Opportunity in Federal Construction Act

Bill: 115-s-1200
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2017-05-22
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Building construction

Census and government statistics

Congressional oversight

Department of Labor

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Government studies and investigations

Public contracts and procurement

Wages and earnings
Latest action: action_date: 2017-05-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-05-22
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Opportunity in Federal Construction Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires certain prevailing wage determinations for laborers and mechanics be made using representative statistical sample techniques.</p>  <p>The Government Accountability Office shall study, and report on, the implementation of Department of Labor regulations to carry out the requirement of this bill.. </p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1200 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 22, 2017 Mr. Flake introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To require that certain prevailing wage determinations be made using representative statistical sample techniques.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Opportunity in Federal Construction Act . 2. Wage determinations (a) In general Section 3142(b) of title 40, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting , acting through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, after Secretary of Labor ; and (2) by inserting before the period at the end the following: , using surveys carried out by the Bureau of Labor Statistics that use proper representative statistical sampling techniques . (b) Rulemaking The Secretary of Labor shall issue regulations to carry out the amendments made by subsection (a). 3. GAO report (a) Study Not later than one year after the effective date of the regulations issued pursuant to section 2(b), the Comptroller General of the United States shall commence a study of the implementation of such regulations. (b) Report The Comptroller General shall submit a report to Congress containing the results of the study described in subsection (a).