[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2257 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2257

   To direct the heads of Federal agencies to provide local resident 
       hiring preferences in carrying out construction projects.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 25, 1993

 Mr. Poshard introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on Government Operations

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                                 A BILL


 
   To direct the heads of Federal agencies to provide local resident 
       hiring preferences in carrying out construction projects.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LOCAL HIRING PREFERENCE.

    (a) Inclusion in Contracts.--The head of each Federal agency shall 
include in each contract entered into for carrying out a construction 
project a provision requiring the contractor to ensure that preference 
in hiring for work under the contract is given to qualified persons who 
regularly reside in the area where the project is situated; except--
            (1) to the extent that qualified persons regularly residing 
        in the area are not available;
            (2) for the reasonable needs of the contractor or 
        subcontractor to employ supervisory or specially experienced 
        individuals necessary to assure execution of the contract; or
            (3) for the obligation of the contractor or subcontractor 
        to offer employment to present or former employees as the 
        result of a lawful collective bargaining agreement if the 
        number of such employees does not exceed 20 percent of the 
        total number of employees employed by the contractor or 
        subcontractor for purposes of carrying out work under the 
        contract.
    (b) Identification of Area; Residency Guidelines.--For purposes of 
subsection (a), the Secretary of Labor shall identify the geographic 
boundaries of each area to which a preference applies and shall 
establish residency requirements or other guidelines for qualifying as 
a person who regularly resides in the area.
    (c) List of Available Positions.--Each contractor subject to 
subsection (a) shall be responsible for furnishing a list of all 
positions for which the contractor or a subcontractor may require 
laborers, mechanics, or other employees under the contract to the 
United States Employment Service office in the area in which the water 
resources project is located. The contractor shall furnish the list to 
the appropriate office prior to initiating work under the contract and 
shall inform that office of any revisions to the list in a timely 
manner.
    (d) Contractor Reports.--
            (1) Dates of submission.--Each contractor subject to 
        subsection (a) shall submit calendar year quarterly reports to 
        the contracting officer of the concerned Federal agency by the 
        10th of the month following the end of each quarter of the 
        calendar year.
            (2) Contents.--The reports shall state the total number of 
        employees employed by the contractor or subcontractor for 
        carrying out work under the contract and shall state the number 
        of employees who regularly reside within commuting distance of 
        the site of the work. If the number of nonresident employees 
        employed by the contractor or any subcontractor exceeds 20 
        percent of the total number of employees employed by the 
        contractor or subcontractor, the contractor shall include a 
        statement in the report indicating what steps the contractor 
        has taken or plans to take to increase the number of resident 
        employees.
    (e) Applicability.--This section shall apply to all construction 
projects authorized before, on, or after the date of the enactment of 
this Act and all contracts entered into to carry out such a project on 
or after such date of enactment.
    (f) Definitions.--For purposes of this Act, the following 
definitions apply:
            (1) Construction project.--The term ``construction 
        project'' means any project carried out by a Federal agency in 
        whole or in part with funds appropriated from the Treasury of 
        the United States which involves construction (including 
        reconstruction, rehabilitation, or restoration) of any building 
        or facility and includes any water resources project and any 
        project for construction of a public building.
            (2) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' has the 
        meaning the term ``executive agency'' has under section 105 of 
        title 5, United States Code.

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