WHAT: On January 14, 2025, less than a week before President Biden left office, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) published a final rule updating its Buy America rules to rescind...more
1/27/2025
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Buy America ,
Buy American Act ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Highway Administration ,
Final Rules ,
Infrastructure ,
Manufacturers ,
Regulatory Freeze ,
Supply Chain ,
Trump Administration
On October 15, 2024, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) began collecting requests for exclusions from Section 301 tariffs for Chinese-made machinery imported for use in domestic manufacturing. As noted in our...more
10/21/2024
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China ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Exclusions ,
Imports ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
International Trade ,
REAP ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
USTR
In this week’s video, partner Chris Weld discusses the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act. These laws modified and expanded “Buy America” requirements, adding complexity and compliance...more
We anticipate that 2024 will be another extremely important year for international trade and national security law and policy. The Biden Administration and Congress will continue to debate trade legislation and policy...more
1/26/2024
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Biden Administration ,
Buy America ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
National Security ,
Trade Negotiations ,
Trade Relations ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
US Trade Policies ,
Vietnam ,
Webinars
WHAT: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently issued an update to its initial guidance on implementing the Build America, Buy America (BABA) provisions of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This is the third set of...more
Please join us for the latest installment in Wiley’s Federal Infrastructure Webinar Series, a series of webinars that brings together attorneys from across the firm to discuss current developments relating to the federal...more
10/13/2023
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Broadband ,
Buy America ,
Clean Energy ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Project ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Energy Projects ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Infrastructure ,
New Guidance ,
NTIA ,
OMB ,
Supply Chain ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Webinars
WHAT: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued long-awaited final guidance on the implementation of the Build America, Buy America (BABA) provisions of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. As we’ve highlighted in prior...more
Please join us for the third episode of Wiley’s Federal Infrastructure Webinar series, a series of webinars that will bring together attorneys from across the firm to discuss current developments relating to the federal...more
3/31/2023
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Construction Industry ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Infrastructure Financing ,
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) ,
Manufacturers ,
National Security ,
Research and Development ,
Semiconductors ,
Steel Industry ,
Technology Sector ,
Waivers ,
Webinars
On March 31, 2021, President Joe Biden announced a $2 trillion infrastructure plan, named the “American Jobs Plan.” In addition to seeking upgrades to U.S. highways, bridges, ports, airports, transit systems, and waterways,...more
4/1/2021
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Biden Administration ,
Bridges ,
Broadband ,
Buy America ,
Infrastructure ,
Innovation ,
Manufacturers ,
Public Transit ,
Railways ,
Roads ,
Supply Chain