Buy America

Construction Program Guide

23 U.S.C. 313 Buy America (01/01/2014)
23 CFR 635.410 Buy America requirements (04/01/2013) provides the FHWA's regulatory policy regarding Buy America. (Note: this regulation was last updated on November 25, 1983, and does not include revised stewardship, oversight, and applicability requirements resulting from the 1991 ISTEA and the 1998 TEA-21. See the discussion in the FHWA Contract Administration Core Curriculum Manual for current FHWA policy).
23 CFR 635 Notice of nationwide waiver of Buy America for Pig Iron, and Processed, Pelletized and Reduced Iron Ore (03/24/1995) is the Federal Register notice which lists specific requirements for this nation-wide waiver.
23 CFR 635 Notice of Nationwide Waiver of Buy America for Ferryboat Equipment and Machinery (02/09/1994) is the Federal Register notice which lists specific requirements for this nation-wide waiver.
23 CFR 635 Final Rule General Material Requirements (07/21/1993) implements the requirements of ISTEA Section 1041(a) that provide for a revision of FHWA's Buy America requirements to include the application of a coating for steel or iron products.
Buy America Final Rule (11/25/1983) includes the preamble and regulatory narrative that form the basis for the FHWA's current Buy America regulatory policy.