'BUY- AMERICAN' ACT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP57-00384R000700060077-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 25, 2001
• Sequence Number: 77
• Publication Date: April 25, 1951
• Content Type: MEMO

Approved For Releas 1002/05/06 : CIA-RDP57-00384R0007WP60077-7
25 April 1951
SUBJECT: "Buy-American" Act
STATINTL 1. I I of Procurement, inquired via telephone
on 2). April 1951, concerning delegation of authority in con-
nection with the "Buy American" Act, 41 USCA 10. This law
restricts the purchase of materials manufactured outside the
United States.
TATINTL
2. I advise that determinations involving the
exercise of personal judgement and discretion could not be
delegated, and must be made by the Director of Central Intelli-
gence. This applies to determinations involving the first
sentence of 41 USCA 10a.
3. I further advised lI that determinations in-
volving matters of fact could be delegated, and that such
determinations could be made by the Chief of Procurement.
This applies to determinations involving the second sentence
of 41 USCA 10a.
4. In this particular case, it has become necessary
for the Agency to procure a lens for a Japanese camera, and
only Japanese lenses are adequate. Since this apparently
is a determination of fact, I indicated it could be made
by the Chief of Procurement.
5. The conclusions mentioned herein are based on the
following decisions:
]1 Comp. Gen. 381
14 Comp. Gen. 601
15 Comp. Gen. 763
STATINTL
STATINTL
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