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B-202129 1 (1981-03-18)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabjzj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ) -7 1 4 7 / & 1 W - COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON D.C. 20548 B-202129 March 18, 1981 HRl-BILL-01 The Honorable William V. Roth, Jr. Chairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: This refers to your request for our iews on S. 3, a bill to reduce the paperwork in the enforcement AV Government construction contract provisions relating to wage rates paid to employees. S. 3, if enacted, would amend the Copeland Anti-Kickback Act (40 U.S.C. 276c (1976)) to eliminate the requirement that construction contractors working on Federal or federally assisted projects sub- mit weekly statements to the Federal Government on the wages paid to each employee. We strongly support the intent of the proposed amendment. As demonstrated in our report issued to the Congress on April 27, 1979, entitled The Davis-Bacon Act Should Be Repealed (HRD-79-18), the requirements. for weekly submission of payrolls under Department of Labor regulations are an unnecessary burden on both the contractors and contracting agencies, result in a substantial amount of unnecessary administrative costs for the contractors--and ultimately the Government--and serve very little purpose in enforcement of the act. The Copeland Act deals with compensation to workers employed on Federal or federally assisted construction projects, including projects subject to the Davis-Bacon Act and 77 related statutes. The Copeland Act prohibits anyone under penalty of a fine or imprisonment, to induce an employee to give up any part of the compensation to which he is entitled under his contract of employ- ment. The act does not require submission of payrolls. It requires that Labor issue reasonable regulations requiring con- tractors and subcontractors to submit weekly statements * * * with respect to the wages paid to each employee during the preceding week * * *.

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