Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73
§7012 Purchase of American-made equipment and products
Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 98— - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE REORGANIZATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IX— - MISCELLANEOUS REORGANIZATION PROVISIONS › § 7012
Summary
Congress wants equipment and products bought with money from this law to be made in the United States whenever possible. When giving aid or contracts under the law, the Secretary must, as much as possible, tell the recipients about that preference.
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Title 7, §7012
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(a)It is the sense of the Congress that, to the greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products purchased using funds made available pursuant to this chapter should be American-made.
(b)In providing financial assistance to, or entering into any contract with, any entity using funds made available pursuant to this chapter, the Secretary, to the greatest extent practicable, shall provide to such entity a notice describing the statement made in subsection (a) by the Congress.
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This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title II of Pub. L. 103–354, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3209, known as the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994. For complete classification of title II to the Code, see
Short Title
note set out under section 6901 of this title and Tables.
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Citation
7 U.S.C. § 7012
Title 7 — Agriculture
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73