The White House Wants To Know How New “ Buy American ” Rules Are Affecting Your Business
NUCA has an urgent request from the White House for some specific industry information . We ’ re reaching out to our supplier and contractor members for their input-- and we need it by Monday , June 6 . We apologize for the Administration ’ s close deadline , but we still want to try and reach out to as many NUCA members as possible for this important and industry-specific information .
Our recent conversations with the White House about implementing the infrastructure bill are showing progress , and now they are looking to us for answers . We support domestic U . S . manufacture of our industry ’ s products , but many of you know that is not possible today for some components . Our industry is currently facing significant challenges from the supply chain , workforce shortages , and inflation , and the White House needs our guidance if this nation ’ s new core infrastructure bill is to be successful .
In April , the Biden Administration announced guidance to federal agencies that all projects funded under the $ 1.2 trillion core infrastructure bill must use American-made construction materials , to support and rebuild domestic American manufacturing . The Office of Management and Budget has published a request for information seeking input on construction materials produced in the United States
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