Federal Acquisition Regulation; Exception from Buy American Act for Commercial Information Technology
other · US Department of Defense · Rule · Published 2006-01-03 · Effective 2006-01-03 · 71 FR 223
Document
Document number
05-24552
Federal Register citation
71 FR 223
CFR reference
48 CFR 25
Type
Rule
Action
Interim rule with request for comments.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of Defense
Publication date
2006-01-03
Effective date
2006-01-03
DOD docket
FAC 2005-07
Abstract
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed on an interim rule to implement Section 517 of Division H, Title V of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (Pub. L. 108-447). Section 517 authorizes exemption from the Buy American Act for acquisitions of information technology that are commercial items.