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[CITE: 40USC327]

 
             TITLE 40--PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS
 
          CHAPTER 5--HOURS OF LABOR AND SAFETY ON PUBLIC WORKS
 
         SUBCHAPTER II--CONTRACT WORK HOURS AND SAFETY STANDARDS
 
Sec. 327. ``Secretary'' defined

    As used herein, the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Labor, 
United States Department of Labor.

(Pub. L. 87-581, title I, Sec. 101, Aug. 13, 1962, 76 Stat. 357.)

                       References in Text

    Herein, referred to in text, means title I of Pub. L. 87-581, Aug. 
13, 1962, 76 Stat. 357, as amended, which enacted sections 327 to 333 of 
this title. For complete classification of title I to the Code, see 
Short Title note below and Tables.


                             Effective Date

    Section 204 of Pub. L. 87-581 provided that: ``This Act [see Short 
Title note below] shall take effect sixty days after its enactment, but 
shall not affect any contract then existing or any contract that may 
thereafter be entered into pursuant to invitations for bids that are 
outstanding at the time of the enactment of this Act [Aug. 13, 1962].''


                               Short Title

    Section 1 of Pub. L. 87-581, as amended by Pub. L. 91-54, Sec. 2, 
Aug. 9, 1969, 83 Stat. 98, provided: ``That this Act [enacting this 
section and sections 328 to 333 of this title, amending section 673c of 
former Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and 
Employees, and section 1499 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial 
Procedure, repealing sections 321, 322, and 324 to 326 of this title, 
and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section, section 321 
of this title, and section 1499 of Title 28] may be cited as the `Work 
Hours and Safety Act of 1962' and title I [enacting this section and 
sections 328 to 333 of this title] may be cited as the `Contract Work 
Hours and Safety Standards Act'.''


                       Definition of ``This Act''

    Section 2 of Pub. L. 87-581, as amended by Pub. L. 91-54, Sec. 2, 
Aug. 9, 1969, 83 Stat. 98, provided that: ``As used in this Act [see 
Short Title note above], the term `this Act' means the Work Hours and 
Safety Act of 1962 except in title I [this section and sections 328 to 
333 of this title] where it means the Contract Work Hours and Safety 
Standards Act.''
