Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-73
§3145 Regulations governing contractors and subcontractors
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Summary
Labor Secretary must set reasonable rules for contractors and subcontractors on public buildings, public works, or projects partly paid by federal loans or grants, and require weekly statements listing wages paid to each employee; the law against false statements (Section 1001) applies.
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Title 40, §3145
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(a)The Secretary of Labor shall prescribe reasonable regulations for contractors and subcontractors engaged in constructing, carrying out, completing, or repairing public buildings, public works, or buildings or works that at least partly are financed by a loan or grant from the Federal Government. The regulations shall include a provision that each contractor and subcontractor each week must furnish a statement on the wages paid each employee during the prior week.
(b)Section 1001 of title 18 applies to the statements.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3145(a)40:276c (1st sentence).June 13, 1934, ch. 482, § 2, 48 Stat. 948; May 24, 1949, ch. 139, § 134, 63 Stat. 108; Pub. L. 85–800, § 12, Aug. 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 967. 3145(b)40:276c (last sentence).
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40 U.S.C. § 3145
Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and Works
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Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73