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American Maritime Leaders Applaud Biden Administration for Prioritizing Support of the Jones Act in “Buy American” Executive Order
The American Maritime Partnership (AMP), the voice of the nation’s domestic maritime industry, today applauds the new Executive Order to be signed by President Biden on January 25, 2021, “Strengthening ‘Buy American’ Provisions, Ensuring [the] Future of America is Made in America by All of America’s Workers.” Signaled as a priority, the Executive Order formally confirms the Biden Administration’s policy to strongly support American Maritime workers and businesses serving domestic trades under the Jones Act.
Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. January 26, 2021
President Joe Biden signs the Strengthening Buy American Provisions, Ensuring Future of America is Made in America by All of America’s Workers executive order (Photo: The White House)
President Joe Biden on Monday signed an executive order aiming to use government spending to strengthen domestic manufacturing and create markets for new technologies, in a move widely praised by America s maritime industry.
The executive order, titled Strengthening Buy American Provisions, Ensuring Future of America is Made in America by All of America’s Workers , calls for increasing the amount of U.S. content that must be in a product for it to be considered made in America under existing Buy American requirements. It also makes procurement more transparent, and creates a senior White House role to oversee the process.