Made in the USA or Buy American Act and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for Exit Signs and Emergency Lighting 

What is the BAA?  Buy American ACT

The Buy American ACT (BAA) establishes a preference for the federal government, when purchasing supplies for use in the United States, to purchase products mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States.

What is ARRA? American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) is an economic stimulus package that prohibits the use of funds for any project involving the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public building or public work (i.e. a damor wastewater treatment facility) unless all of the iron, steel and manufactured goods used in the project are produced in the United States