40 U.S.C.
United States Code, 2001 Edition
Title 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS
CHAPTER 5 - HOURS OF LABOR AND SAFETY ON PUBLIC WORKS
SUBCHAPTER II - CONTRACT WORK HOURS AND SAFETY STANDARDS
Sec. 327 - Secretaryā€¯ defined
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§327. “Secretary” defined

As used herein, the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor.

(Pub. L. 87–581, title I, §101, Aug. 13, 1962, 76 Stat. 357.)

References in Text

Herein, referred to in text, means title I of Pub. L. 87–581, Aug. 13, 1962, 76 Stat. 357, as amended, which enacted sections 327 to 333 of this title. For complete classification of title I to the Code, see Short Title note below and Tables.

Effective Date

Section 204 of Pub. L. 87–581 provided that: “This Act [see Short Title note below] shall take effect sixty days after its enactment, but shall not affect any contract then existing or any contract that may thereafter be entered into pursuant to invitations for bids that are outstanding at the time of the enactment of this Act [Aug. 13, 1962].”

Short Title

Section 1 of Pub. L. 87–581, as amended by Pub. L. 91–54, §2, Aug. 9, 1969, 83 Stat. 98, provided: “That this Act [enacting this section and sections 328 to 333 of this title, amending section 673c of former Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees, and section 1499 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, repealing sections 321, 322, and 324 to 326 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section, section 321 of this title, and section 1499 of Title 28] may be cited as the ‘Work Hours and Safety Act of 1962’ and title I [enacting this section and sections 328 to 333 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act’.”

Definition of “This Act”

Section 2 of Pub. L. 87–581, as amended by Pub. L. 91–54, §2, Aug. 9, 1969, 83 Stat. 98, provided that: “As used in this Act [see Short Title note above], the term ‘this Act’ means the Work Hours and Safety Act of 1962 except in title I [this section and sections 328 to 333 of this title] where it means the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act.”