7 USC § 7012 - Purchase of American-made equipment and products

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title: "7 USC § 7012 - Purchase of American-made equipment and products"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "7012"
section_name: "Purchase of American-made equipment and products"
chapter_number: 98
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE REORGANIZATION"
subchapter_number: "IX"
subchapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS REORGANIZATION PROVISIONS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 292, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3237.)"
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# § 7012. Purchase of American-made equipment and products

**(a)** **Sense of Congress** It is the sense of the Congress that, to the greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products purchased using funds made available pursuant to this chapter should be American-made.

**(b)** **Notice requirement** In providing financial assistance to, or entering into any contract with, any entity using funds made available pursuant to this chapter, the Secretary, to the greatest extent practicable, shall provide to such entity a notice describing the statement made in subsection (a) by the Congress.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 292, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3237.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title II of , , , known as the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994. For complete classification of title II to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.