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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

2 CFR Part 176


Requirements for Implementing Sections 1512, 1605, and 1606 of 
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for Financial 
Assistance Awards

AGENCY: Office of Federal Financial Management, Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB).

ACTION: Amendments of interim final guidance.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Federal Financial Management (OFFM) is amending 
certain sections of the interim final guidance at 2 CFR part 176 that 
pertain to international agreements. These amendments reflect changes 
with respect to U.S. international obligations since the publication of 
the interim final guidance. Public comments received in response to the 
initial publication of the interim final guidance will be addressed 
when the guidance is finalized.

DATES: The effective date of the amendments to 2 CFR part 176 (the 
interim final guidance) is March 25, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marguerite Pridgen, Office of Federal 
Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget, e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Federal Financial Management 
(OFFM) is amending four areas of the interim final guidance at 2 CFR 
part 176 that deal with international agreements. First, it makes a 
technical correction to section 176.90(a). Second, it changes the 
threshold that applies to international agreements from $7,430,000 to 
7,804,000, based on a determination made by the United States Trade 
Representative (74 FR 68907, Dec. 29, 2009). Third, it adds Chinese 
Taipei (Taiwan) as a Party to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement. 
Fourth, it adds the Agreement between Canada and the United States of 
America on Government Procurement, which was signed on February 12, 
2010 and enters into force on February 16, 2010, to the list of 
international agreements in section 176.90(b). Consequential amendments 
are also made to the Appendix to Subpart B of Part 176--U.S. States, 
Other Sub-Federal Entities, and Other Entities Subject to U.S. 
Obligations under International Agreements. The amended Appendix will 
be posted on the Web site of the Office of the United States Trade 
Representative at: http://www.ustr.gov/trade-topics/government-procurement. Any subsequent revisions of the Appendix will be made by 
the Office of the United States Trade Representative and posted on its 
Web site.

Debra Bond,
Deputy Controller.

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For the reasons set forth above, the Office of Management and Budget 
amends 2 CFR part 176 in Subtitle A, Chapter I, as set forth below:

PART 176--AWARD TERMS FOR ASSISTANCE AGREEMENTS THAT INCLUDE FUNDS 
UNDER THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009, PUBLIC 
LAW 111-5

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1. The authority citation for part 176 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, 
Public Law 111-5; Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency 
Act of 2006, (Pub. L. 109-282), as amended.

Subpart B--Buy American Requirement Under Section 1605 of the 
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

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2. In Sec.  176.90, revise the section heading, the introductory text, 
paragraphs (a), (b) introductory text, (b)(1), and (b)(3), and add 
paragraph (b)(4), to read as follows:


Sec.  176.90  Acquisitions covered under international agreements.

    Section 1605(d) of the Recovery Act provides that the Buy American 
requirement in section 1605 shall be applied in a manner consistent 
with U.S. obligations under international agreements.
    (a) The Buy American requirement set out in Sec.  176.70 shall not 
be applied where the iron, steel, or manufactured goods used in the 
project are from a Party to an international agreement, listed in 
paragraph (b) of this section, and the recipient is required under an 
international agreement, described in the appendix to this subpart, to 
treat the goods and services of that Party the same as domestic goods 
and services. As of January 1, 2010, this obligation shall only apply 
to projects with an estimated value of $7,804,000 or more and projects 
that are not specifically excluded from the application of those 
agreements.
    (b) The international agreements that obligate recipients that are 
covered under an international agreement to treat the goods and 
services of a Party the same as domestic goods and services and the 
respective Parties to the agreements are:
    (1) The World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement 
(Aruba, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Chinese Taipei (Taiwan), 
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, 
Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, 
Korea (Republic of), Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, 
Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, 
Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and United 
Kingdom);
* * * * *
    (3) United States-European Communities Exchange of Letters (May 15, 
1995): Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, 
Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, 
Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, 
Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and United Kingdom; 
and
    (4) Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government 
of the United States of America on Government Procurement.

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3. In Sec.  176.160, revise the definition of ``Designated country'' in 
paragraph (a), and paragraph (b)(1)(ii), to read as follows:

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Sec.  176.160  Award term--Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and 
Manufactured Goods (covered under International Agreements)--Section 
1605 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

* * * * *
    (a) * * *
    Designated country--
    (1) A World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement 
country (Aruba, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Chinese Taipei 
(Taiwan), Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, 
Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, 
Japan, Korea (Republic of), Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, 
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, 
Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and 
United Kingdom;
    (2) A Free Trade Agreement (FTA) country (Australia, Bahrain, 
Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, 
Honduras, Israel, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, or 
Singapore);
    (3) A United States-European Communities Exchange of Letters (May 
15, 1995) country: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, 
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, 
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, 
Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and United 
Kingdom; or
    (4) An Agreement between Canada and the United States of America on 
Government Procurement country (Canada).
* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (1) * * *
    (ii) Section 1605(d), which requires application of the Buy 
American requirement in a manner consistent with U.S. obligations under 
international agreements. The restrictions of section 1605 of the 
Recovery Act do not apply to designated country iron, steel, and/or 
manufactured goods. The Buy American requirement in section 1605 shall 
not be applied where the iron, steel or manufactured goods used in the 
project are from a Party to an international agreement that obligates 
the recipient to treat the goods and services of that Party the same as 
domestic goods and services. As of January 1, 2010, this obligation 
shall only apply to projects with an estimated value of $7,804,000 or 
more.
* * * * *

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4. Revise Appendix to Subpart B to read as follows:

Appendix to Subpart B of 2 CFR part 176--U.S. States, Other Sub-Federal 
Entities, and Other Entities Subject to U.S. Obligations Under 
International Agreements (as of February 16, 2010)

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                                                                                          Relevant international
                States                     Entities covered            Exclusions               agreements
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arizona..............................  Executive branch         .......................  --WTO GPA.
                                        agencies.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Chile FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Singapore FTA.
Arkansas.............................  Executive branch         Construction services..  --WTO GPA.
                                        agencies, including                              --DR-CAFTA.
                                        universities but                                 --U.S.-Australia FTA.
                                        excluding the Office                             --U.S.-Chile FTA.
                                        of Fish and Game.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Morocco FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Peru TPA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Singapore FTA.
California...........................  Executive branch         .......................  --WTO GPA.
                                        agencies.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Australia FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Chile FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Singapore FTA.
Colorado.............................  Executive branch         .......................  --WTO GPA.
                                        agencies.
                                                                                         --DR-CAFTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Australia FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Chile FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Morocco FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Peru TPA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Singapore FTA.
Connecticut..........................  --Department of          .......................  --WTO GPA.
                                        Administrative                                   --DR-CAFTA.
                                        Services                                         --U.S.-Australia FTA.
                                       --Department of                                   --U.S.-Chile FTA.
                                        Transportation..                                 --U.S.-Morocco FTA.
                                       --Department of Public                            --U.S.-Singapore FTA.
                                        Works..
                                       --Constituent Units of
                                        Higher Education.
Delaware.............................  --Administrative         Construction-grade       --WTO GPA.
                                        Services (Central        steel (including        --DR-CAFTA (except
                                        Procurement Agency).     requirements on          Honduras).
                                       --State Universities...   subcontracts); motor    --U.S.-Australia FTA.
                                       --State Colleges.......   vehicles; coal.         --U.S.-Chile FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Morocco FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Singapore FTA.
Florida..............................  Executive branch         Construction-grade       --WTO GPA.
                                        agencies.                steel (including        --DR-CAFTA.
                                                                 requirements on         --U.S.-Australia FTA.
                                                                 subcontracts); motor    --U.S.-Chile FTA.
                                                                 vehicles; coal.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Morocco FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Peru TPA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Singapore FTA.
Georgia..............................  --Department of          Beef; compost; mulch...  --U.S.-Australia FTA.
                                        Administrative
                                        Services.
                                       --Georgia Technology
                                        Authority.
Hawaii...............................  Department of            Software developed in    --WTO GPA.
                                        Accounting and General   the State;              --DR-CAFTA (except
                                        Services.                construction.            Honduras).

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                                                                                         --U.S.-Australia FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Chile FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Morocco FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Singapore FTA.
Idaho................................  Central Procurement      .......................  --WTO GPA.
                                        Agency (including all                            --DR-CAFTA (except
                                        colleges and                                      Honduras).
                                        universities subject                             --U.S.-Australia FTA.
                                        to central purchasing                            --U.S.-Chile FTA.
                                        oversight).
                                                                                         --U.S.-Morocco FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Singapore FTA.
Illinois.............................  --Department of Central  Construction-grade       --WTO GPA.
                                        Management Services.     steel (including        --U.S.-Australia FTA.
                                                                 requirements on         --U.S.-Chile FTA.
                                                                 subcontracts); motor
                                                                 vehicles; coal.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Peru TPA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Singapore FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-EC.
                                                                                         Exchange of Letters
                                                                                          (applies to EC Member
                                                                                          States for procurement
                                                                                          not covered by WTO GPA
                                                                                          and only where the
                                                                                          State considers out-of-
                                                                                          State suppliers).
Iowa.................................  --Department of General  Construction-grade       --WTO GPA.
                                        Services                 steel (including        --U.S.-Chile FTA.
                                       --Department of           requirements on         --U.S.-Singapore FTA.
                                        Transportation..         subcontracts); motor
                                       --Board of Regents'       vehicles; coal.
                                        Institutions
                                        (universities).
Kansas...............................  Executive branch         Construction services;   --WTO GPA.
                                        agencies.                automobiles; aircraft.  --U.S.-Australia FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Chile FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Morocco FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Singapore FTA.
Kentucky.............................  Division of Purchases,   Construction projects..  --WTO GPA.
                                        Finance and                                      --DR-CAFTA.
                                        Administration Cabinet.                          --U.S.-Australia FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Chile FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Morocco FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Singapore FTA.
Louisiana............................  Executive branch         .......................  --WTO GPA.
                                        agencies.
                                                                                         --DR-CAFTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Australia FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Chile FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Morocco FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Singapore FTA.
Maine................................  --Department of          Construction-grade       --WTO GPA.
                                        Administrative and       steel (including        --U.S.-Australia FTA.
                                        Financial Services       requirements on         --U.S.-Chile FTA.
                                       --Bureau of General       subcontracts); motor    --U.S.-Singapore FTA.
                                        Services (covering       vehicles; coal.
                                        State government
                                        agencies and school
                                        construction).
                                       -- Department of
                                        Transportation..
Maryland.............................  --Office of the          Construction-grade       --WTO GPA.
                                        Treasury                 steel (including        --DR-CAFTA.
                                       --Department of the       requirements on         --U.S.-Australia FTA.
                                        Environment..            subcontracts); motor    --U.S.-Chile FTA.
                                       --Department of General   vehicles; coal.         --U.S.-Morocco FTA.
                                        Services..                                       --U.S.-Singapore FTA.
                                       --Department of Housing
                                        and Community
                                        Development..
                                       --Department of Human
                                        Resources..
                                       --Department of
                                        Licensing and
                                        Regulation..
                                       --Department of Natural
                                        Resources..
                                       --Department of Public
                                        Safety and
                                        Correctional Services..
                                       --Department of
                                        Personnel..
                                       --Department of
                                        Transportation..
Massachusetts........................  --Executive Office for   .......................  --WTO GPA.
                                        Administration and                               --U.S.-Chile FTA.
                                        Finance.
                                       --Executive Office of                             --U.S.-Singapore FTA.
                                        Communities and
                                        Development.
                                       --Executive Office of
                                        Consumer Affairs.

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                                       --Executive Office of
                                        Economic Affairs.
                                       --Executive Office of
                                        Education.
                                       --Executive Office of
                                        Elder Affairs.
                                       --Executive Office of
                                        Environmental Affairs.
                                       --Executive Office of
                                        Health and Human
                                        Service.
                                       --Executive Office of
                                        Labor.
                                       --Executive Office of
                                        Public Safety.
                                       --Executive Office of
                                        Transportation and
                                        Construction.
Michigan.............................  Department of            Construction-grade       --WTO GPA.
                                        Management and Budget.   steel (including        --U.S.-Australia FTA.
                                                                 requirements on         --U.S.-Chile FTA.
                                                                 subcontracts); motor    --U.S.-Singapore FTA.
                                                                 vehicles; coal.
Minnesota............................  Executive branch         .......................  --WTO GPA.
                                        agencies.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Chile FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Singapore FTA.
Mississippi..........................  Department of Finance    Services...............  --WTO GPA.
                                        and Administration.                              --DR-CAFTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Australia FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Chile FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Morocco FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Peru TPA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Singapore FTA.
Missouri.............................  --Office of              .......................  --WTO GPA.
                                        Administration.
                                       --Division of                                     --U.S.-Chile FTA.
                                        Purchasing and                                   --U.S.-Singapore FTA.
                                        Materials Management.
Montana..............................  Executive branch         Goods..................  --WTO GPA.
                                        agencies.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Chile FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Singapore FTA.
Nebraska.............................  Central Procurement      .......................  --WTO GPA.
                                        Agency.
                                                                                         --DR-CAFTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Australia FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Chile FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Morocco FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Singapore FTA.
New Hampshire........................  Central Procurement      Construction-grade       --WTO GPA.
                                        Agency.                  steel (including        --DR-CAFTA.
                                                                 requirements on         --U.S.-Australia FTA.
                                                                 subcontracts), motor    --U.S.-Chile FTA.
                                                                 vehicles; coal.         --U.S.-Morocco FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Singapore FTA.
New York.............................  --State agencies         Construction-grade       --WTO GPA.
                                       --State university        steel (including        --DR-CAFTA.
                                        system..                 requirements on         --U.S.-Australia FTA.
                                       --Public authorities      subcontracts); motor    --U.S.-Chile FTA.
                                        and public benefit       vehicles; coal;         --U.S.-Morocco FTA.
                                        corporations, with the   transit cars, buses     --U.S.-Peru TPA.
                                        exception of those       and related equipment.  --U.S.-Singapore FTA.
                                        entities with multi-
                                        State mandates..
North Dakota.........................  .......................  .......................  --U.S.-EC Exchange of
                                                                                          Letters (applies to EC
                                                                                          Member States and only
                                                                                          where the State
                                                                                          considers out-of-State
                                                                                          suppliers).
Oklahoma.............................  Department of Central    Construction services;   --WTO GPA.
                                        Services and all State   construction-grade      --U.S.-Australia FTA.
                                        agencies and             steel (including        --U.S.-Chile FTA.
                                        departments subject to   requirements on         --U.S.-Peru TPA.
                                        the Oklahoma Central     subcontracts); motor    --U.S.-Singapore FTA.
                                        Purchasing Act.          vehicles; coal.
Oregon...............................  Department of            .......................  --WTO GPA.
                                        Administrative                                   --DR-CAFTA (except
                                        Services.                                         Honduras).
                                                                                         --U.S.-Australia FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Chile FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Morocco FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Singapore FTA.
Pennsylvania.........................  Executive branch         Construction-grade       --WTO GPA.
                                        agencies, including:     steel (including        --U.S.-Australia FTA.
                                       --Governor's Office....   requirements on         --U.S.-Chile FTA.
                                       --Department of the       subcontracts); motor    --U.S.-Singapore FTA.
                                        Auditor General..        vehicles; coal.
                                       --Treasury Department..
                                       --Department of
                                        Agriculture..

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                                       --Department of Banking
                                       --Pennsylvania
                                        Securities Commission.
                                       --Department of Health.
                                       --Department of
                                        Transportation.
                                       --Insurance Department.
                                       --Department of Aging..
                                       --Department of
                                        Correction.
                                       --Department of Labor
                                        and Industry.
                                       --Department of
                                        Military Affairs.
                                       --Office of Attorney
                                        General.
                                       --Department of General
                                        Services.
                                       --Department of
                                        Education.
                                       --Public Utility
                                        Commission.
                                       --Department of Revenue
                                       --Department of State..
                                       --Pennsylvania State
                                        Police.
                                       --Department of Public
                                        Welfare.
                                       --Fish Commission......
                                       --Game Commission......
                                       --Department of
                                        Commerce.
                                       --Board of Probation
                                        and Parole.
                                       --Liquor Control Board.
                                       --Milk Marketing Board.
                                       --Lieutenant Governor's
                                        Office.
                                       --Department of
                                        Community Affairs.
                                       --Pennsylvania
                                        Historical and Museum
                                        Commission.
                                       --Pennsylvania
                                        Emergency Management
                                        Agency.
                                       --State Civil Service
                                        Commission.
                                       --Pennsylvania Public
                                        Television Network.
                                       --Department of
                                        Environmental
                                        Resources.
                                       --State Tax
                                        Equalization Board.
                                       --Department of Public
                                        Welfare.
                                       --State Employees'
                                        Retirement System.
                                       --Pennsylvania
                                        Municipal Retirement
                                        Board.
                                       --Public School
                                        Employees' Retirement
                                        System.
                                       --Pennsylvania Crime
                                        Commission.
                                       --Executive Offices....
Rhode Island.........................  Executive branch         Boats, automobiles,      --WTO GPA.
                                        agencies.                buses and related       --DR-CAFTA (except
                                                                 equipment.               Honduras).
                                                                                         --U.S.-Australia FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Chile FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Morocco FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Singapore FTA.
South Dakota.........................  Central Procuring        Beef...................  --WTO GPA.
                                        Agency (including                                --DR-CAFTA.
                                        universities and penal                           --U.S.-Australia FTA.
                                        institutions).
                                                                                         --U.S.-Chile FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Morocco FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Singapore FTA.
Tennessee............................  Executive branch         Services; construction.  --WTO GPA-U.S.-
                                        agencies.                                         Australia FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Chile FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Singapore FTA.
Texas................................  Texas Building and       .......................  --WTO GPA.
                                        Procurement Commission.                          --DR-CAFTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Australia FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Chile FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Morocco FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Peru TPA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Singapore FTA.
Utah.................................  Executive branch         .......................  --WTO GPA.
                                        agencies.                                        --DR-CAFTA (except
                                                                                          Honduras).
                                                                                         --U.S.-Australia FTA.

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                                                                                         --U.S.-Chile FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Morocco FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Peru TPA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Singapore FTA.
Vermont..............................  Executive branch         .......................  --WTO GPA.
                                        agencies.                                        --DR-CAFTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Australia FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Chile FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Morocco FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Singapore FTA.
Washington...........................  Executive branch         Fuel; paper products;    --WTO GPA.
                                        agencies, including:     boats; ships; and       --DR-CAFTA.
                                       --General                 vessels.                --U.S.-Australia FTA.
                                        Administration..                                 --U.S.-Chile FTA.
                                       --Department of                                   --U.S.-Morocco FTA.
                                        Transportation..                                 --U.S.-Singapore FTA.
                                       --State Universities...
West Virginia........................  .......................  .......................  --U.S.-EC Exchange of
                                                                                          Letters (applies to EC
                                                                                          Member States and only
                                                                                          where the State
                                                                                          considers out-of-State
                                                                                          suppliers).
Wisconsin............................  Executive branch         .......................  --WTO GPA.
                                        agencies, including:                             --U.S.-Chile FTA.
                                       --Department of                                   --U.S.-Singapore FTA.
                                        Administration..
                                       --State Correctional
                                        Institutions..
                                       --Department of
                                        Development..
                                       --Educational
                                        Communications Board..
                                       --Department of
                                        Employment Relations..
                                       --State Historical
                                        Society..
                                       --Department of Health
                                        and Social Services..
                                       --Insurance
                                        Commissioner..
                                       --Department of
                                        Justice..
                                       --Lottery Board........
                                       --Department of Natural
                                        Resources..
                                       --Administration for
                                        Public Instruction..
                                       --Racing Board.........
                                       --Department of
                                        Revenue..
                                       --State Fair Park
                                        Board..
                                       --Department of
                                        Transportation..
                                       --State University
                                        System..
Wyoming..............................  --Procurement Services   Construction-grade       --WTO GPA.
                                        Division                 steel (including        --DR-CAFTA.
                                       --Wyoming Department of   requirements on         --U.S.-Australia FTA.
                                        Transportation..         subcontracts); motor    --U.S.-Chile FTA.
                                       --University of           vehicles; coal.         --U.S.-Morocco FTA.
                                        Wyoming..                                        --U.S.-Singapore FTA.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Other sub-federal entities           Entities covered            Exclusions         Relevant international
                                                                                                agreements
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Puerto Rico..........................  --Department of State    Construction services..  --DR-CAFTA.
                                       --Department of                                   --U.S.-Peru TPA.
                                        Justice..
                                       --Department of the      --Department of
                                        Treasury.                Economic Development
                                       .......................   and Commerce.
                                       --Department of Labor
                                        and Human Resources.
                                       --Department of Natural
                                        and Environmental
                                        Resources.
                                       --Department of
                                        Consumer Affairs.
                                       --Department of Sports
                                        and Recreation.
Port Authority of New York and New     .......................  Restrictions attached    --WTO GPA (except
 Jersey.                                                         to Federal funds for     Canada).
                                                                 airport projects;       --U.S.-Chile FTA.
                                                                 maintenance, repair     --U.S.-Singapore FTA.
                                                                 and operating
                                                                 materials and supplies.
Port of Baltimore....................  .......................  Restrictions attached    --WTO GPA (except
                                                                 to Federal funds for     Canada).
                                                                 airport projects.       --U.S.-Chile FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Singapore FTA.

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New York Power Authority.............  .......................  Restrictions attached    --WTO GPA (except
                                                                 to Federal funds for     Canada).
                                                                 airport projects;       --U.S.-Chile FTA.
                                                                 conditions specified    --U.S.-Singapore FTA.
                                                                 for the State of New
                                                                 York
Massachusetts Port Authority.........  .......................  .......................  U.S.-EC Exchange of
                                                                                          Letters (applies to EC
                                                                                          Member States and only
                                                                                          where the Port
                                                                                          Authority considers
                                                                                          out-of-State
                                                                                          suppliers).
Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit,      .......................  .......................  U.S.-EC Exchange of
 Indianapolis, Nashville, and San                                                         Letters (only applies
 Antonio.                                                                                 to EC Member States
                                                                                          and where the city
                                                                                          considers out-of-city
                                                                                          suppliers).
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            Other entities                 Entities covered            Exclusions         Relevant international
                                                                                                agreements
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Rural Utilities Service (waiver of     Any recipient..........  .......................  --WTO GPA.
 Buy American restriction on                                                             --DR-CAFTA.
 financing for all power generation                                                      --NAFTA.
 projects).                                                                              --U.S.-Australia FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Bahrain FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Chile FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Morocco FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Oman FTA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Peru TPA.
                                                                                         --U.S.-Singapore FTA.
Rural Utilities Service (waiver of     Any recipient..........  .......................  --NAFTA.
 Buy American restriction on                                                             --U.S.-Israel FTA.
 financing for telecommunications
 projects).
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural  Any recipient..........  .......................  U.S.-Canada Agreement.
 Utilities Services, Water and Waste
 Disposal Programs (exclusion of
 Canadian iron, steel and
 manufactured products from domestic
 purchasing restriction in Section
 1605 of American Recovery and
 Reinvestment Act of 2009).
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural  Any recipient..........  .......................  U.S.-Canada Agreement.
 Housing Service, Community
 Facilities Program (exclusion of
 Canadian iron, steel and
 manufactured products from domestic
 purchasing restriction in Section
 1605 of American Recovery and
 Reinvestment Act of 2009).
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of   Any recipient..........  .......................  U.S.-Canada Agreement.
 Energy Efficiency and Renewable
 Energy, Energy Efficiency and
 Conservation Block Grants (exclusion
 of Canadian iron, steel and
 manufactured products from domestic
 purchasing restriction in Section
 1605 of American Recovery and
 Reinvestment Act of 2009).
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of   Any recipient..........  .......................  U.S.-Canada Agreement.
 Energy Efficiency and Renewable
 Energy, State Energy Program
 (exclusion of Canadian iron, steel
 and manufactured products from
 domestic purchasing restriction in
 Section 1605 of American Recovery
 and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban   Any recipient..........  .......................  U.S.-Canada Agreement.
 Development, Office of Community
 Planning and Development, Community
 Development Block Grants Recovery
 (CDBG-R) (exclusion of Canadian
 iron, steel and manufactured
 products from domestic purchasing
 restriction in Section 1605 of
 American Recovery and Reinvestment
 Act of 2009).
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban   Any recipient..........  .......................  U.S.-Canada Agreement.
 Development, Office of Public and
 Indian Housing, Public Housing
 Capital Fund (exclusion of Canadian
 iron, steel and manufactured
 products from domestic purchasing
 restriction in Section 1605 of
 American Recovery and Reinvestment
 Act of 2009).
U.S. Environmental Protection Clean    Any recipient..........  .......................  U.S.-Canada Agreement.
 Water and Drinking Water State
 Revolving Funds Agency for projects
 funded by reallocated ARRA funds
 where the contracts are signed after
 February 17, 2010 (exclusion of
 Canadian iron, steel and
 manufactured products from domestic
 purchasing restriction in Section
 1605 of American Recovery and
 Reinvestment Act of 2009).
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    General Exceptions: The following restrictions and exceptions 
are excluded from U.S. obligations under international agreements:
    1. The restrictions attached to Federal funds to States for mass 
transit and highway projects.
    2. Dredging.
    The World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement 
(WTO GPA) Parties: Aruba, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, 
Chinese Taipei (Taiwan), Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, 
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, 
Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea (Republic of), Latvia, 
Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, 
Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, 
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and United Kingdom.
    The Free Trade Agreements and the respective Parties to the 
agreements are:
    (1) Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade 
Agreement (DR-CAFTA): Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, 
Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua;
    (2) North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA): Canada and 
Mexico;
    (3) United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement (U.S.-Australia 
FTA);
    (4) United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (U.S.-Bahrain 
FTA);
    (5) United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement (U.S.-Chile FTA);
    (6) United States-Israel Free Trade Agreement (U.S.-Israel FTA);
    (7) United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement (U.S.-Morocco 
FTA);
    (8) United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement (U.S.-Oman FTA);
    (9) United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (U.S.-Peru 
TPA); and
    (10) United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (U.S.-
Singapore FTA).
    United States-European Communities Exchange of Letters (May 30, 
1995) (U.S.-EC Exchange of Letters) applies to EC Member States: 
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, 
Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, 
Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, 
Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and United 
Kingdom.
    Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of 
the United States of America on Government Procurement (Feb. 10, 
2010) (U.S.-Canada Agreement): Applies only to Canada.

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