‘‘SEC. 10. The provisions of section 1 of this Act re-
lating to the wages required to be paid shall not apply
to any individual—
‘‘(1) who contributes services on a voluntary
basis; and
‘‘(2) who—
‘‘(A) does not receive compensation for
such services; or
‘‘(B) is paid expenses, reasonable benefits,
or a nominal fee for such services; and
‘‘(3) whose contribution of such services is spe-
cifically approved in advance by the contracting or
assisting agency, the recipient of Federal financing
or assistance, or other entity which awarded the con-
tract or instrument providing Federal financing or
assistance, which is the entity in the closest relation
to the work to be performed; and
‘‘(4) whose contribution of such services is not
for the benefit or competitive advantage of any con-
tractor otherwise performing or seeking to perform
work on the same project.’’.
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Subsection (b) of
section 3 (40 U.S.C. 276a–2) is amended by inserting
‘‘(except as provided for in section 10 of this Act)’’ after
‘‘agreed to accept less than the required rate of wages’’.
SEC. 11. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—The Act (40 U.S.C. 276a et seq.)
is amended—
(1) by redesignating sections 1 through 6 as
sections 2 through 7, respectively; and
(2) by inserting before section 2, as so redesig-
nated, the following new section:
‘‘SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the ‘Davis-
Bacon Act’.’’.
(b) PAYMENT OF WAGES BY COMPTROLLER GEN-
ERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 4, as so redesignated,
(40 U.S.C. 276a–2) is amended by striking out the first
sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following new
sentences: ‘‘In accordance with regulations issued by the
Secretary pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 14
of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267), any wages found to be due to
laborers, mechanics, and helpers pursuant to this Act shall
be paid directly to such laborers, mechanics, and helpers
from any accrued payments withheld under the terms of
the contract. Any sums due laborers, mechanics, or help-
ers under section 1, not paid because of inability to do
so within 3 years, shall revert to or be deposited into the
Treasury of the United States. The Administrator of Gen-
eral Services shall distribute a list to all departments of
the Government giving the names of persons or firms that
the Secretary has found to have disregarded their obliga-
tions to employees and subcontractors.’’.
SEC. 12. COPELAND ACT PAPERWORK REDUCTION AMEND-
MENT.
(a) STATEMENTS.—Section 2 of the Act of June 13,
1934, entitled ‘‘An Act to effectuate the purpose of certain
statutes concerning rates of pay for labor, by making it
unlawful to prevent anyone from receiving the compensa-
tion contracted for thereunder, and for other purposes’’
(40 U.S.C. 276c) (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Copeland
Act’’) is amended by striking out ‘‘shall furnish weekly
a statement with respect to the wages paid each employee
during the preceding week’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘shall furnish, at the beginning, midpoint, and conclusion
of the period covered by the contract, a statement with
respect to the weekly wages paid each employee during
such period, except that such statement shall be furnished
no less often than every 3 months’’.
(b) APPLICATION.—Section 2 of such Act (40 U.S.C.
276c) is further amended by adding at the end thereof
the following new sentence: ‘‘This section shall not apply
to any contract or project that is exempted by its size from
the application of the Davis-Bacon Act.’’.
SEC. 13. REPORTS REQUIRED.
Beginning 1 year after the effective date of the
amendments made by this Act, and at intervals of 1 year
thereafter, the Secretary of Labor and the Comptroller
General of the United States shall each prepare and sub-
mit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report
describing the results of a review of the implementation,
enforcement, administration, impact on local wages, and
impact on local and national economies of the Act of
March 3, 1931 (the Davis-Bacon Act), the Act of June
13, 1934 (the Copeland Act), and the amendments made
by this Act during the preceding 12-month period, includ-
ing recommendations for such further legislation as may
be appropriate.
SEC. 14. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect
on the date that is 60 days after the date of enactment
of this Act but shall not affect any contract in existence
on that date or made pursuant to invitations for bids out-
standing on that date.
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