In the State of the Union address, President Joe Biden mentioned his plan to require more US-manufactured materials in federal construction and federally-funded state and local building. Now the Office of Management and Budget has set out a proposed rule and guidance as required by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The results could end up stricter than the administration's earlier suggestions.
In the past, products could qualify as domestically made if at least 55% of the value of their components were from the US. That would allow companies to source from geographic regions with cheaper materials to reduce expenses.
In 2021, Biden signed an executive order changing that. The administration started to increase the percentage of value from 55% to an intermediate 60%, in operation now, and then to 75%.
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