II 109th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1817 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 4, 2005 Mr. DeMint introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To suspend the Davis-Bacon wage rate requirements for Federal contracts in areas declared national disasters.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Cleanup and Reconstruction Enhancement Act or CARE Act.

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Suspension of Davis-Bacon wage requirements in national disaster areas

Section 3147 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: In any area that the President determines to be a major disaster under section 102(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)), the provisions of this subchapter shall not apply for a period of 1 year from the date on which the President makes such determination..