Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102

§6728 Wage Standards for Laborers and Mechanics; Enforcement

Title 42 › CHAPTER 80 — PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYMENT › SUBCHAPTER II — ANTIRECESSION PROVISIONS › § 6728

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Title 42, §6728

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All laborers and mechanics employed by contractors on all construction projects funded in whole or in part by payments under this subchapter shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar projects in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with section 3141–3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40. The Secretary of Labor shall have, with respect to the labor standards specified in this section, the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 and section 3145 of title 40.

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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, “section 3141–3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40” substituted for “the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 276a to 276a–5)” and “section 3145 of title 40” substituted for “section 2 of the Act of June 13, 1934, as amended (40 U.S.C. 276c)”, on authority of Pub. L. 107–217, § 5(c), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1303, the first section of which enacted Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

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42 U.S.C. § 6728

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

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Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102