# § 1499. Liquidated damages withheld from contractors under chapter 37 of title 40
section 3703 of title 40
The United States Court of Federal Claims shall have jurisdiction to render judgment upon any claim for liquidated damages withheld from a contractor or subcontractor under .
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**Source Credit**: (June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 942; Pub. L. 87–581, title II, § 202(a), Aug. 13, 1962, 76 Stat. 360; Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 133(e)(1), (2)(A), Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 40, 41; Pub. L. 101–650, title III, § 325(b)(7), Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5121; Pub. L. 102–572, title IX, § 902(a)(1), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4516; Pub. L. 107–217, § 3(g)(3), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1299; Pub. L. 109–284, § 4(2), Sept. 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 1211.)
### Historical and Revision Notes
Based on , U.S.C., 1940 ed., Public Buildings, Property and Works (, ).
This section contains only the jurisdictional provision in the last clause of , U.S.C., 1940 ed.
Changes in phraseology were made.
## Editorial Notes
### Amendments
2006— substituted “chapter 37 of title 40” for “Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act” in section catchline.
2002— substituted “” for “section 104 of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act”.
1992— substituted “United States Court of Federal Claims” for “United States Claims Court”.
1990— substituted “Hours and Safety Standards” for “Hours Standards” in text.
1982— substituted “Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act” for “Contract Work Hours Standards Act” in section catchline and “United States Claims Court” for “Court of Claims” in text.
1962— amended section generally, substituting “Liquidated damages withheld from contractors under Contract Work Hours Standards Act” for “Penalties imposed against contractors under eight hour law” in section catchline, and “liquidated damages withheld from a contractor or subcontractor under section 104 of the Contract Work Hours Standards Act” for “a penalty withheld from a contractor or subcontractor under ” in text.
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date of 1992 Amendment
Amendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .
### Effective Date of 1982 Amendment
Amendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .
### Effective Date of 1962 Amendment
Amendment by effective 60 days after , but shall not affect contracts existing or thereafter entered into pursuant to invitations for bids outstanding on , see , , .
### Continued Jurisdiction Upon Claims Under Section 324 of Former Title 40
, , , provided that the Court of Claims (now United States Court of Federal Claims) was to continue to have jurisdiction to render judgment upon certain claims for a penalty withheld from a contractor or subcontractor under section 324 of former Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, in connection with any contract subject to that section existing on the date sixty days after , or thereafter entered into pursuant to invitations for bids that were outstanding on .