Complying With the Recovery Act Buy American Provisions: Requirements, Certification, and Liability Implications

Topics included:

• Buy American requirements for construction companies on government contracts to procure domestic construction materials
• Specific federal procurement regulations implementing the Buy American requirement at the federal level
• Office of Management and Budget guidance and federal agency regulations implementing the requirement at the state and local levels through Recovery Act grant conditions
• The Buy American certifications imposed on prime contractors of Recovery Act-funded projects, and whether firms should complete the certification
• Recent amendments to the False Claims Act and how Buy American violations will likely entail False Claims Act exposure