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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safer Officers and Safer Citizens 
Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) While police body worn cameras are not a panacea, they 
        do contribute to keeping both law enforcement officers and 
        citizens safer.
            (2) Increasing the use of body worn cameras by law 
        enforcement officers has been shown by multiple studies to 
        significantly reduce the number of use of force incidents and 
        the number of citizen complaints.
            (3) Increased accountability and transparency in policing 
        activities will benefit all our citizens, including our law 
        enforcement officers.

SEC. 3. GRANT PROGRAM.

    Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
(42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

  ``PART MM--GRANT PROGRAM FOR BODY WORN CAMERAS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT 
                                OFFICERS

``SEC. 3031. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    ``(a) In General.--The Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance 
is authorized to make grants to States, units of local government, and 
Indian tribes to purchase body worn cameras for use by State, local, 
and tribal law enforcement officers.
    ``(b) Uses of Funds.--Grants awarded under this section shall be--
            ``(1) distributed directly to the State, unit of local 
        government, or Indian tribe; and
            ``(2) used for the purchase of--
                    ``(A) body worn cameras for law enforcement 
                officers; and
                    ``(B) necessary initial supportive technological 
                infrastructure for body worn cameras for law 
                enforcement officers in the jurisdiction of the 
                grantee.
    ``(c) Preferential Consideration.--In awarding grants under this 
part, the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance shall give 
preferential consideration, if feasible, to an application from a 
jurisdiction that--
            ``(1) has in place a comprehensive policy that is--
                    ``(A) developed in consultation with a broad group 
                of criminal justice experts and community members, and 
                that contains policies and procedures addressing 
                deployment, video capture, privacy protections, 
                viewing, use, release, storage, retention, the effect 
                on community-police interactions, and audits and 
                controls;
                    ``(B) supported by a comprehensive communication 
                and education campaign that involves interested parties 
                in law enforcement, courts, prosecution, the defense 
                bar, civic leadership, labor organizations, victim and 
                juvenile advocacy, the media, and the public; and
                    ``(C) informed by the best practices on body worn 
                cameras developed by the Department of Justice;
            ``(2) has the greatest need for body worn cameras based on 
        the percentage of law enforcement officers in the department 
        who do not have access to a body worn camera;
            ``(3) has a violent crime rate at or above the national 
        average as determined by the Bureau of Justice Statistics; and
            ``(4) commits to submitting such metrics on the usage of 
        body worn cameras, in such a format and at such a time as the 
        Department of Justice shall reasonably specify, for the 
        purposes of collecting and studying data on the effectiveness 
        of body worn cameras to increase safety for both law 
        enforcement officers and citizens.
    ``(d) Matching Funds.--The portion of the costs of a program 
provided by a grant under subsection (a) may not exceed 75 percent. Any 
funds appropriated by Congress for the activities of any agency of an 
Indian tribal government or the Bureau of Indian Affairs performing law 
enforcement functions on any Indian lands may be used to provide the 
non-Federal share of a matching requirement funded under this 
subsection.

``SEC. 3032. APPLICATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--To request a grant under this part, the chief 
executive of a State, unit of local government, or Indian tribe shall 
submit an application to the Director of the Bureau of Justice 
Assistance in such form and containing such information as the Director 
may reasonably require.
    ``(b) Regulations.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this part, the Director of the Bureau of Justice 
Assistance shall promulgate regulations to implement this section, 
including the information that must be included and the requirements 
that the States, units of local government, and Indian tribes must meet 
in submitting the applications required under this section.

``SEC. 3033. DEFINITIONS.

    ``For purposes of this part--
            ``(1) the term `Indian tribe' has the same meaning as in 
        section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
        Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e));
            ``(2) the term `law enforcement officer' means any officer, 
        agent, or employee of a State, unit of local government, or 
        Indian tribe authorized by law or by a government agency to 
        engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, or 
        investigation of any violation of criminal law, or authorized 
        by law to supervise sentenced criminal offenders;
            ``(3) the term `State' means each of the 50 States, the 
        District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
        United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the 
        Northern Mariana Islands; and
            ``(4) the term `unit of local government' means a county, 
        municipality, town, township, village, parish, borough, or 
        other unit of general government below the State level.

``SEC. 3034. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this part, $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022.
    ``(b) Remaining Funds.--Any amounts made available to carry out 
this part that are unobligated at the end of each fiscal year, shall be 
returned to the general fund of the Treasury for debt reduction.''.

SEC. 4. OFFSET.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) In 2010, the most current year for which figures are 
        available, the Federal Government spent $1,670,000,000 
        operating and maintaining unutilized and underutilized 
        buildings.
            (2) Federal agencies have consistently indicated that the 
        disposal efforts of the agencies are often hampered by 
        statutory requirements.
    (b) Offset.--Notwithstanding subtitle I of title 40, United States 
Code, or any other provision of law, the Administrator of General 
Services, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget, may immediately identify and dispose of, through sale at 
fair market value or demolition if unsuitable for sale, the most 
financially burdensome excess Federal property, so as to generate not 
more than $500,000,000 in savings by the end of fiscal year 2022.
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Safer Officers and Safer Citizens Act of 2017 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance to award matching grants to states, local governments, and Indian tribes to purchase body-worn cameras.  The Bureau of Justice Assistance must give preference to grant applications from jurisdictions that: (1) have comprehensive policies and procedures related to implementation of a body-worn camera program, (2) have high percentages of officers without access to body-worn cameras, (3) have violent crime rates above the national average, and (4) agree to submit metrics on the use of body-worn cameras.  As an offset, the bill allows the General Services Administration to identify and dispose of (i.e., sell or demolish) excess federal property. 


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Healthy Local Policies for Schools 
Act of 2010'' or the ``HELP Schools Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) childhood obesity increased threefold among children 
        and adolescents in the 30 years preceding the date of enactment 
        of this Act;
            (2) about 12,000,000 children and adolescents ages 2 to 19 
        are considered obese;
            (3) obesity-related diseases cost the United States economy 
        more than $147,000,000,000 every year;
            (4) both low levels of physical activity and an increase in 
        caloric intake have contributed to the unprecedented epidemic 
        of childhood obesity;
            (5) overweight adolescents have a 70 to 80 percent chance 
        of becoming overweight adults, increasing the risk for chronic 
        disease, disability, and death;
            (6) children and adolescents are--
                    (A) not meeting dietary recommendations;
                    (B) underconsuming important food groups and 
                nutrients needed for growth and development; and
                    (C) overconsuming saturated fat, trans fat, sodium, 
                and added sugars;
            (7) nutrition education and promotion helps foster a school 
        environment that--
                    (A) supports healthy eating;
                    (B) helps initiate and sustain healthy eating 
                behaviors;
                    (C) increases acceptance and consumption of healthy 
                school meals;
                    (D) increases participation in school meal 
                programs;
                    (E) enhances school meal quality; and
                    (F) supports development and implementation of 
                local wellness policies;
            (8) nutrition education and promotion is a critical 
        component of most major health promotion and disease prevention 
        programs;
            (9) research shows that school-based nutrition programs and 
        services both improve health and contribute to the academic 
        achievement of school children;
            (10) research shows that fit children achieve more 
        academically and have better school attendance and fewer 
        disciplinary problems;
            (11) a comprehensive study of local wellness policies 
        across the United States found that--
                    (A) many policies were underdeveloped and 
                fragmented; and
                    (B) the vast majority of students were enrolled in 
                a school district that did not--
                            (i) require evaluation of the 
                        implementation or effectiveness of the wellness 
                        policy of the district; or
                            (ii) include any provisions for reviewing 
                        and revising the wellness policy;
            (12) the same study reported that between 5 and 6 percent 
        of students were enrolled in a school district that had 
        identified a potential source of funding to support 
        implementation of the wellness policy of the district;
            (13) the nutrition education and promotion initiatives for 
        school children in effect as of the date of enactment of this 
        Act lack coordination, funding, and sustainability;
            (14) the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans of the 
        Department of Health and Human Services recommend that children 
        engage in at least 60 minutes of physical activity on most, and 
        preferably all, days of the week;
            (15) children spend many waking hours at school and 
        therefore need to be active during the school day to meet the 
        recommendations of the Physical Activity Guidelines for 
        Americans; and
            (16) as of the date of enactment of this Act--
                    (A) only 3.8 percent of elementary schools, 7.9 
                percent of middle schools, and 2.1 percent of high 
                schools provide daily physical education or the 
                equivalent for the entire school year; and
                    (B) 22 percent of schools do not require students 
                to take any physical education at all.

SEC. 3. LOCAL WELLNESS POLICIES.

    Section 5 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
U.S.C. 1754) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 5. LOCAL WELLNESS POLICIES.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Extended school day.--The term `extended school day' 
        means--
                    ``(A) the official school day; and
                    ``(B) the time before and after the official school 
                day during which events or activities are primarily 
                under the control of the school or a third party on 
                behalf of the school.
            ``(2) Local wellness policy.--The term `local wellness 
        policy' means a nutrition and physical activity wellness policy 
        of a local educational agency established under section 204 of 
        the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 (42 
        U.S.C. 1751 note; Public Law 108-265).
    ``(b) Requirements.--Not later than the first day of the school 
year beginning 1 year after the date of enactment of the HELP Schools 
Act of 2010, each local educational agency participating in a program 
authorized by this Act or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1771 et seq.) shall strengthen the local school wellness policy of the 
local educational agency by ensuring, at a minimum, that the policy--
            ``(1) includes goals for nutrition promotion and education, 
        physical education, physical activity, food marketing and 
        advertising on the school campus, and other school-based 
        activities designed to promote participation in child nutrition 
        programs and student wellness through the extended school day, 
        in a manner that the local educational agency determines to be 
        appropriate;
            ``(2) includes an implementation plan to achieve the goals 
        of the local wellness policy;
            ``(3) ensures that guidelines for reimbursable school meals 
        are not less restrictive than regulations and guidance issued 
        by the Secretary pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of section 
        10 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1779) and 
        sections 9(f)(1) and 17(a) of this Act, as those regulations 
        and guidance apply to schools;
            ``(4) ensures that nutritional guidelines for foods and 
        beverages sold in schools that are not part of reimbursable 
        school meals are in compliance with the standards established 
        by the Secretary; and
            ``(5) includes a plan for measuring implementation of the 
        local wellness policy, including the designation of a local 
        wellness policy committee under subsection (d).
    ``(c) Transparency.--
            ``(1) In general.--In carrying out this section, each local 
        educational agency shall make readily available and widely 
        disseminate to relevant stakeholders--
                    ``(A) the local wellness policy of the local 
                education agency, including the implementation plan 
                described in subsection (b)(5);
                    ``(B) any assessments of the implementation of the 
                local wellness policy;
                    ``(C) any updates to the local wellness policy; and
                    ``(D) appropriate local and State contact 
                information.
            ``(2) Availability requirement.--Not later than the first 
        day of the school year following the date of enactment of the 
        HELP Schools Act of 2010, each local educational agency shall 
        make readily available the policy and plan described in 
        paragraph (1)(A).
            ``(3) Assessment of implementation.--
                    ``(A) Assessment of implementation.--Not later than 
                2 years after the date of enactment of the HELP Schools 
                Act of 2010, and every 3 years thereafter, each local 
                educational agency shall complete and make readily 
                available the results of an assessment of the 
                implementation of the local wellness policy of the 
                local educational agency that includes--
                            ``(i) the extent to which schools under the 
                        jurisdiction of the local educational agency 
                        are in compliance with the local wellness 
                        policy of the agency;
                            ``(ii) the extent to which the local 
                        wellness policy of the local educational agency 
                        compares with model local wellness policies 
                        recommended under subsection (e)(2)(A)(ii); and
                            ``(iii)(I) a description of the progress 
                        made in attaining the goals of the local 
                        wellness policy described in subsection (b); 
                        and
                            ``(II) any revisions to the local wellness 
                        policy to more effectively address those goals.
    ``(d) Local Wellness Policy Committee.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
        of enactment of the HELP Schools Act of 2010, each local 
        educational agency shall designate a standing Local Wellness 
        Policy Committee (referred to in this subsection as the 
        `Committee').
            ``(2) Representation.--
                    ``(A) Required representatives.--The Committee of 
                each local educational agency shall be comprised of at 
                least 1 representative from the local educational 
                agency from each of the following categories of 
                stakeholders:
                            ``(i) Principals.
                            ``(ii) Teachers.
                            ``(iii) Parents of students.
                            ``(iv) Students.
                            ``(v) The school food authority.
                            ``(vi) The school board of the local 
                        educational agency.
                            ``(vii) The physical education program.
                            ``(viii) School health professionals, such 
                        as school nurses, school counselors, social 
                        workers, or health education teachers.
                    ``(B) Authorized representatives.--A Committee may 
                also include a registered dietitian, pediatrician, 
                dentist, a representative of the local health 
                department, or other representatives of the local 
                community.
            ``(3) Terms and conditions.--Each local educational agency 
        shall determine the terms and conditions under which each 
        member of the Committee of the local educational agency serves.
            ``(4) Duties.--Duties and responsibilities of each 
        Committee shall include--
                    ``(A) ensuring that the local educational agency 
                served by the Committee meets the requirements 
                described in this section;
                    ``(B) fostering integration of the local wellness 
                policy of the local educational agency with existing 
                coordinated school health programs, and other health-
                related activities in the schools and community served 
                by the local educational agency; and
                    ``(C) making Committee proceedings and other 
                pertinent information relating to the activities of the 
                Committee readily available.
    ``(e) Technical Assistance and Outreach.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
        Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Health and Human 
        Services, acting through the Centers for Disease Control and 
        Prevention, shall assist in the adoption of effective local 
        wellness policies by local educational agencies in accordance 
        with this section.
            ``(2) Outreach.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the 
        Secretary shall perform outreach to key State and local 
        stakeholders to promote effective local wellness policies and 
        provide technical assistance that--
                    ``(A) includes--
                            ``(i) a hotline, online resources, and 
                        trainings on designing, implementing, 
                        promoting, disseminating, and evaluating local 
                        wellness policies and overcoming barriers to 
                        the adoption of local wellness policies; and
                            ``(ii) model local wellness policies and 
                        best practices recommended by Federal agencies, 
                        State agencies, and nongovernmental 
                        organizations; and
                    ``(B) is for guidance purposes only and not binding 
                or otherwise designed to be mandate to schools, local 
                educational agencies, school food authorities, or State 
                child nutrition programs.
            ``(3) Funding.--
                    ``(A) In general.--On October 1, 2010, and on each 
                October 1 thereafter through October 1, 2014, out of 
                any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
                the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the 
                Secretary to carry out this paragraph $1,000,000, to 
                remain available until expended.
                    ``(B) Receipt and acceptance.--The Secretary shall 
                be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to 
                carry out this paragraph the funds transferred under 
                subparagraph (A), without further appropriation. 
    ``(f) Study and Report.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in conjunction with the 
        Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
        shall prepare a report on the implementation, strength, and 
        effectiveness of the local wellness policies carried out in 
        accordance with this section.
            ``(2) Study of local wellness policies.--The study 
        described in paragraph (1) shall include--
                    ``(A) an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses 
                of local wellness policies and how the policies compare 
                with model local wellness policies recommended under 
                subsection (e)(2)(A)(ii); and
                    ``(B) an assessment of the impact of the local 
                wellness policies in addressing the requirements of 
                subsection (b).
            ``(3) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2014, the 
        Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture, 
        Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on 
        Education and Labor of the House of Representatives a report 
        that describes the findings of the study.''.

SEC. 4. REPEAL.

    Section 204 of the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 
2004 (42 U.S.C. 1751 note; Public Law 108-265) is repealed.

SEC. 5. BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

    The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by 
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO 
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional 
Record by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, provided that 
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
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Healthy Local Policies for Schools Act of 2010 or HELP Schools Act of 2010 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to replace the nutrition promotion program with a program that requires local educational agencies (LEAs) to ensure that their local wellness policies: (1) include goals for nutrition and physical education, physical activity, on-campus food marketing and advertising, and other school-based activities that promote nutrition and wellness throughout the extended school day; (2) include plans for implementing, and measuring the implementation of, such policies; (3) require reimbursable school meals to meet certain nutritional guidelines; and (4) require the nutritional guidelines for nonreimbursable foods and beverages sold in schools to be in compliance with standards established by the Secretary of Agriculture.

Requires each LEA, within two years of this Act's enactment and every three years thereafter, to complete and disseminate an assessment of their local wellness policy.

Directs each LEA to designate a standing Local Wellness Policy Committee made up of education, health, and nutrition stakeholders to foster the integration of a local wellness policy that meets this Act's requirements with other health-related activities in the LEA's schools and community.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) provide technical assistance and outreach to key state and local stakeholders to promote effective local wellness policies; and (2) prepare a report, in conjunction with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), on the implementation, strength, and effectiveness of local wellness policies.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCE.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Davis-Bacon Reform 
Act''.
    (b) Reference.--Whenever in this Act (other than in section 12) an 
amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to a section or other 
provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or 
other provision of the Act of March 3, 1931, entitled ``An Act relating 
to the rate of wages for laborers and mechanics employed on public 
buildings of the United States and the District of Columbia by 
contractors and subcontractors, and for other purposes'' (40 U.S.C. 
276a et seq.) (commonly referred to as the ``Davis-Bacon Act'').

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN THRESHOLD AMOUNT.

    Subsection (a) of section 1 (40 U.S.C. 276a(a)) is amended by 
striking out ``$2,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``$500,000''.

SEC. 3. APPROPRIATE CIVIL SUBDIVISION FOR COMPUTATION OF PREVAILING 
              WAGE.

    Subsection (a) of section 1 (40 U.S.C. 276(a)) is amended by 
striking out ``the city, town, village, or other civil subdivision of 
the State, in which the work is to be performed,'' and inserting in 
lieu thereof ``the particular urban or rural subdivision (of the State) 
in which the work is to be performed,''.

SEC. 4. DETERMINATION OF PREVAILING WAGE.

    Subsection (a) of section 1 (40 U.S.C. 276(a)) is amended by adding 
at the end thereof the following new sentence: ``In determining the 
prevailing wage for a class of laborers, mechanics, or helpers where 
more than a single wage is being paid to the corresponding class of 
laborers, mechanics, or helpers, the Secretary shall establish as the 
prevailing wage the entire range of wages being paid to such 
corresponding class of laborers, mechanics, or helpers employed on 
private industry projects of a character similar to the contract work 
in the urban or rural subdivision of the State in which the work is to 
be performed, or in the District of Columbia if the work is to be 
performed there.''.

SEC. 5. EXCLUSION OF FEDERAL PROJECTS FROM PREVAILING WAGE COMPUTATION.

    Subsection (b)(1) of section 1 (40 U.S.C. 276a(b)(1)) is amended by 
inserting before the semicolon the following: ``, excluding the basic 
hourly rates of pay of individuals whose wages are established pursuant 
to the requirements of this Act, unless it is determined that there is 
insufficient wage data to determine the prevailing wages in the absence 
of data from such Federal or federally assisted projects''.

SEC. 6. CLASSIFICATION OF HELPERS.

    Section 1 (40 U.S.C. 276a) is amended by adding at the end thereof 
the following new subsection:
    ``(c)(1) For the purposes of this Act, helpers of laborers or 
mechanics shall be considered as a separate class and prevailing wages 
for such helpers shall be determined on the basis of the corresponding 
class of helpers employed on private industry projects of a character 
similar to the contract work in the urban or rural subdivision of the 
State in which the work is to be performed, or in the District of 
Columbia if the work is to be performed there.
    ``(2) For purposes of this section, the term `helper' means a semi-
skilled worker (rather than a skilled journeyman mechanic) who--
            ``(A) works under the direction of and assists a 
        journeyman,
            ``(B) under the direction and supervision of the 
        journeyman, performs a variety of duties to assist the 
        journeyman, such as--
                    ``(i) preparing, carrying, and furnishing 
                materials, tools, equipment, and supplies and 
                maintaining them in order,
                    ``(ii) cleaning and preparing work areas,
                    ``(iii) lifting, positioning, and holding materials 
                or tools, and
                    ``(iv) other related semi-skilled tasks as directed 
                by the journeyman, and
            ``(C) may use tools of the trade which are under the 
        direction and supervision of the journeyman.''.

SEC. 7. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACT-SPLITTING.

    Section 1 (40 U.S.C. 276a) (as amended by section 6) is further 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections:
    ``(d) Any person entering into a contract under which wages are to 
be determined in accordance with this Act shall not divide any project 
into contracts of $500,000 or less if the project would not have been 
so divided but for the purpose of avoiding the application of this Act.
    ``(e) Whenever the Secretary of Labor determines that a division 
for such purpose as described in subsection (d) has occurred, the 
Secretary may--
            ``(1) require that the contracts, grants, or other 
        instruments providing Federal financing or assistance be 
        amended so as to incorporate retroactively all the provisions 
        which would have been required under this Act or other 
        applicable prevailing wage statute, and
            ``(2) require the contracting or assisting agency, the 
        recipient of Federal financing or assistance, or any other 
        entity which awarded the contract or instrument providing 
        Federal financing or assistance in violation of this section, 
        to compensate the contractor, the grantee, or other recipient 
        of Federal assistance, as appropriate, for payment to each 
        affected laborer, mechanic, and helper, of an amount equal to 
        the difference between the rate received and the applicable 
        prevailing wage rate, with interest on wages due at the rate 
        specified in section 6621(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
        1986, from the date the work was performed by such laborers, 
        mechanics, and helpers.
    ``(f) The Secretary shall make a determination that a division for 
such purpose as described in subsection (d) has occurred only where the 
Secretary has notified the agency or entity in question not later than 
180 days after completion of construction on the project that an 
investigation will be conducted concerning an alleged violation of this 
subsection.''.

SEC. 8. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT APPLYING REFORM TO RELATED ACTS.

    The Act (40 U.S.C. 276a et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following new section:
    ``Sec. 8. No provision of any law requiring the payment of 
prevailing wage rates as determined by the Secretary in accordance with 
this Act shall apply to contracts for construction, alteration, or 
repair valued at $500,000 or less, or in the case of rent supplement 
assistance or other assistance for which the instrument of Federal 
financing or assistance does not have an aggregate dollar amount, where 
the assisted project is in the amount of $500,000 or less.''.

SEC. 9. MATCHING FUNDS.

    The Act (40 U.S.C. 276a et seq.) (as amended by section 8) is 
further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section:
    ``Sec. 9. In the case of a grant or other instrument by which the 
Federal Government provides to or shares with any State or subdivision 
thereof funding of a construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, 
reconstruction, or renovation project, any law requiring the payment of 
prevailing wage rates as determined by the Secretary in accordance with 
this Act shall apply to that project only if at least 25 percent of the 
costs of that project are paid by the Federal grant or instrument.''.

SEC. 10. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION OF SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--The Act (40 U.S.C. 276a et seq.) (as amended by 
sections 8 and 9) is further amended by adding at the end thereof the 
following new section:
    ``Sec. 10. The provisions of section 1 of this Act relating 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 specifically 
        approved in advance by the contracting or assisting agency, the 
        recipient of Federal financing or assistance, or other entity 
        which awarded the contract 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 contractor 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 redesignated, the 
        following new section:
    ``Section 1. This Act may be cited as the `Davis-Bacon Act'.''.
    (b) Payment of Wages by Comptroller General.--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 helpers 
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 General 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 obligations to 
employees and subcontractors.''.

SEC. 12. COPELAND ACT PAPERWORK REDUCTION AMENDMENT.

    (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 compensation 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 
submit 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, including 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 outstanding on that date.
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Davis-Bacon Reform Act - Amends the Davis-Bacon Act (the Act) to raise the threshold amount of contracts covered by such Act and related Acts. 
Requires computation of the prevailing wage for the particular urban or rural subdivision of the State in which the work is to be performed. 
Requires establishment as the prevailing wage the entire range of wages paid to the corresponding class of workers in an area. 
Excludes Federal or federally assisted projects from the determination of prevailing wage, unless there is insufficient wage data. 
Allows use of semi-skilled helpers, on projects covered by the Act, in areas where such use is an identifiable practice. 
Prohibits contract-splitting to avoid applications of the Act. 
Applies the Act to local projects only if at least 25 percent of the project costs are paid by Federal funds. 
Exempts volunteer labor from coverage under the Act. 
Provides for direct payment of any back pay due to workers under the Act. 
Amends the Copeland Anti-Kickback Act to revise payroll information reporting requirements. 
Directs the Secretary of Labor and the Comptroller General to report annually to the appropriate congressional committees on implementation and impact on local wages and on local and national economies of the Davis-Bacon Act and the Copeland Anti-Kickback Act.