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42 USC § 6708 - Wage standards for laborers and mechanics; enforcement 

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s6708"
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title: "42 USC § 6708 - Wage standards for laborers and mechanics; enforcement"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "6708"
section_name: "Wage standards for laborers and mechanics; enforcement"
chapter_number: 80
chapter_name: "PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYMENT"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 94–369, title I, § 109, July 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 1001; Pub. L. 95–28, title I, § 108, May 13, 1977, 91 Stat. 119.)"
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# § 6708. Wage standards for laborers and mechanics; enforcement

64 Stat. 1267section 3145 of title 40

All laborers and mechanics employed on projects assisted by the Secretary under this chapter 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 shall not extend any financial assistance under this chapter for such project without first obtaining adequate assurance that these labor standards will be maintained upon the construction work. The Secretary of Labor shall have, with respect to the labor standards specified in this provision, the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (15 F.R. 3176; ), and .

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 94–369, title I, § 109, July 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 1001; Pub. L. 95–28, title I, § 108, May 13, 1977, 91 Stat. 119.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950, referred to in text, 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, as amended (—276a–5)” and “” substituted for “, as amended ()”, meaning , on authority of , , , the first section of which enacted Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

### Amendments

1977— substituted “All laborers and mechanics employed” for “All laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors”.