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[Laws in effect as of January 23, 2000]
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[CITE: 42USC1592i]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
        CHAPTER 9--HOUSING OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
  SUBCHAPTER IX--DEFENSE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES
 
Sec. 1592i. Laborers and mechanics


(a) Wages; overtime

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the wages of every 
laborer and mechanic employed on any construction, maintenance, repair, 
or demolition work authorized by this subchapter shall be computed on a 
basic day rate of eight hours per day and work in excess of eight hours 
per day shall be permitted upon compensation for all hours worked in 
excess of eight hours per day at not less than one and one-half times 
the basic rate of pay.

(b) Applicability of other laws

    The provisions of the Davis-Bacon Act (49 Stat. 1011), as amended 
[40 U.S.C. 276a et seq.]; of section 874 of title 18; and of section 
276c of title 40, shall apply in accordance with their terms to work 
pursuant to this subchapter.

(c) Stipulations in loan contracts as to wages; certification

    Any contract for loan or grant, or both, pursuant to this subchapter 
shall contain a provision requiring that not less than the wages 
prevailing in the locality, as predetermined by the Secretary of Labor 
pursuant to the Davis-Bacon Act, as amended, [40 U.S.C. 276a et seq.], 
shall be paid to all laborers and mechanics employed in the construction 
of the project at the site thereof; and the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development shall require certification as to compliance with the 
provisions of this subsection prior to making any payment under such 
contract.

(d) Reports by contractors and subcontractors to Secretary of Labor

    Any contractor engaged in the development of any project financed in 
whole or in part with funds made available pursuant to this subchapter 
shall report monthly to the Secretary of Labor, and shall cause all 
subcontractors to report in like manner, within five days after the 
close of each month and on forms to be furnished by the United States 
Department of Labor, as to the number of persons on their respective 
payrolls on the particular project, the aggregate amount of such 
payrolls, the total man-hours worked, and itemized expenditures for 
materials. Any such contractor shall furnish to the Department of Labor 
the names and addresses of all subcontractors on the work at the 
earliest date practicable.

(e) Prescription of standards, regulations, and procedures by Secretary 
        of Labor

    The Secretary of Labor shall prescribe appropriate standards, 
regulations, and procedures, which shall be observed by the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development in carrying out the provisions of this 
subchapter (and cause to be made by the Department of Labor such 
investigations) with respect to compliance with and enforcement of the 
labor standards provisions of this section, as the Secretary deems 
desirable.

(Sept. 1, 1951, ch. 378, title III, Sec. 310, 65 Stat. 307; Pub. L. 89-
174, Sec. 5(a), Sept. 9, 1965, 79 Stat. 669.)

                       References in Text

    The Davis-Bacon Act (49 Stat. 1011), as amended, referred to in 
subsecs. (b) and (c), is act Mar. 3, 1931, ch. 411, 46 Stat. 1494, as 
amended, which is classified generally to sections 276a to 276a-5 of 
Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works. For complete 
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out 
under section 276a of Title 40 and Tables.

                          Transfer of Functions

    For transfer of functions to Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development, see note set out under section 1581 of this title.
