Comment Submitted by Next Step Network
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Summary: Next Step Network, a nonprofit housing intermediary, opposes applying the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA) to HUD housing programs. They argue that the act creates an insurmountable documentation burden, lacks consistent enforcement, and provides negligible benefits to domestic manufacturing while significantly increasing costs and delays for affordable housing projects.
On behalf of Next Step, I am pleased to provide comments on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) request for information regarding the agency’s implementation of the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA).