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45 V444 ,COMPTROLLERi GENERAL, UP TH-E UNITED STATES
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December 3, 1973
TL% fonorable
Thu Secretary of Labor
Dear Hr. Secretary:
We are encloping a copy of our latter of t~day to the Secretary of
the Air FPrc-i, in which we advise ihat disbursennts i accordance with
Wage Datcazination 73-594 (Rev, 3) under a contract entered into by the
Air Force and Pan American World Airways, Incorporated, for the opera-
tion and maintenance of the Bautern Tant Range, Brevard County, Florida,
would be proper.
We agree with your Departmnt that it was thM intent of Congreos in
eanacting the Service Contract Act AmeDdcants of 1972 that wage determina-
tioas issued as a result of a hearing eld pursuant to section 4(c) of
-( the Service Contract Act would be applicable to contracts awarded prior
to issuance of the wage determination. However, we are concerned that
implementing regulationa have not been promulgated which specifically
provide for contract clauses authorizing the application of a wage de-
termination to previously awarded conractn, Furthr nore, your Dopart-
zunt's own ogulations, issued prior to the 1972 amendments,'state that
a wage datenmiAation issued after rontract award would not be applicable
to that contract, 29 CfR 4.164(c). The Acting Administrator of your
Emnloymerat Standards Administration, by latter of November 12, 1973,
advised us of his intention to revise the regultitions further to con-
form to the mandate of the Act. Un recommend that revised regulations
providing for clauses, for all typi '-of service contracts, which explic-
itly deal with application of post-award wage determitations resulting
from a section 4(c) proceeding be issued as soon as practicnbl.
SL'acerely yours,
JLF.KEU]E T *9
Deputy Comptroller General
of the United States
Enclouure
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