[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3834 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3834

To repeal the authority of the President to suspend the prevailing wage 
requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act during times of national emergency 
   and to reinstate the application of such requirements to Federal 
           contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 20, 2005

 Mr. Pallone introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To repeal the authority of the President to suspend the prevailing wage 
requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act during times of national emergency 
   and to reinstate the application of such requirements to Federal 
           contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina.

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

SECTION 1. NO SUSPENSION OF WAGE REQUIREMENTS DURING NATIONAL 
              EMERGENCY.

    Subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended by striking section 3147.

SEC. 2. REINSTATEMENT OF WAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR RECONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS 
              RELATED TO HURRICANE KATRINA.

    Notwithstanding the proclamation by the President dated September 
8, 2005, or any other provision of law, the provisions of subchapter IV 
of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code (and the provisions of 
all other related Acts to the extent they depend upon a determination 
by the Secretary of Labor under section 3142 of such title), shall 
apply to all contracts to which such provisions would otherwise apply 
that are entered into on or after the date of enactment of this Act, 
and that are to be performed in the counties affected by Hurricane 
Katrina and described in such proclamation.
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