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Section 165 ( of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act, of 1982 is commonly called the "Buy America" Act, even though it is a section of the larger act.〔 〕 The 1933 Buy American Act applied to all kinds of purchases by the US Federal Government, while the Buy America provisions only apply to purchases related to rail or road transportation, such as the construction of highways, railways, or rapid transit systems.〔 〕 However, the 1933 Act only applied to direct purchases by US federal agencies, while the Buy America provisions of the 1982 act also apply to purchases made by third-party agencies, using funds granted by a US federal agency.〔 〕 The Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 also contained provision about preferring American-made products.〔 Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada informs Canadian manufacturers that, as joint signatories to NAFTA and the World Trade Organization's Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA), Canadian products are often eligible to be considered to be equivalent to US products.〔 〕 Under NAFTA Canadian products purchased with Federal funds, above a certain low threshold, are considered equivalent to US products. The World Trade Organization GPA agreement obliges the state governments of 37 US states to treat Canadian products as equivalent to US products, again, above a certain threshold value. Neither agreement applies to purchases made or funded at the municipal level. The Buy America rules are occasionally amended by the Federal Transit Administration. According to Associated General Contractors of Washington, elements of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 conflicted with the Buy America provisions of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982.〔 〕 == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Buy America Act」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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