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The Labor Department is to be commended in trying to do this by improved personnel and its increased use in the field, by its endeavors to obtain more and more information and evaluations from awarding agencies on what are prevailing rates, similar construction, proper areas from which to draw prevailing wage criteria, etc. In addition to these increased sources of information and judgment, there is the presently operating Wage Appeals Board and an expanding body of unimpeachable information in the form of audit reports and opinions on observance of statutory authority by the Comptroller General. It is not unreasonable to assume the present language in the Davis-Bacon Act, in view of these improved procedures, may gradually take on more realistic meaning without legislation.

Conclusion

In conclusion, AGC would emphasize the need for legislation to establish an independent review procedure along the lines of AGC's proposal, and to abolish the 30-percent rule, if accuracy in wage predeterminations, fairness in enforcement, and observance of statutory authority are to be fully achieved in the long run.

Finally, AGC would commend the subcommittee for its continuing interest in improved Davis-Bacon administration and the Department of Labor for the steps it has been taking, in the absence of legislation, to the same end.

Sincerely,

WILLIAM E. DUNN,

Executive Director.

(Whereupon, at 11:45 a.m., the committee was adjourned, subject

to call of the Chair.)

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

THE UNIVERSIT
OF MICHIGAN

JUN 30 1964

MAIN READING ROOM

SPECIAL SUBCOMMITTEE ON LABOR

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

EIGHTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

ON

H.R. 1678 and H.R. 6088

BILLS TO PROVIDE WAGE STANDARDS FOR PERSONS ENGAGED
BY FEDERAL CONTRACTORS OR SUBCONTRACTORS TO FUR-
NISH SERVICES OR MAINTENANCE WORK TO FEDERAL AGEN-
CIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

HEARINGS HELD IN WASHINGTON, D.C.,
JANUARY 27, 29, 30, AND MARCH 16, 1964

Printed for the use of the Committee on Education and Labor
ADAM C. POWELL, Chairman

33-922 O

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1964

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