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40 U.S.C. § 3141 — Definitions

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40 U.S.C. § 3141 — Definitions

In this subchapter, the following definitions apply: (1) **Federal government.—** — The term “Federal Government” has the same meaning that the term “United States” had in the Act of March 3, 1931 (ch. 411, 46 Stat. 1494) (known as the Davis-Bacon Act). (2) **Wages, scale of wages, wage rates, minimum wages, and prevailing wages.—** — The terms “wages”, “scale of wages”, “wage rates”, “minimum wages”, and “prevailing wages” include— (A) the basic hourly rate of pay; and (B) for medical or hospital care, pensions on retirement or death, compensation for injuries or illness resulting from occupational activity, or insurance to provide any of the forgoing, for unemployment benefits, life insurance, disability and sickness insurance, or accident insurance, for vacation and holiday pay, for defraying the costs of apprenticeship or other similar programs, or for other bona fide fringe benefits, but only where the contractor or subcontractor is not required by other federal, state, or local law to provide any of those benefits, the amount of— (i) the rate of contribution irrevocably made by a contractor or subcontractor to a trustee or to a third person under a fund, plan, or program; and (ii) the rate of costs to the contractor or subcontractor that may be reasonably anticipated in providing benefits to laborers and mechanics pursuant to an enforceable commitment to carry out a financially responsible plan or program which was communicated in writing to the laborers and mechanics affected.

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In this subchapter, the following definitions apply: (1) **Federal government.—** — The term “Federal Government” has the same meaning that the term “United States” had in the Act of March 3, 1931 (ch. 411, 46 Stat. 1494) (known as the Davis-Bacon Act). (2) **Wages, scale of wages, wage rates, minimum wages, and prevailing wages.—** — The terms “wages”, “scale of wages”, “wage rates”, “minimum wages”, and “prevailing wages” include— (A) the basic hourly rate of pay; and (B) for medical or hospital care, pensions on retirement or death, compensation for injuries or illness resulting from occupational activity, or insurance to provide any of the forgoing, for unemployment benefits, life insurance, disability and sickness insurance, or accident insurance, for vacation and holiday pay, for defraying the costs of apprenticeship or other similar programs, or for other bona fide fringe benefits, but only where the contractor or subcontractor is not required by other federal, state, or local law to provide any of those benefits, the amount of— (i) the rate of contribution irrevocably made by a contractor or subcontractor to a trustee or to a third person under a fund, plan, or program; and (ii) the rate of costs to the contractor or subcontractor that may be reasonably anticipated in providing benefits to laborers and mechanics pursuant to an enforceable commitment to carry out a financially responsible plan or program which was communicated in writing to the laborers and mechanics affected.

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20 U.S.C. § 35 to 35n — Omitted

### Statutory Notes #### Codification Sections 35, 35 note, and 35a to 35n, which were enacted by Part A of Pub. L. 88–210, §§ 1–10, 12–17, Dec. 18, 1963, 77 Stat. 403 to 415, to be known as the “Vocational Education Act of 1963” were omitted in the general reorganization of Pub. L. 88–210 by Pub. L. 90–576, title I, § 101, Oct. 16, 1968, 82 Stat. 1064, which redesignated such Part A as title I of Pub. L. 88–210 and, as so redesignated, completely reorganized such title I and authorized its citation as the “Vocational Education Act of 1963”. Such act, as redesignated and reorganized, was classified to section 1241 et seq. of this title. Section 35, Pub. L. 88–210, § 1, Dec. 18, 1963, 77 Stat. 403, set out declaration of policy as to sections 35 to 35n of this title. Section 35 note, Pub. L. 88–210, § 17, Dec. 18, 1963, 77 Stat. 415, named sections 1–17 of Pub. L. 88–210 the “Vocational Education Act of 1963”. See Codification note set out preceding [section 2301 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section2301&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 35a, Pub. L. 88–210, § 2, Dec. 18, 1963, 77 Stat. 403, authorized annual appropriations. Section 35b, Pub. L. 88–210, § 3, Dec. 18, 1963, 77 Stat. 403, covered determination of allotment to be made to each State of sums appropriated under [section 35a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section35a&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 35c, Pub. L. 88–210, § 4, Dec. 18, 1963, 77 Stat. 405, set out allowable uses for allotments. Section 35d, Pub. L. 88–210, § 5, Dec. 18, 1963, 77 Stat. 405, set out requisite elements of State plan and covered the designation of State board and State advisory council, policy and procedure for allocation of all

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40 U.S.C. § 3141 — Definitions

Page 120 TITLE 40—PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS § 3141 seq.) of chapter 17 of Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. AMENDMENTS 2018—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 115–232 added subsec. (c). 2017—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–91, § 3502(b)(2), sub- stituted ‘‘31 or’’ for ‘‘31,’’ and struck out ‘‘or the Mer- chant Ship Sales Act of 1946 (50 App. U.S.C. 1735 et seq.),’’ after ‘‘title 46,’’. 2006—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–304 substituted ‘‘subtitle V of title 46’’ for ‘‘the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1101 et seq.)’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relat- ing thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Secu- rity, and the Department of Homeland Security Reor- ganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6. SUBCHAPTER IV—WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS § 3141. Definitions In this subchapter, the following definitions apply: (1) FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘‘Fed- eral Government’’ has the same meaning that the term ‘‘United States’’ had in the Act of March 3, 1931 (ch. 411, 46 Stat. 1494) (known as the Davis-Bacon Act). (2) WAGES, SCALE OF WAGES, WAGE RATES, MINIMUM WAGES, AND PREVAILING WAGES.—The terms ‘‘wages’’, ‘‘scale of wages’’, ‘‘wage rates’’, ‘‘minimum wages’’, and ‘‘prevailing wages’’ include— (A) the basic hourly rate of pay; and (B) for medical or hospital care, pensions on retirement or death, compensation for in- juries

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