,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fjaj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ag1         
#bjba,mr4 ,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey 7= himself
 & ,mr4 ,norcross7 introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,transportation & ,infra/ructure1 & 9   
addition to ! ,committee on ,education &
 ,labor1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly    
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to ensure t contractor        
employees on ,army ,corps projects are  
paid prevail+ wages z requir$ by law1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,protect ,our      
,work]s ,act ( #bjba4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,!    
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,!        
,davis-,bacon ,act ( #aica 7#dj         
,u4,s4,c4 #cada et seq47 requires t     
contractors & subcontractors on c]ta9   
gov]nm5t projects pay con/ruction work]s
 locally prevail+ wages z det]m9$ by !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,labor4  7#b7 ,locally      

prevail+ wages v>y by job classification
 & consi/ ( a basic h\rly rate ( pay &  
b5efits4  7#c7 ,g5]ally1 ! ,davis-,bacon
 ,act applies to projects t meet !      
foll[+ ?ree crit]ia3 7,a7 ,!re is a     
contract = con/ruction 9 excess (       
#b1jjj4  7,b7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates or !     
,di/rict ( ,columbia is a p>ty to !     
contract4  7,c7 ,! contract is =        
con/ruction1 alt]ation1 or repair ( a   
public build+ or public "w4  7#d7 ,"u ! 
,davis-,bacon ,act1 ! ,gov]nm5t may     
t]m9ate a contract if locally prevail+  
wages h n be5 paid to employees work+ on
 ! project4  7#e7 ,= #ij ye>s1 !        
,davis-,bacon ,act has help$ ensure     
quality craftsman%ip on ,f$]al projects1
 protect$ ! /&>d ( liv+ ( skill$ & tra9$
 blue-coll> con/ruction work]s1 improv$ 
workplace safety by disc\rag+           
fly-by-night contractors f bidd+1       
inc5tiviz$ work=ce tra9+1 & /imulat$ !  
economy4  7#f7 ,! ,wage & ,h\r ,division
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor adm9i/]s !      
,davis-,bacon ,act by1 among o!r ?+s1   

det]m9+ prevail+ wage rates & prescrib+ 
regulations & /&>ds to be obs]v$ by     
contract+ ag5cies4  7#g7 ,contract+     
ag5cies1 su* z ! ,corps ( ,eng9e]s1     
h[ev]1 h ! prim>y day-to-day            
responsibility = en=cem5t ( !           
,davis-,bacon ,act & its labor /&>ds    
requirem5ts pursuant to subp>ts #bb4djf 
& #bb4djg ( ! ,f$]al ,acquisition       
,regulation & "p #e ( title #bi1 ,code (
 ,f$]al ,regulations & ,reorganization  
,plan ,no4 #ad ( #aiej 7#e ,u4,s4,c4    
app474  7#h7 ,"s irresponsible          
contractors & subcontractors (t5 avoid  
_! prevail+ wage obligations by1 among  
o!r ?+s1 engag+ 9 craft                 
misclassification4  7#i7 ,craft         
misclassification ref]s to ! practice 9 
:i* contractors misclassify high-skill$ 
work]s z g5]al labor]s or o!r           
classifications 9 ord] to avoid pay+ !  
high] prevail+ wage rate applicable to !
 high-skill$ "w actually p]=m$4  7#aj7  
,z "p ( ! ,national ,def5se             
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjbj 

7,public ,law #aaf-ib71 ,congress       
direct$ ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates to conduct a /udy on ! contract+ 
practices ( ! ,army ,corps ( ,eng9e]s4  
7#aa7 ,! ,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability ,(fice
 7,,gao7 publi%$ _! report on ?is /udy  
on ,m>* #aj1 #bjba ) recomm5dations to !
 ,army ,corps ( ,eng9e]s to ensures     
contractor employees are paid prevail+  
wages z requir$ by ! ,davis-,bacon ,act4
  7#ab7 ,9 _! report1 ,,gao f\nd t f    
,fiscal ,ye>s #bjae to #bjai1 !re 7 five
 times z _m subcontractors1 comp>$ to   
prime contractors1 f\nd to be 9         
violation ( ! ,davis-,bacon ,act4 ,none 
7 recomm5d$ to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor =   
deb>m5t f receiv+ future contracts4     
7#ac7 ,,gao f\nd t ! ,army ,corps (     
,eng9e]s ,headqu>t]s guidance to _! #ch 
di/ricts lacks suffici5t in=mation to   
ensure consi/5t monitor+ ( contractors' 
compliance ) ! ,davis-,bacon ,act f "o  
,army ,corps di/rict to ! next4  #c4    
,ensur+ t contractor employees on army  
corps projects are paid prevail+ wages z

 requir$ by law ,! ,assi/ant ,secret>y (
 ! ,army = ,civil ,works %all provide to
 ea* ,army ,corps di/rict cl>ify+1 uni=m
 guidance ) respect to prevail+ wage    
requirem5ts = contractors &             
subcontractors ( ! ,army ,corps t-- 7#a7
 con=ms ) ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor's        
regulations1 policies1 & guidance )     
respect to ! prop] implem5tation &      
en=cem5t ( sub*apt] ,,iv ( *apt] #ca (  
title #dj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7commonly
 kn[n z ! ,davis-,bacon ,act7 & o!r     
relat$ ,acts1 includ+ ! prop]           
classification ( all crafts by ,f$]al   
con/ruction contractors &               
subcontractors2  7#b7 directs ,army     
,corps di/ricts to inve/igate work]     
compla9ts & ?ird-p>ty compla9ts )9 #cj  
days ( ! date ( fil+2 &  7#c7 in/ructs  
,army ,corps di/ricts t c]tifi$ payroll 
reports submitt$ by contractors &       
subcontractors & ! in=mation conta9$    
!re9 %all be publicly available & are n 
exempt f disclosure "u section #eeb7;b7 
( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4