14 USC 1154: Procurement of buoy chain
Text contains those laws in effect on November 30, 2024
From Title 14-COAST GUARDSUBTITLE I-ESTABLISHMENT, POWERS, DUTIES, AND ADMINISTRATIONCHAPTER 11-ACQUISITIONSSUBCHAPTER III-PROCUREMENT
§1154. Procurement of buoy chain
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the Coast Guard may not procure buoy chain-
(1) that is not manufactured in the United States; or
(2) substantially all of the components of which are not produced or manufactured in the United States.
(b) The Coast Guard may procure buoy chain that is not manufactured in the United States if the Secretary determines that-
(1) the price of buoy chain manufactured in the United States is unreasonable; or
(2) emergency circumstances exist.
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