[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4851 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4851

             To improve the enforcement of Davis-Bacon Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 19, 2007

 Mr. Andrews introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on 
   Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
             To improve the enforcement of Davis-Bacon Act.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Davis-Bacon Enforcement Act of 
2007''.

SEC. 2. ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN PREVAILING WAGE PROVISIONS.

    Section 3146 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following: ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
any provision of Federal law that requires payment of prevailing wages 
as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with this 
subchapter shall be construed to include the debarment provisions under 
section 3144(b)(2) of this title.''.

SEC. 3. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.

    (a) General Rule.--Section 552(a) of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(7) The complete payroll records, including all information 
contained therein but excluding the Social Security numbers, 
established under a contract which is subject to subchapter IV of 
subtitle II of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code, shall be 
made available, notwithstanding subsection (b)(6).''.
    (b) Construction.--Section 552(a) of title 5, United States Code, 
shall not be construed to prevent or prohibit the disclosure required 
by section 552(a)(7) of title 5, United States Code, as added by the 
amendment made by subsection (a).
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