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and laborers employed directly upon the site of the work, unconditionally and not less often than once a week, and without subsequent deduction of rebate on any account, the full amounts accrued at time of payment, computed at wage rates not less than those stated in the advertised specifications, regardless of any contractual relationship which may be alleged to exist between the contractor or subcontractor and such laborers and mechanics, and that the scale of wages to be paid shall be posted by the contractor in a prominent and easily accessible place at the site of the work; and the further stipulation that there may be withheld from the contractor so much of accrued payments as may be considered necessary by the contracting officer to pay to laborers and mechanics employed by the contractor or any subcontractor on the work the difference between the rates of wages required by the contract to be paid laborers and mechanics on the work and the rates of wages received by such laborers and mechanics and not refunded to the contractor, subcontractors, or their agents. Mar. 3, 1931, c. 411, § 1, 46 Stat. 1494; Aug. 30, 1935, c. 825, 49 Stat. 1011; June 15, 1940, c. 373, §1, 54 Stat. 399; as amended July 12, 1960, Pub. L. 86-624, § 26, 74 Stat. 411.

Section 276a-1. Termination of work on failure to pay agreed wages; completion of work by Government.

Every contract within the scope of sections 276a to 276a-5 of this title shall contain the further provision that in the event it is found by the contracting officer that any laborer or mechanic employed by the contractor or any subcontractor directly on the site of the work covered by the contract has been or is being paid a rate of wages less than the rate of wages required by the contract to be paid as aforesaid, the Government may, by written notice to the contractor, terminate his right to proceed with the work or such part of the work as to which there has been a failure to pay said required wages and to prosecute the work to completion by contract or otherwise, and the contractor and his sureties shall be liable to the Government for any excess costs occasioned the Government thereby. Mar. 3, 1931, c. 411, § 2, as added Aug. 30, 1935, c. 825, 49 Stat. 1011.

Section 276a-2. Payment of wages by Comptroller General from withheld payments; listing contractors violating contracts.

(a) The Comptroller General of the United States is authorized and directed to pay directly to laborers and mechanics from any accrued payments withheld under the terms of the contract any wages found to be due laborers and mechanics pursuant to sections 276a to 276a-5 of this title; and the Comptroller General of the

United States is further authorized and is directed to distribute a list of all departments of the Government giving the names or persons or firms whom he has found to have disregarded their obligations to employees and subcontractors. No contract shall be awarded to the persons or firms appearing on this list or to any firm, corporation, partnership, or association in which such persons or firms have an interest until three years have lapsed from the date of publication of the list containing the names of such persons or firms.

(b) If the accrued payments withheld under the terms of the contract, as aforesaid are insufficient to reimburse all the laborers and mechanics, with respect to whom there has been a failure to pay the wages required pursuant to sections 276a to 276a-5 of this title, such laborers and mechanics shall have the right of action and/or of intervention against the contractor and his sureties conferred by law upon persons furnishing labor or materials, and in such proceedings it shall be no defense that such laborers and mechanics accepted or agreed to accept less than the required rate of wages or voluntarily made refunds. Mar. 3, 1931, c. 411, § 3, as added Aug. 30, 1935, c. 825, 49 Stat. 1011.

Section 276a-5. Suspension of sections 276a to 276a-5 during emergency.

In the event of a national emergency the President is authorized to suspend the provisions of sections 276a to 276a-5 of this title. Mar. 3, 1931, c. 411, § 6, as added Aug. 30, 1935, c. 825, 49 Stat. 1011.

Section 276c. Same; regulations governing contractors and sub

contractors.

The Secretary of Labor shall make reasonable regulations for contractors and subcontractors engaged in the construction, prosecution, completion or repair of public buildings, public works or buildings or works financed in whole or in part by loans or grants from the United States, including a provision that each contractor and subcontractor shall furnish weekly a statement with respect to the wages paid each employee during the preceding week. Section 1001 of Title 18 shall apply to such statements. As amended Aug. 28, 1958, Pub. L. 85-800, § 12, 72 Stat. 967.

CHAPTER 4.—THE PUBLIC PROPERTY

Section 303b. Lease of buildings by Government; money consideration.

Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, the leasing of buildings and properties of the United States shall be for a money consideration only, and there shall not be included in the lease any

provision for the alteration, repair, or improvement or such buildings or properties as a part of the consideration for the rental to be paid for the use and occupation of the same. The moneys derived from such rentals shall be deposited and covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. June 30, 1932, c. 314, § 321, 47 Stat. 412.

Section 304.

Disposal of lands acquired by devise.

The General Services Administration is authorized to take custody, for disposal as excess property under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, of such lands as have been or may hereafter be acquired by the United States by devise. Mar. 3, 1903, c. 1007, § 1, 32 Stat. 1112; Oct. 31, 1951, c. 654, § 4(8), 65 Stat. 709.

Section 304a. Disposition of surplus real property; assignment to governmental agency; lease; sale.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, whenever any real property located outside of the District of Columbia, exclusive of military or naval reservations, heretofore or hereafter acquired by any Federal agency, by judicial process or otherwise in the collection of debts, purchase, donation, condemnation, devise, forfeiture, lease, or in any other manner, is, in whole or in part, declared to be in excess of its needs by the Federal agency having control thereof, or by the President on recommendation of the Administrator of General Services, the Administrator of General Services, is authorized (a) to assign or reassign to any Federal agency or agencies space therein: Provided, That if the Federal agency to which space is assigned does not desire to occupy the space so assigned to it, the decision of the Administrator of General Services shall be subject to review by the President; or (b) pending a sale, to lease such real property on such terms and for such period not in excess of five years as he may deem in the public interest; or (c) to sell the same at public sale to the highest responsible bidder upon such terms and after such public advertisement as he may deem in the public interest: Provided, further, That if no bids which are satisfactory as to price and responsibility of bidder are received as a result of such public advertisement, the Administrator of General Services is authorized to sell such property by negotiation, upon such terms as may be deemed to be to the best interest of the Government, but at a price not less than that bid by the highest responsible bidder. Aug. 27, 1935, c. 744, § 1, 49 Stat. 885; July 18, 1940, c. 635, §§ 1, 3, 54 Stat. 764, 765; June 30, 1949, c. 288, Title I, § 103, 63 Stat. 380.

Section 314. Sale of war supplies, lands, and buildings.

The President is authorized, through the head of any executive department, to sell, upon such terms as the head of such department shall deem expedient, to any person, partnership, association, corporation, or any other department of the Government, or to any foreign State or Government, engaged in war against any Government with which the United States is at war, any war supplies, material and equipment, and any by-products thereof, and any building, plant, or factory, acquired since April sixth, nineteen hundred and seventeen, including the lands upon which the plant or factory may be situated, for the production of such war supplies, materials, and equipment which, during the emergency existing July 9, 1918, may have been purchased, acquired, or manufactured by the United States: Provided further, That sales of guns and ammunition made under the authority contained in this section or any other Act shall be limited to sales to other departments of the Government and to foreign States or Governments engaged in war against any Government with which the United States is at war, and to members of the National Rifle Association and of other recognized associations organized in the United States for the encouragement of small-arms target practice. July 9, 1918, c. 143, 40 Stat. 850; Feb. 25, 1919, c. 39, § 3, 40 Stat. 1173; May 29, 1928, c. 901, 45 Stat. 986; Aug. 7, 1946, c. 770, § 1(55), 60 Stat. 870.

CHAPTER 5.-HOURS OF LABOR ON PUBLIC WORKS EIGHT-HOUR LAWS

Section 321. Eight-hour day on public works; river and harbor dredging; longer hours unlawful.

The service and employment of all laborers and mechanics who are or may be employed by the Government of the United States or the District of Columbia, or by any contractor or subcontractor, upon a public work of the United States or of the District of Columbia, and of all persons who are or may be, employed by the Government of the United States or the District of Columbia, or any contractor or subcontractor, to perform services similar to those of laborers and mechanics in connection with dredging or rock excavation in any river or harbor of the United States or of the District of Columbia, is limited and restricted to eight hours in any one calendar day; and it shall be unlawful for any officer of the United States Government or of the District of Columbia, or any such contractor or subcontractor whose duty it shall be to employ, direct, or control the services of such laborers or mechanics or of such persons employed to perform services similar to those of laborers and mechanics in connection with dredging or rock excavation in any river or harbor of the United States or of

the District of Columbia, to require or permit any such laborer or mechanic or any such person employed to perform services similar to those of laborers and mechanics in connection with dredging or rock excavation in any river or harbor of the United States or of the District of Columbia, to work more than eight hours in any calendar day, except in case of extraordinary emergency: Provided, That nothing in this section and section 322 of this title, shall apply or be construed to apply to persons employed in connection with dredging or rock excavation in any river or harbor of the United States or of the District of Columbia while not directly operating dredging or rock-excavating machinery or tools, nor to persons engaged in construction or repair of levees or revetments necessary for protection against floods or overflows on the navigable rivers of the United States. Aug. 1, 1892, c. 352, § 1, 27 Stat. 340; Mar. 3, 1913, c. 106, 37 Stat. 726.

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Any officer or agent of the Government of the United States or of the District of Columbia, or any contractor or subcontractor whose duty it shall be to employ, direct, or control any laborer or mechanic employed upon a public work of the United States or of the District of Columbia, or any person employed to perform services similar to those of laborers and mechanics in connection with dredging or rock excavation in any river or harbor of the United States or of the District of Columbia, who shall intentionally violate any provision of section 321 of this title, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and for each and every such offense shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court having jurisdiction thereof. Aug. 1, 1892, c. 352, § 2, 27 Stat. 340; Mar. 3, 1913, c. 106, 37 Stat. 726.

Section 324. Public contracts to provide for eight-hour day; stipulation for penalty; inspectors to report violations; deduction of penalty; appeals; right to action in Court of Claims.

*** Any contractor or subcontractor aggrieved by the withholding of any penalty as hereinbefore provided shall have the right within six months thereafter to appeal to the head of the department making the contract on behalf of the United States or the Territory, and in the case of a contract made by the District of Columbia to the Commissioners thereof, who shall have power to review the action imposing the penalty, and in all such appeals from such final order whereby a contractor or subcontractor may be aggrieved by the imposition of the penalty hereinbefore pro

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