42 USC § 2992a - Labor standards

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title: "42 USC § 2992a - Labor standards"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "2992a"
section_name: "Labor standards"
chapter_number: 34
chapter_name: "ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM"
subchapter_number: "VIII"
subchapter_name: "NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS"
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currency: "119-84"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 88–452, title VIII, § 812, formerly § 811, as added Pub. L. 93–644, § 11, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2327; renumbered § 812, Pub. L. 100–175, title V, § 502(3), Nov. 29, 1987, 101 Stat. 973.)"
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# § 2992a. Labor standards

section 3145 of title 40

All laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors in the construction, alteration, or repair, including painting or decorating, of buildings or other facilities in connection with projects assisted under this subchapter, shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar construction in the locality, as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with sections 3141–3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40. The Secretary of Labor shall have, with respect to such labor standards, the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950, and .

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 88–452, title VIII, § 812, formerly § 811, as added Pub. L. 93–644, § 11, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2327; renumbered § 812, Pub. L. 100–175, title V, § 502(3), Nov. 29, 1987, 101 Stat. 973.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950, referred to in text, is Reorg. Plan No. 14 of 1950, eff. , 15 F.R. 3176, , which is set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

### Codification

In text, “sections 3141–3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40” substituted for “the Davis-Bacon Act” and “” substituted for “”, meaning , on authority of , , , the first section of which enacted Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 2992a, , as added , , ; amended , , , related to terms of service, providing in: subsec. (a) for commitment to full-time service; subsec. (b) for one-year enrollment and shorter enrollment for volunteer associates; and subsec. (c) for oath or affirmation, prior to repeal by , , .

A prior  was renumbered section 813 and is classified to .

Another prior , title VIII, as added , , , related to support of full-time volunteers and was classified to , prior to repeal by , , .