Amendment authorized the Administrator of the Rural Development Administration to award contracts to domestic firms, which under competitive procedures would be awarded to foreign firms, when the final product of the domestic firm would be completely assembled in the United States with 51% of the final product produced domestically, and not more than a six percent difference existed between the foreign and domestic firm bids.

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Amendment Number
377
Description
Amendment authorized the Administrator of the Rural Development Administration to award contracts to domestic firms, which under competitive procedures would be awarded to foreign firms, when the final product of the domestic firm would be completely assembled in the United States with 51% of the final product produced domestically, and not more than a six percent difference existed between the foreign and domestic firm bids.
Purpose
An amendment to establish "Buy American" provisions for the Rural Development Administration.
Congress
101
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Mar 15, 1990
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Traficant amendment (A007) Agreed to by voice vote.
Latest Action Time
13:20:54
Submitted Date
Mar 15, 1990
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Jul 1, 2021
Amendment 377 — Informed