SMACNA Comments in support of the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Proposed Rule, Guidance for Grants and Agreements, which implements the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA Act), as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (IIJA).
SMACNA fully supports the IIJA – and, in particular, the “Buy America” portions of the BABA Act – because the law ensures that federal infrastructure investments are completed with American-made “iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials. The “Buy America” requirements reinvest tax dollars in America, which creates jobs, ensures goods are produced under appropriate environmental and workplace safety standards, and protects America’s Economic and national security.
