Sec. 841. Worker protections
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None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used for a project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public building or public work unless all of the iron, steel, and manufactured goods used in the project are produced in the United States. Paragraph
(1)shall not apply in any case or category of cases in which the head of the Federal department or agency involved finds that— applying paragraph
(1)would be inconsistent with the public interest; iron, steel, and the relevant manufactured goods are not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and of a satisfactory quality; or inclusion of iron, steel, and manufactured goods produced in the United States will increase the cost of the overall project by more than 25 percent. If the head of a Federal department or agency determines that it is necessary to waive the application of paragraph
(1)based on a finding under paragraph (2), the head of the department or agency shall publish in the Federal Register a detailed written justification as to why the provision is being waived. This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with United States obligations under international agreements. Notwithstanding any other provision of law and in a manner consistent with other provisions in this Act, all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and subcontractors on projects funded directly by or assisted in whole or in part by and through the Federal Government pursuant to this Act shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on projects of a character similar in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code. With respect to the labor standards specified in this section, the Secretary of Labor shall have the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of title 40, United States Code. In awarding any contract in implementing this Act, a Federal department or agency may, on a project-by-project basis, require the use of a project labor agreement by a contractor where use of such an agreement will— advance the Federal Government’s interest in achieving economy and efficiency in Federal procurement, producing labor-management stability, and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations governing safety and health, equal employment opportunity, labor and employment standards, and other matters; and be consistent with law. If a Federal department or agency determines under paragraph
(1)that the use of a project labor agreement will satisfy the criteria in subparagraphs
(A)and
(B)of that paragraph, the department or agency may, if appropriate, require that every contractor or subcontractor on the project agree, for that project, to negotiate or become a party to a project labor agreement with one or more appropriate labor organizations. In this section, the term project labor agreement means a prehire collective bargaining agreement with one or more labor organizations that establishes the terms and conditions of employment for a specific construction project and is an agreement described in section 8(f) of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 158(f) ).
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