14 U.S.C. § 97 : US Code - Section 97: Procurement of buoy chain

Search 14 U.S.C. § 97 : US Code - Section 97: Procurement of buoy chain

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the Coast Guard may not
procure buoy chain -
(1) that is not manufactured in the United States; or
(2) substantially all of the components of which are not
produced or manufactured in the United States.
(b) The Coast Guard may procure buoy chain that is not
manufactured in the United States if the Secretary determines that -

(1) the price of buoy chain manufactured in the United States
is unreasonable; or
(2) emergency circumstances exist.