President Donald Trump signed an executive order on April 18, 2017 for federal agencies to apply the rhetoric "Buy American, Hire American"

This order seeks to strengthen the protections of certain products made in the United States. Trump said this would help aggressively promote and use US-made goods

The executive order, however, takes no direct action to fundamentally change either party, instead initiating a series of reviews and evaluations and calling on federal departments to begin proposing program reforms. The order would send a clear signal to federal agencies responsible for enforcing programs that the administration wants to see a more aggressive stance, authorities said.

Federal agencies must evaluate their compliance with Buy American laws, since the use of waivers is affecting domestic jobs and manufacturing.

The "buy American" portion of the order directs agencies to conduct a "top-down performance review" of the use of the exemptions and calls for stricter enforcement laws regarding the purchase of US-made goods by the federal government and the use of US-made iron and steel in federally supported projects.

"We are in a global competition for jobs today, and the best way to make America successful in this environment is to arm our people with the technical capabilities to win that global competition for prosperity," said Nicholas Pinchuk

Also within 150 days, the Department of Commerce and the Office of the United States Trade Representative must assess the impacts of all United States Free Trade Agreements and the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement on the Buy American law operation.