§ 50101. Buying goods produced in the United States

• (a) The Secretary of Transportation may obligate an amount that may be appropriated to carry out section 106(k), 44502(a)(2), or 44509, subchapter I of chapter 471 (except section 47127), or chapter 481 (except sections 48102(e), 48106, 48107, and 48110) of this title for a project only if steel and manufactured goods used in the project are produced in the United States.
• (b) The Secretary may waive subsection (a) of this section if the Secretary finds that—
  • (1) applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent with the public interest;
  • (2) the steel and goods produced in the United States are not produced in a sufficient and reasonably available amount or are not of a satisfactory quality;
  • (3) when procuring a facility or equipment under section 44502(a)(2) or 44509, subchapter I of chapter 471 (except section 47127), or chapter 481 (except sections 48102(e), 48106, 48107, and 48110) of this title—
    • (A) the cost of components and subcomponents produced in the United States is more than 60 percent of the cost of all components of the facility or equipment; and
    • (B) final assembly of the facility or equipment has occurred in the United States; or
  • (4) including domestic material will increase the cost of the overall project by more than 25 percent.
• (c) In this section, labor costs involved in final assembly are not included in calculating the cost of components.