buy america procurement requirements

buy america procurement requirements Sec. 597. Section 604(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended to read as follows: “(a)(1) Limitations on Procurement Outside the United States.—Funds made available for assistance under this Act may be used by the President for procurement— 106 STAT. 1695 “(A) only in the United States, the recipient country, or developing countries; or “(B) in any other country but only if— “(i) the provision of such assistance requires commodities or services of a type that are not produced in and available for purchase in any country specified in subparagraph (A); or “(ii) the President determines, on a case-by-case basis, that procurement in such other country is necessary— “(I) to meet unforeseen circumstances, such as emergency situations, where it is important to permit procurement in a country not specified in subparagraph (A); or “(II) to promote efficiency in the use of United States foreign assistance resources, including to avoid impairment of foreign assistance objectives. “(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘developing countries’ shall not include advanced developing countries.”.