Buy American Act

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United States federal law procurement law

The Buy American Act is a U.S. federal law enacted in 1933 that requires the government to prefer domestically produced goods in its purchases to support American industry and labor.

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Label	Occurrences
Buy American Act canonical	3

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9589772 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Buy American Act
Context triple: [Buy America requirements for materials, distinctFrom, Buy American Act]

A. Only in America
"Only in America" is a popular country song by the duo Brooks & Dunn that celebrates the diversity of American dreams and everyday life.
B. Take Back Our Country
Take Back Our Country was the populist, reform-oriented slogan used by Howard Dean during his 2004 U.S. presidential campaign to rally grassroots opposition to the political establishment and the Iraq War.
C. America First
America First is a nationalist political slogan and policy stance emphasizing U.S. interests, sovereignty, and protectionism over international cooperation.
D. New American Patriotism
New American Patriotism was the central campaign slogan used by retired General Wesley Clark during his 2004 U.S. presidential bid, emphasizing a renewed, values-based vision of national pride and service.
E. Made in America
"Made in America" is a soulful, reflective hip-hop track by Jay-Z and Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean, celebrating perseverance and the American dream on their collaborative album Watch the Throne.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Buy American Act
Target entity description: The Buy American Act is a U.S. federal law enacted in 1933 that requires the government to prefer domestically produced goods in its purchases to support American industry and labor.

A. Only in America
"Only in America" is a popular country song by the duo Brooks & Dunn that celebrates the diversity of American dreams and everyday life.
B. Take Back Our Country
Take Back Our Country was the populist, reform-oriented slogan used by Howard Dean during his 2004 U.S. presidential campaign to rally grassroots opposition to the political establishment and the Iraq War.
C. America First
America First is a nationalist political slogan and policy stance emphasizing U.S. interests, sovereignty, and protectionism over international cooperation.
D. New American Patriotism
New American Patriotism was the central campaign slogan used by retired General Wesley Clark during his 2004 U.S. presidential bid, emphasizing a renewed, values-based vision of national pride and service.
E. Made in America
"Made in America" is a soulful, reflective hip-hop track by Jay-Z and Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean, celebrating perseverance and the American dream on their collaborative album Watch the Throne.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal law ⓘ procurement law ⓘ
aimsTo	increase demand for U.S.-made goods ⓘ protect domestic manufacturing jobs ⓘ support national industrial base ⓘ
amendedBy	subsequent procurement reform statutes ⓘ
appliesTo	U.S. federal government procurement ⓘ construction contracts for public use ⓘ supply contracts for public use ⓘ
containsProvision	exceptions for nonavailability of domestic products ⓘ exceptions for unreasonable cost ⓘ exceptions in the public interest ⓘ price preference for domestic products over foreign products ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
defines	domestic construction material ⓘ domestic end product ⓘ
enactedBy	73rd United States Congress ⓘ
enactedInYear	1933 ⓘ
excludes	acquisitions below micro-purchase threshold in many cases ⓘ certain information technology commercial items under some rules ⓘ
hasConcept	component test ⓘ cost of components ⓘ domestic content requirement ⓘ
historicalContext	enacted during the Great Depression ⓘ
implementedBy	Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement ⓘ Federal Acquisition Regulation ⓘ
influenced	federal procurement regulations favoring U.S. products ⓘ
inForce	true ⓘ
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States ⓘ linked to: United States government
legalCitation	41 U.S.C. §§ 8301–8305 ⓘ
motivatedBy	concerns about unemployment in the United States ⓘ economic nationalism ⓘ
policyArea	government procurement ⓘ industrial policy ⓘ trade policy ⓘ
purpose	to require the U.S. government to prefer domestically produced goods in its purchases ⓘ to support American industry ⓘ to support American labor ⓘ
relatedTo	Berry Amendment ⓘ Buy America provisions in transportation law ⓘ linked to: Build America, Buy America Act Trade Agreements Act of 1979 ⓘ linked to: Trade Agreements Act (for most items)
requires	preference for domestic construction materials ⓘ preference for domestic end products ⓘ
sectorCoverage	Department of Defense ⓘ civilian agencies ⓘ
signedBy	Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ linked to: President Franklin D. Roosevelt
subjectTo	presidential determinations ⓘ waivers under international trade agreements ⓘ