[20170407]IF10628_购买美国、运输基础设施和美国制造业.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov April 7, 2017Buy America, Transportation Infrastructure, and American ManufacturingCongress over the years has passed several domestic content laws that aim to protect American manufacturing and manufacturing jobs. One is known as the Buy America Act, or more simply, Buy America. Statements by the Trump Administration about reinvigorating domestic manufacturing and reinvesting in infrastructure have stimulated renewed interest in Buy America. What Is Buy America? Buy America refers to several statutes and regulations that apply to federal funds used to support projects carried out by state and local government, mainly involving highways, public transportation, aviation, and intercity passenger rail, including Amtrak. Buy America also applies to certain federally funded water infrastructure projects. Buy America in transportation dates to the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978 (STAA; P.L. 95-599), and is different from requirements under the Buy American Act of 1933, which applies to direct purchases by the federal government. Unless a nationwide or project-specific waiver is granted, Buy America generally requires the use of U.S.-made iron