2 CFR § 184.1 - Purpose and policy.

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title: "2 CFR § 184.1 - Purpose and policy."
title_number: 2
title_name: "Federal Financial Assistance"
section_number: "184.1"
section_name: "Purpose and policy."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET GOVERNMENT-WIDE GUIDANCE FOR FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE"
part_number: "184"
part_name: "BUY AMERICA PREFERENCES FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Pub. L. 117-58, 135 Stat. 429."
regulatory_source: "88 FR 57787, Aug. 23, 2023, unless otherwise noted."
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# 184.1 Purpose and policy.

(a) *Purpose.* This part provides guidance to Federal agencies on the implementation of the Buy America Preference applicable to Federal financial assistance set forth in part I of subtitle A, Buy America Sourcing Preferences, of the Build America, Buy America Act included in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Pub. L. 117-58) at division G, title IX, subtitle A, part I, sections 70911 through 70917.

(b) *Policy.* The head of each Federal agency must ensure that none of the funds made available for a Federal award for an infrastructure project may be obligated unless all of the iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials incorporated into the project are produced in the United States. *See* section 70914(a) of the Build America Buy America Act.