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Comité de Contratación Pública Original:   inglés 
  
 
ENMIENDAS PROPUESTAS POR LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS AL APÉNDICE I 
Notificación efectuada por los Estados Uni dos de conformidad con el párrafo 6
 
del artículo XXIV del Acuerdo sobre Contratación Pública  
 Se ha recibido de la Misión Permanente de lo s Estados Unidos la siguiente notificación, de 
fecha 19 de septiembre de 2001, con el ruego de qu e se distribuya a las Partes en el Acuerdo sobre 
Contratación Pública. 
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I. INTRODUCCIÓN 
De conformidad con el párrafo  6 del artículo XXIV del Acuerdo sobre Contratación Pública, 
los Estados Unidos proponen las siguientes enmi endas de los Anexos 1 y 3 del Apéndice I del 
Acuerdo sobre Contratación Pública.  Las enmie ndas obedecen a los cambios habidos recientemente 
en la estructura administrativa del Gobierno Federal. 
En el presente documento se enumeran las enmi endas propuestas en las categorías siguientes: 
1. Enmiendas propuestas a la lista de "Entidad es del Gobierno central que se rigen en sus 
contratos por las disposiciones del present e Acuerdo", que figura en el Anexo 1: 
a) Propuestas de adición a la lista. 
b) Propuestas de eliminación de la lista. 
2. Enmiendas propuestas a la lista de "Todas las demás entidades que se rigen en sus contratos 
por las disposiciones del presente Ac uerdo", que figura en el Anexo 3: 
a) Propuestas de adición a la lista. 
b) Propuestas de eliminación de la lista. 
II. ENMIENDAS PROPUESTAS 
1. Enmiendas propuestas a la lista de "Entidad es del Gobierno central que se rigen en sus 
contratos por las disposiciones del presente Acuerdo", que figura en el Anexo 1 
a) Propuestas de adición a la lista del Anexo 1  
1. "Broadcasting Board of Governors " 
 De conformidad con la sección 1601 de la Ley de reforma y re estructuración de los asuntos 
exteriores de 1998, (Ley pública 105-277), se abolió la entidad denominada " The Unites States GPA/W/153 
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Information Agency"  (USIA) y algunas de sus funciones de contratación se asignaron a la 
"Broadcasting Board of Governors ". 
2. "The Corporation for National and Community Service
" 
 La Ley de servicios nacionales y comunita rios de 1993 (42 USC 12651) creó la entidad 
denominada " Corporation for National and Community Service " y dispuso su fusión con ACTION , 
una entidad comprendida en el Acuerdo sobre Co ntratación Pública (Anexo 1, partida 25).  En 
consecuencia, esas dos entidades se han fusionado con el nombre de la Corporation , y actualmente 
ésta lleva a cabo todas las funciones de contratación que realizaba anteriormente " ACTION ". 
b) Propuestas de eliminación de la lista del Anexo 1  (los números de las partidas que siguen 
corresponden a los números que llevan esas entidades en el Anexo 1) 
18. " United States Information Agency " 
 De conformidad con la sección 1601 de la Ley de reforma y re estructuración de los asuntos 
exteriores de 1998, (Ley pública 105-277), se abolió la entidad denominada " The United States 
Information Agency " (USIA)  y las funciones de contratación que realizaba fueron asignadas al 
"Departamento de Estado ", entidad comprendida en el Acuerdo sobre Contratación Pública (Anexo 1, 
partida 9), y a la " Broadcasting Board of Governors ", que los Estados Un idos proponen que se 
agregue a la lista del Anexo 1 ( véase el párrafo 1 a) 1, supra ).  Todas las funciones de contratación 
que anteriormente realizaba la USIA las realizan  actualmente el Departamento de Estado y la 
Broadcasting Board of Governors. 
20. " Panama Canal Commission " 
 De conformidad con el Tratado del Canal de Panamá de 7 de sep tiembre de 1977, el Gobierno 
de la República de Panamá asumió la auto ridad y la responsabilidad plenas respecto del 
funcionamiento del Canal de Panamá, con efecto a partir del 31 de diciembre de 1999.  Todas las 
funciones de contratación realizadas anteriormente por la " Panama Canal Commission " las realiza 
actualmente la Autoridad del Canal de Panamá  (ACP), una organización gubernamental de la 
República de Panamá.  Los Estados Unidos no ejerce n control ni influencia algunas respecto de las 
funciones de contratación de la ACP. 
25. " ACTION " 
 Como se indica en el párrafo 1 a) 2, la Ley de servicios nacionales y comunitarios de 1993 
dispuso la fusión de " ACTION " y la " Corporation for National  and Community Service ".  En 
consecuencia, " ACTION " ha quedado eliminada y la Corporation  desempeña actualmente todas las 
funciones de contratación que anteriormente realizaba " ACTION ". 
26. " Arms Control and Disarmament Agency " 
 De conformidad con la sección 1601 de la Ley de  reestructuración de los asuntos exteriores 
de 1998 (Ley pública 105-277), la entidad denominada " Arms Control and Disarmament Agency " 
(ACDA ) quedó eliminada y sus funciones se asignaron al " Departamento de Estado ", entidad 
comprendida en el Acuerdo sobre Contratación Públi ca (Anexo 1, partida 9).  Todas las funciones de 
contratación que realizaba anteriormente la " ACDA " son llevadas a cabo actualmente por el 
Departamento de Estado.  GPA/W/153 
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35. " The Interstate Commerce Commission " 
 De conformidad con la Ley de terminación de la Interstate Commerce Commission  (ICC) 
de 1995, esa entidad fue disuelta y sus responsabilidades asignadas al " Departamento de Transporte ", 
entidad comprendida en el Acuerdo sobre Cont ratación Pública (Anexo 1, partida 12).  El 
Departamento de Transporte realiza actualmen te todas las funcion es de contratación que 
anteriormente desempeñaba la ICC. 
 50. " Administrative Conference of the United States
" 
 De conformidad con la Ley pública 104-52, la entidad denominada " Administrative 
Conference of the United States " quedó abolida y cesaron todas las funciones de contratación 
relacionadas con sus actividades. 
51. " Board for International Broadcasting " 
 De conformidad con la Ley de radiodifusión internacional de  los Estados Unidos de 1994 
(Ley pública 103-236), la entidad denominada " Board for International Broadcasting " quedó 
eliminada y la " Broadcasting Board of Governors " asumió sus funciones de contratación.  Esas 
funciones seguirán estando comprendidas en el Ac uerdo sobre Contratación Pública como resultado 
de la adición al anexo 1 de la " Broadcasting Board of Governors " (véase  el párrafo 1 a) 1, supra ). 
79. " Resolution Trust Corporation Oversight Board " 
 La Ley de refinanciación y reestructuración de la Resolution Trust Corporation  (RTC) 
de 1991 dispuso la terminación de es a  entidad con efecto a partir de l 31 de diciembre de 1996.  Como 
resultado de la terminación de la RTC, la " Resolution Trust Corporation Oversight Board " recibió el 
nuevo nombre de Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board . 
 Posteriormente esta última entidad quedó disu elta mediante la Ley de protección de los 
propietarios de viviendas de 1998 (Ley pública 105-216, sección 14), con efecto a partir del 29 de septiembre de 1998.  De conformidad con esa Ley, las funciones de la Oversight Board  fueron 
transferidas al " Departamento del Tesoro ", entidad comprendida en el Acuerdo sobre Contratación 
Pública (Anexo 1, partida 11). 
86. " Uranium Enrichment Corporation
" 
 La Ley pública 104-134 dispuso la reorganización de la " Uranium Enrichment Corporation ", 
como resultado de la cual esa corporación pública p asaría a ser una corporación privada con fines de 
lucro denominada United States Enrichment Corporation  (USEC).  La USEC quedó bajo control del 
sector privado el 23 de julio de 1998, fecha en  que emitió 100 millones de acciones públicas en la 
bolsa de comercio de Nueva York.  El Gobierno de los Estados Unidos ya no ejerce control ni 
influencia alguna sobre las funci ones de contratación de la USEC. 
2. Enmiendas propuestas a la lista de "Todas  las demás entidades que se rigen en sus 
contratos por las disposiciones del presente Acuerdo", que figura en el Anexo 3 
a) Adiciones propuestas a la lista del Anexo 3  
"Rural Utilities Service Financing " 
La sección 232 de la Ley pública 103-354 dispuso la eliminación de la entidad denominada 
"Rural Electrification  Administration" (REA) y la transferencia de sus funciones al  "Rural Utilities 
Service " (RUS) del Departamento de Agricultura.  El RUS desempeña actualmente todas las GPA/W/153 
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funciones de financiación que correspondían anterior mente a la REA.  La cobertura de los Estados 
Unidos de conformidad con el Anexo 3 será la mism a respecto del RUS que respecto de la REA.  La 
presente enmienda consiste simplemente en el reemplazo de la referencia a la REA que se hace en el Anexo 3 por una referencia al RUS. 
b) Propuesta de eliminación de la lista del Anexo 3
 
 " Alaska Power Administration " 
 La sección 104(f) de la Ley de term inación y venta de los activos de la Alaska Power 
Administration , Ley pública 104-58, autorizó la terminación de la " Alaska Power Administration " 
(APA) y la venta de todos los activos de esa entidad .  La transferencia definitiva de los activos tuvo 
lugar en agosto de 1998, lo que permitió a la APA proceder a realizar todas las actividades de 
liquidación restantes. 
 " Rural Electrification Administration Financing " 
 Véase el apartado a) de este párrafo.  De conformidad con los procedimientos s obre futuros cambios del sistema de hojas 
amovibles para los Apéndices del Acuerdo sobre C ontratación Pública (GPA/W/110), las páginas 1/5-
3/5 del Anexo 1 y la página 1/2 de l Anexo 3 del Apéndice I de los Es tados Unidos que figuran en el 
documento WT/Let/330 de 1º de marzo de 2000 deben rectificarse en la forma indicada en el 
suplemento A del presente documento (versión con tachaduras).  En el suplemento B figuran las 
páginas pertinentes del sistema de hojas am ovibles tal como quedarán una vez aceptadas las 
modificaciones.
1 
                                                      
1 Ambos suplementos están en inglés únicamente. GPA/W/153 
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APPENDIX I UNITED STATES  ANNEX 1 Page 1/5
 
1 March 2000 (WT/Let/330)  ATTACHMENT A 
 
UNITED STATES  
 
(Authentic in the English language only) 
 
ANNEX 1 
 
Central Government Entities which Procure in Accordance 
With the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
 Threshold : 130,000 SDRs for supp lies and services 
  5 million SDRs for construction 
 
 
List of Entities : 
 
1. Department of Agriculture (not including procurement of agricultural products made in 
furtherance of agricultural support prog rammes or human feeding programmes) 
2. Department of Commerce (not including shi pbuilding activities of NOAA, as excluded in 
Annex 4) 
3. Department of Education 
4. Department of Health and Human Services 
5. Department of Housing and Urban Development 6. Department of the Interior (incl uding the Bureau of Reclamation)  
7. Department of Justice 8. Department of Labor 9. Department of State 
10. United States Agency for International Development (not including procurement for the direct 
purpose of providing foreign assistance) 
11. Department of the Treasury  12. Department of Transportation (not in cluding procurement by the Federal Aviation 
Administration, and pursuant to Ar ticle XXIII, the national security  considerations applicable to 
the Department of Defense are equally applicable  to the Coast Guard, a military unit of the 
United States) 
13. Department of Energy (pursuant to Articl e XXIII, national security exceptions include 
procurements made in support of  safeguarding nuclear materials or  technology and entered into 
under the authority of the Atomic Energy Act,  and oil purchases related to the Strategic 
Petroleum Reserve) 
14. General Services Administra tion (except Federal Supply Groups 51 and 52 and Federal Supply 
Class 7340) 
15. National Aeronautics and Space Administration  16. The Department of  Veterans Affairs 
17. Environmental Protection Agency 
19. National Science Foundation 
21. Executive Office of the President 22. Farm Credit Administration GPA/W/153 
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1 March 2000 (WT/Let/330)  23. National Credit Union Administration  
24. Merit Systems Protection Board 
 The Corporation for Natio nal and Community Service 
27. Office of Thrift Supervision 28. Federal Housing Finance Board 29. National Labor Relations Board 30. National Mediation Board 
31. Railroad Retirement Board 
32. American Battle Monuments Commission  33. Federal Communications Commission 34. Federal Trade Commission 36. Securities and Exchange Commission 37. Office of Personnel Management 
38. United States International Trade Commission  
39. Export-Import Bank of  the United States 
40. Federal Mediation a nd Conciliation Service  
41. Selective Service System  42. Smithsonian Institution 
43. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation  
44. Consumer Product Safety Commission 
45. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission  46. Federal Maritime Commission 47. National Transportation Safety Board 
48. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
49. Overseas Private Investment Corporation  Broadcasting Board of Govenors 52. Commission on Civil Rights 53. Commodity Futures Trading Commission  54. Peace Corps 
55. National Archives a nd Records Administration 
56. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations 57. African Development Foundation 58. Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System 59. Appalachian Regional Commission 
60. Commission of Fine Arts 
61. Delaware River Basin Commission 62. Federal Election Commission 63. Federal Emergency Management Agency 
64. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 65. Federal Maritime Commission 
66. Federal Mine Safety a nd Health Review Commission 
67. Federal Reserve System 68. Federal Retirement Th rift Investment Board 
69. Holocaust Memorial Council 70. Inter-American Foundation 
71. National Capital Planning Commission GPA/W/153 
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APPENDIX I UNITED STATES  ANNEX 1 Page 3/5
 
1 March 2000 (WT/Let/330)  72. National Commission on Librar ies and Information Science 
73. National Council on Disability 
74. National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities 
75. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission 76. Office of Government Ethics 77. Office of the Nuclear Waste Negotiator 78. Office of Special Counsel 
80. Small Business Administration 
81. Susquehanna River Basin Commission 82. Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation 83. Federal Crop Insurance Corporation 84. Federal Prison Industries, Inc. 
85. Government National Mortgage Association 
87. Department of Defense, including the Corps of Army Engineers 
 This Agreement will not apply to the followi ng purchases of the Department of Defense:  
 (a) Federal Supply Classification (FSC) 83 - all el ements of this classifi cation other than pins, 
needles, sewing kits, flagstaffs, fla gpoles, and flagstaff trucks; 
(b)  FSC 84 - all elements ot her than sub-class 8460 (luggage); 
(c)  FSC 89 - all elements other th an sub-class 8975 (tobacco products);  
(d)  FSC 2310 - (buses only); (e)  Speciality metals, defined as steels melted in  steel manufacturing facilities located in the United 
States or its possessions, wh ere the maximum alloy content exceeds one or more of the 
following limits, must be used in products pu rchased by DOD: (1) manganese, 1.65 per cent; 
silicon, 0.60 per cent; or copper, 0.06 per cent; or which contains more than 0.25 per cent of any 
of the following elements: aluminium, chromi um, cobalt, columbium, olybdenum, nickel, 
titanium, tungsten, or vanadium; (2) metal alloys  consisting of nickel, iron-nickel and cobalt 
base alloys containing a total of other alloying metals (except iron) in excess of 10 per cent; (3) 
titanium and titanium alloys; or (4) zirconium base alloys; 
(f) FSC 19 and 20 - that part of these classifications defined as naval vessels or major components 
of the hull or superstructure thereof; 
(g) FSC 5l and 52; (h) Following FSC categories are not generally co vered due to application of Article XXIII, 
paragraph 1:  10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16,  17, 19, 20, 28, 31, 58, 59, 95.   
 This Agreement will generally apply to purchases of  the following FSC categories subject to United 
States Government determina tions under the provisions of Article XXIII, paragraph 1. 
 GPA/W/153 
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APPENDIX I UNITED STATES  ANNEX 3 Page 1/2
 
1 March 2000 (WT/Let/330)   
ANNEX 3 
 
All Other Entities which Procure in Accordance 
With the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
 
Threshold : 400,000 SDRs for supplies and servic es (except as specified below) 
  5 million SDRs for construction   List of Entities : 
 
The following entities at the SDR equivalent of $250,0 00 for supplies and services
: 
 Tennessee Valley Authority Power Marketing Admini strations of the Department of Energy 
 - Bonneville Power Administration 
 - Western Area Po wer Administration 
 - Southeastern Power Administration  - Southwestern Power Administration  - St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation  
The following entities are 400, 000 SDRs for supplies and services
: 
 The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey with the following exceptions: 
  - Maintenance, repair and operating materi als and supplies (e.g.,  hardware, tools, 
lamps/lighting, plumbing); 
 
 - In exceptional cases, individual procurem ents may require certain regional production 
of goods if authorized by the Board of Directors; 
  - Procurements pursuant to multi-jurisdicti onal agreement (i.e., for contracts which have 
initially been awarded by  other jurisdictions). 
 The Port of Baltimore (subject to the conditions sp ecified for the state of New York in Annex 2) 
 The New York  Power Authority (subject to the conditions specified for the state of New York in Annex 2) 
 
Rural Utilities Service Financing:   (1) waiver of Buy American restriction on  financing for all power generation projects 
(restrictions on financing for telecommuni cation projects are excluded from the 
Agreement); 
  (2) application of Code-equi valent procurement procedures  and national treatment to 
funded projects exceeding the thresholds specified above. GPA/W/153 
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APPENDIX I UNITED STATES  ANNEX 1 Page 1/5
 
… 2001 (WT/Let/…)  
 ATTACHMENT B 
 
UNITED STATES  
 
(Authentic in the English language only) 
 
ANNEX 1 
 
Central Government Entities which Procure in Accordance 
With the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
 Threshold : 130,000 SDRs for supp lies and services 
  5 million SDRs for construction 
 
 
List of Entities : 
 
1. Department of Agriculture (not including procurement of agricultural products made in 
furtherance of agricultural support prog rammes or human feeding programmes) 
2. Department of Commerce (not including shi pbuilding activities of NOAA, as excluded in 
Annex 4) 
3. Department of Education 
4. Department of Health and Human Services 
5. Department of Housing and Urban Development 6. Department of the Interior (incl uding the Bureau of Reclamation)  
7. Department of Justice 8. Department of Labor 9. Department of State 
10. United States Agency for International Development (not including procurement for the direct 
purpose of providing foreign assistance) 
11. Department of the Treasury  12. Department of Transportation (not in cluding procurement by the Federal Aviation 
Administration, and pursuant to Ar ticle XXIII, the national security  considerations applicable to 
the Department of Defense are equally applicable  to the Coast Guard, a military unit of the 
United States) 
13. Department of Energy (pursuant to Articl e XXIII, national security exceptions include 
procurements made in support of  safeguarding nuclear materials or  technology and entered into 
under the authority of the Atomic Energy Act,  and oil purchases related to the Strategic 
Petroleum Reserve) 
14. General Services Administra tion (except Federal Supply Groups 51 and 52 and Federal Supply 
Class 7340) 
15. National Aeronautics and Space Administration  16. The Department of  Veterans Affairs 
17. Environmental Protection Agency 
18. National Science Foundation 
19. Executive Office of the President 20. Farm Credit Administration GPA/W/153 
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APPENDIX I UNITED STATES  ANNEX 1 Page 2/5
 
… 2001 (WT/Let/…)  21. National Credit Union Administration  
22. Merit Systems Protection Board 
23. The Corporation for Natio nal and Community Service 
24. Office of Thrift Supervision 25. Federal Housing Finance Board 26. National Labor Relations Board 27. National Mediation Board 
28. Railroad Retirement Board 
29. American Battle Monuments Commission  30. Federal Communications Commission 31. Federal Trade Commission 32. Securities and Exchange Commission 33. Office of Personnel Management 
34. United States International Trade Commission  
35. Export-Import Bank of  the United States 
36. Federal Mediation a nd Conciliation Service  
37. Selective Service System  38. Smithsonian Institution 
39. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation  
40. Consumer Product Safety Commission 
41. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission  42. Federal Maritime Commission 43. National Transportation Safety Board 
44. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
45. Overseas Private Investment Corporation 46. Broadcasting Board of Govenors 47. Commission on Civil Rights 48. Commodity Futures Trading Commission  49. Peace Corps 
50. National Archives a nd Records Administration 
51. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations 52. African Development Foundation 53. Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System 54. Appalachian Regional Commission 
55. Commission of Fine Arts 
56. Delaware River Basin Commission 57. Federal Election Commission 58. Federal Emergency Management Agency 
59. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 60. Federal Maritime Commission 
61. Federal Mine Safety a nd Health Review Commission 
62. Federal Reserve System 63. Federal Retirement Th rift Investment Board 
64. Holocaust Memorial Council 65. Inter-American Foundation 
66. National Capital Planning Commission GPA/W/153 
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APPENDIX I UNITED STATES  ANNEX 1 Page 3/5
 
… 2001 (WT/Let/…)  67. National Commission on Librar ies and Information Science 
68. National Council on Disability 
69. National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities 
70. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission 71. Office of Government Ethics 72. Office of the Nuclear Waste Negotiator 73. Office of Special Counsel 
74. Small Business Administration 
75. Susquehanna River Basin Commission 76. Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation 77. Federal Crop Insurance Corporation 78. Federal Prison Industries, Inc. 
79. Government National Mortgage Association 
80. Department of Defense, including the Corps of Army Engineers 
 This Agreement will not apply to the followi ng purchases of the Department of Defense:  
 (a) Federal Supply Classification (FSC) 83 - all el ements of this classifi cation other than pins, 
needles, sewing kits, flagstaffs, fla gpoles, and flagstaff trucks; 
(b)  FSC 84 - all elements ot her than sub-class 8460 (luggage); 
(c)  FSC 89 - all elements other th an sub-class 8975 (tobacco products);  
(d)  FSC 2310 - (buses only); (e)  Speciality metals, defined as steels melted in  steel manufacturing facilities located in the United 
States or its possessions, wh ere the maximum alloy content exceeds one or more of the 
following limits, must be used in products pu rchased by DOD: (1) manganese, 1.65 per cent; 
silicon, 0.60 per cent; or copper, 0.06 per cent; or which contains more than 0.25 per cent of any 
of the following elements: aluminium, chromi um, cobalt, columbium, olybdenum, nickel, 
titanium, tungsten, or vanadium; (2) metal alloys  consisting of nickel, iron-nickel and cobalt 
base alloys containing a total of other alloying me tals (except iron) in excess of 10 per cent; (3) 
titanium and titanium alloys; or (4) zirconium base alloys; 
(f) FSC 19 and 20 - that part of these classifications defined as naval vessels or major components 
of the hull or superstructure thereof; 
(g) FSC 5l and 52; (h) Following FSC categories are not generally co vered due to application of Article XXIII, 
paragraph 1:  10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16,  17, 19, 20, 28, 31, 58, 59, 95.   
 This Agreement will generally apply to purchases of  the following FSC categories subject to United 
States Government determina tions under the provisions of Article XXIII, paragraph 1. GPA/W/153 
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APPENDIX I UNITED STATES  ANNEX 3 Page 1/2
 
… 2001 (WT/Let/…)  ANNEX 3 
 
All Other Entities which Procure in Accordance 
With the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
 Threshold : 400,000 SDRs for supplies and servic es (except as specified below) 
  5 million SDRs for construction 
  List of Entities : 
 The following entities at the SDR equivalent of $250,0 00 for supplies and services
: 
 
Tennessee Valley Authority Power Marketing Admini strations of the Department of Energy 
 - Bonneville Power Administration  - Western Area Po wer Administration 
 - Southeastern Power Administration 
 - Southwestern Power Administration  - St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation  The following entities are 400, 000 SDRs for supplies and services
: 
 
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey with the following exceptions: 
  - Maintenance, repair and operating materi als and supplies (e.g.,  hardware, tools, 
lamps/lighting, plumbing); 
 
 - In exceptional cases, individual procurem ents may require certain regional production 
of goods if authorized by the Board of Directors; 
  - Procurements pursuant to multi-jurisdicti onal agreement (i.e., for contracts which have 
initially been awarded by  other jurisdictions). 
 
The Port of Baltimore (subject to the conditions sp ecified for the state of New York in Annex 2) 
 The New York  Power Authority (subject to the conditions specified for the state of New York in Annex 2)  
Rural Utilities Service Financing: 
  (1) waiver of Buy American restriction on  financing for all power generation projects 
(restrictions on financing for telecommuni cation projects are excluded from the 
Agreement); 
 
 (2) application of Code-equi valent procurement procedures  and national treatment to 
funded projects exceeding the thresholds specified above. 
 
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