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Buy America and the Electric Bus Market (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date Aug. 6, 2018
Report Number IF10941
Report Type In Focus
Authors Bill Canis, William J. Mallett
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

Buy America requirements are an integral aspect of federal transportation funding. In a series of statutes, Congress has required that federally funded highway, public transportation, aviation, and intercity passenger rail projects use U.S.-made manufactured goods. But determining whether a product is made in the United States is not always simple. A current controversy over how Buy America applies to battery-powered buses illustrates the challenges.