- Does Rosemount Inc. certify compliance to ARRA?
- What is the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act?
- Is the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act referred to by any other names?
- Has the ARRA been amended?
- Why is the verbiage of the Rosemount’s ARRA Certificate different than other forms?
- Did any of the amendments affect the Buy American provisions in the ARRA?
- Is this Buy American provision in the ARRA different from the original Buy American ACT of 1933?
- Why does the Rosemount certificate not reference 40 CFR 35.936-13(D).
1.
Yes. We certify that the products listed on our Certificate comply with ARRA requirements.
2.
The American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) is a federal law that was recently enacted in order to stimulate and accelerate the economic recovery of United States of America. The ARRA addresses many topics such as tax relief, unemployment, education, health care, and infrastructure improvements to roads, water supply, sewers, and power which all require the production of goods such as Rosemount measurement instruments.
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3.
Yes, the official reference to the ARRA is Public Law 111-5 and was enacted by President Obama on February 17, 2009. It is also referred to as the “Economic Stimulus Act” or “Recovery Act”.
4.
Yes, the ARRA has been amended several times since it was enacted.
5.
Each manufacturer will likely have a certificate that contains slightly different verbiage. The reason for this is that the ARRA has been amended several times since it was enacted. Some compliance forms were created before the amendments to the ARRA and may not contain the applicable updates.
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6.
Yes. Prior to the amendments, Section 1605 of the ARRA (Buy American provisions) provided that government funds for construction, maintenance or repair of a government building/project may not be used unless all of the iron/steel/manufactured goods are “produced” in the USA. However, the ARRA did not provide a definition of the term “produced”. To address this, on March 31, 2009, the Civilian Agency Acquisition Counsel and the Defense Acquisition Council, the government bodies jointly responsible for issuing changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulations, issued Interim Rule 25.6 which clarifies that origin of components is not required to be specified as long as the final product is manufactured (assembled) in the USA.
7.
Yes, the Buy American provision in the ARRA (§1605, amended by Interim Rule 25.6) is less stringent than the Buy American Act of 1933 because material of origin for components is not limited to USA sourced material.
8.
The requirements for compliance to the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act 2009 are different than what is specifically provided in 40 CFR 35.936-13(D). Rosemount’s ARRA certificate refers to Interim Rule 25.6 which clarifies that origin of components is not required to be specified as long as the final product is manufactured (assembled) in the USA.
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