic construction material. Free trade agreement…
  • FAR 52.225-24 Notice of Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured Goods—Buy American Statute—Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements.
    …uction material,” “foreign construction material,” “manufactured construction material,” “Recovery Act designated country construction material,” “steel,” and “unmanufactured construction material,” as used in this provision, are defined in…
  • FAR 25.602-1 Section 1605 of the Recovery Act.
    …rovided in 25.603— (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by the Recovery Act may be used for a project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public building or public work unless the public …
  • FAR 25.1102 Acquisition of construction.
    When using funds other than those appropriated under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-5) (Recovery Act), follow the prescriptions in paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section. Otherwise, follow the prescripti…
  • FAR 25.603 Exceptions.
    …factured construction materials without regard to the restrictions of section 1605 of the Recovery Act or foreign unmanufactured construction material without regard to the restrictions of the Buy American statute: (i) Nonavailability. The…
  • DFARS 252.225-7021 Trade Agreements.
    …om petroleum, that are not granted duty-free treatment under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703(b)). These exclusions presently consist of— (i) Textiles, apparel articles, footwear, handbags, luggage, flat goods, wor…
  • FAR 25.601 Definitions.
    … iron or steel, the iron or steel was produced in the United States. (Section 1605 of the Recovery Act applies.) Foreign construction material means a construction material other than a domestic construction material. Manufactured constru…
  • FAR 25.400 Scope of subpart.
    …-free entry from countries designated as beneficiaries under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2701, et seq.), with the exception of Panama, must be treated as eligible products in acquisitions covered by the WTO GPA); (…
  • FAR 25.405 Caribbean Basin Trade Initiative.
    …o longer designated as a beneficiary country for purposes of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, and is therefore no longer included in the definition of “Caribbean Basin country” for purposes of the Caribbean Basin Trade Initiative.

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Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.