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Global Trade Alert

United States of America: Public procurement localisation and other provisions in Fiscal Year 2009 continuing resolution

Announcement

17 Feb 2009

A law providing appropriations for the remaining months of Fiscal Year 2009 includes numerous public procurement localisation provisions, as well as others related to trade.

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Number of interventions

6

4 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

2 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

11 Mar 2009

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Updated: 17 Feb 2009
Public procurement localisation In force

The Appropriation Bill for the Fiscal Year 2009 is also the first to explicitly mention that all government expenditure ought to be in line with the Buy American Act (cf. sections 412, 413 (Transpo...

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Updated: 17 Feb 2009
Public procurement localisation In force

According to section 152 of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for the Fiscal Year 2009, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, also kn...

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Implementation date

17 Feb 2009

Revocation date:

31 Dec 2010

Updated: 17 Feb 2009
Financial grant

Sections 1861 and 1862 also expand the scope of the Trade Adjustment Assistance to include service sector firms. Prior to the change only goods producers were eligible for the assistance.

T...

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Updated: 17 Feb 2009
Financial grant

Section 1864 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which is part of the Continuing Appropriations of the 2009 Appropriation Bill, contains amendments with respect to the Trade Adju...

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Implementation date

17 Feb 2009

Revocation date:

31 Dec 2010

Updated: 17 Feb 2009
Lending support

Section 1864 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which is part of the Continuing Appropriations of the 2009 Appropriation Bill, contains amendments with respect to the Trade Adju...

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Updated: 17 Feb 2009
State loan

Section 1864 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which is part of the Continuing Appropriations of the 2009 Appropriation Bill, contains amendments with respect to the Trade Adju...

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