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Will U.S. Lawmakers Find Common Ground to Enact De Minimis Reform in 2024?

Import and Trade Remedies

114-125 ) to increase the de minimis threshold for imports into the United States from $200 to $800, far exceeding similar thresholds in other countries globally. International Trade Commission (“ITC”), Section 321 imports account for a substantial share of all U.S. e-commerce imports in fiscal year 2022. Blumenauer.

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Fall 2023 Canadian Trade & Customs Outlook: Customs Compliance and Compliance with Prohibitions on Forced and Child Labour

Import and Trade Remedies

From May to August 2023, the Government passed into law novel supply chain transparency legislation and introduced amendments and legislative proposals that are impacting, or will impact, compliance with Canadian customs, export controls, and economic sanctions legislation.

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The FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act: Key Provisions Government Contractors Should Know

Government Contracts Legal Forum

Cost Accounting Section 802 amends 10 U.S.C. Although consolidation of the DIB has been an area of increased regulatory focus in recent years, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report in October 2023 finding that DoD lacked sufficient resources and insight to perform its M&A monitoring and assessment function.

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KluwerArbitration ITA Arbitration Report, Volume No. XXI, Issue No. 12 (December 2023)

Kluwer Arbitration

A high threshold is applicable to s. It will also involve a consideration of the defences, which may be skeletal at that stage and should take into account all reasonably foreseeable defences to the claim. République du Congo v. Unless the right to object is lost for reasons of finality and subject to the procedural restrictions in s.

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Friday Flash 01/05/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

Covered follow-on contracts include most contracts governed by the Service Contract Act (SCA) that exceed the Simplified Acquisition Threshold, currently set at $250,000. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) dismissed the protest, finding the protester misinterpreted the FAR and sought to impose inapplicable FAR provisions. [8]

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EEO Spring Housekeeping is Here, Including Meeting the June 30, 2022 Deadline for Certifying Your Affirmative Action Program

Procurement Notes

OFCCP regulations state that “[t]he contractor must provide for the implementation of equal employment opportunity and the affirmative action program by assigning responsibility and accountability to an official of the organization.” [1] is called, in export control parlance, a “deemed export.” green card holders). citizen, U.S.

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Buy America Update: BAA Requirements Make Compliance Complex, Yet Necessary

GovCon & Trade

In the face of strong opposition from some powerful lobbying groups like the United Steelworkers Union, DOT maintained fairly robust thresholds in line with the proposed waiver. The waiver will also apply when “[t]he total amount of Federal financial assistance applied to the project, through awards or subawards, is below $500,000.”