[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6267 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6267

 To make the Davis-Bacon Act applicable to rural development loan and 
                        loan guarantee programs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 12, 2008

  Mr. Stupak introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education 
 and Labor, 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 make the Davis-Bacon Act applicable to rural development loan and 
                        loan guarantee programs.

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

SECTION 1. APPLICABILITY OF DAVIS-BACON ACT TO RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOAN 
              AND LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAMS.

    All laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or 
subcontractors on all construction and minor remodeling projects 
assisted under any rural development loan or loan guarantee program 
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture shall be paid wages at 
rates not less than those prevailing on similar construction and minor 
remodeling in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in 
accordance with sections 3141 through 3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40, 
United States Code. The Secretary of Labor shall have, with respect to 
the labor standards specified in this section, the authority and 
functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 and 
section 3145 of such title.
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