II 110th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2524 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 19, 2007 Mr. Reid (for Mrs. Clinton) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To improve the enforcement of the Davis-Bacon Act.

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Short title

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

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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 subchapter IV of chapter 31, title 40, United States Code, shall be construed to include the debarment provisions under section 3144(b)(2) of such title..

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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).