Federal · Title 49 — Transportation

49 U.S.C. § 50104: Restriction on airport projects using products or services of foreign countries denying fair market opportunities

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“project” has the same meaning given that term in section 47102 of this title . each foreign instrumentality and each territory and possession of a foreign country administered separately for customs purposes is a separate foreign country. an article substantially produced or manufactured in a foreign country is a product of the country. a service provided by a person that is a national of a foreign country or that is controlled by a national of a foreign country is a service of the country. An amount made available under subchapter I of chapter 471 of this title may not be used for a project that uses a product or service of a foreign country during any period the country is on the list maintained by the United States Trade Representative under subsection (d)(1) of this section. applying paragraph (1) to the product, service, or project is not in the public interest; a product or service of the same class or type and of satisfactory quality is not produced or offered in the United States, or in a foreign country not listed under subsection (d)(1) of this section, in a sufficient and reasonably available amount; and the project cost will increase by more than 20 percent if the product or service is excluded. Not later than 30 days after a report is submitted to Congress under section 181(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2241(b) ), the Trade Representative, for a construction project of more than $500,000 for which the government of a foreign country supplies any part of the amount, shall decide whether the foreign country denies fair market opportunities for products and suppliers of the United States in procurement or for United States bidders. In making the decision, the Trade Representative shall consider information obtained in preparing the report and other information the Trade Representative considers relevant. The Trade Representative shall maintain a list of each foreign country the Trade Representative finds under subsection (c) of this section is denying fair market opportunities. The country shall remain on the list until the Trade Representative decides the country provides fair market opportunities. annually the list required under paragraph (1) of this subsection; and any modification of the list made before the next list is published.

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