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■ The White House ’ s Office of Management and Budget has issued proposed guidance https :// www . federalregister . gov / documents / 2023 / 02 / 09 / 2023-02617 / guidance-for-grants-and-agreements on how to implement the Build America , Buy America Act provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act . Buy America requires construction materials on federal infrastructure projects to be made in the U . S .
■ The new guidance could lead to more types of construction materials being covered by Buy America requirements .
It follows President Joe Biden ’ s Feb . 7 State of the Union address https :// www . constructiondive . com / news / bidendetails-buy-america-plan-in-state-ofthe-union / 642295 /, in which he vowed to close loopholes in the 70-year-old provision .
■ The OMB ’ s updates aim to clarify requirements and provide consistent , government-wide guidance , including how to price materials and which products can be considered U . S . -made . The agency is seeking comments on the proposed rule and guidance by March 13 .
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