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[CITE: 28USC1499]

 
               TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
 
                     PART IV--JURISDICTION AND VENUE
 
            CHAPTER 91--UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS
 
Sec. 1499. Liquidated damages withheld from contractors under 
        Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act
        
    The United States Court of Federal Claims shall have jurisdiction to 
render judgment upon any claim for liquidated damages withheld from a 
contractor or subcontractor under section 104 of the Contract Work Hours 
and Safety Standards Act.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 942; Pub. L. 87-581, title II, 
Sec. 202(a), Aug. 13, 1962, 76 Stat. 360; Pub. L. 97-164, title I, 
Sec. 133(e)(1), (2)(A), Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 40, 41; Pub. L. 101-650, 
title III, Sec. 325(b)(7), Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5121; Pub. L. 102-
572, title IX, Sec. 902(a)(1), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4516.)


                      Historical and Revision Notes

    Based on section 324 of title 40, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Public 
Buildings, Property and Works (June 19, 1912, ch. 174, Sec. 1, 37 Stat. 
137).
    This section contains only the jurisdictional provision in the last 
clause of section 324 of title 40, U.S.C., 1940 ed.
    Changes in phraseology were made.

                       References in Text

    Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act, referred to in section 
catchline and text, is title I of Pub. L. 87-581, Aug. 13, 1962, 76 
Stat. 357, as amended, which is classified generally to subchapter II 
(Sec. 327 et seq.) of chapter 5 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, 
and Works. Section 104 of the Act is classified to section 330 of Title 
40. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title 
note set out under section 327 of Title 40 and Tables.


                               Amendments

    1992--Pub. L. 102-572 substituted ``United States Court of Federal 
Claims'' for ``United States Claims Court''.
    1990--Pub. L. 101-650 substituted ``Hours and Safety Standards'' for 
``Hours Standards'' in text.
    1982--Pub. L. 97-164 substituted ``Contract Work Hours and Safety 
Standards Act'' for ``Contract Work Hours Standards Act'' in section 
catchline and ``United States Claims Court'' for ``Court of Claims'' in 
text.
    1962--Pub. L. 87-581 amended section generally, substituting 
``Liquidated damages withheld from contractors under Contract Work Hours 
Standards Act'' for ``Penalties imposed against contractors under eight 
hour law'' in section catchline, and ``liquidated damages withheld from 
a contractor or subcontractor under section 104 of the Contract Work 
Hours Standards Act'' for ``a penalty withheld from a contractor or 
subcontractor under section 324 of Title 40'' in text.


                    Effective Date of 1992 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 102-572 effective Oct. 29, 1992, see section 
911 of Pub. L. 102-572, set out as a note under section 171 of this 
title.


                    Effective Date of 1982 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 97-164 effective Oct. 1, 1982, see section 402 
of Pub. L. 97-164, set out as a note under section 171 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1962 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 87-581 effective 60 days after Aug. 13, 1962, 
but shall not affect contracts existing or thereafter entered into 
pursuant to invitations for bids outstanding on Aug. 13, 1962, see 
section 204 of Pub. L. 87-581, set out as an Effective Date note under 
section 327 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.


    Continued Jurisdiction Upon Claims Under Section 324 of Title 40

    Section 202(b) of Pub. L. 87-581 provided that: ``The Court of 
Claims [now United States Court of Federal Claims] shall continue to 
have jurisdiction to render judgment upon any claim for a penalty 
withheld from a contractor or subcontractor under section 324 of title 
40, United States Code, in connection with any contract subject to said 
section existing on the effective date of this Act [see Effective Date 
note set out under section 327 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, 
and Works], or thereafter entered into pursuant to invitations for bids 
that are outstanding at the time of the enactment of this Act [Aug. 13, 
1962].''
