Summary

This regulation outlines the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) policy for managing waivers to the domestic content procurement preferences, which are part of the Buy America Preference requirements for infrastructure projects. It mandates that USDA must provide detailed instructions and guidance on its public website for submitting waiver requests, covering the necessary format, content, and supporting materials. These waivers can be requested by USDA awarding agencies for general application or by prime recipients and subrecipients for specific projects from the relevant USDA awarding agencies.

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