AISI Applauded Biden Administration for Announcing Buy America Guidance

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) applauded the recently announced guidance by the White House to federal agencies to implement the Build America, Buy America Act.

In a statement, Kevin Dempsey, President and CEO, AISI appreciated the commitment of the Biden-Harris administration to ensure that iron, steel and other products that are made in America are used in all federally-funded infrastructure and public works projects. The announcement is considered as an important first step toward ensuring the fullest possible implementation and enforcement of Buy America domestic procurement preferences by all federal agencies.

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There are some federal programs that currently do not apply Buy America requirements for the procurement of iron and steel products. The new set of guidelines will remedy this situation by providing clear guidance to federal agencies to adopt Buy America requirements for all federally-funded infrastructure projects.

The latest announcement by the White House implements legislation authored by Senators Sherrod Brown and Rob Portman, which was enacted as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law last year.