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HR 4851 IH

To improve the enforcement of Davis-Bacon Act.

December 19, 2007

Mr. ANDREWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

To improve the enforcement of Davis-Bacon Act.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Davis-Bacon Enforcement Act of 2007'.

SEC. 2. ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN PREVAILING WAGE PROVISIONS.

Section 3146 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: `Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any provision of Federal law that requires payment of prevailing wages as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with this subchapter shall be construed to include the debarment provisions under section 3144(b)(2) of this title.'.

SEC. 3. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.

(a) General Rule- Section 552(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

`(7) The complete payroll records, including all information contained therein but excluding the Social Security numbers, established under a contract which is subject to subchapter IV of subtitle II of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code, shall be made available, notwithstanding subsection (b)(6).'.

(b) Construction- Section 552(a) of title 5, United States Code, shall not be construed to prevent or prohibit the disclosure required by section 552(a)(7) of title 5, United States Code, as added by the amendment made by subsection (a).