as provided for in this section to public agencies, either upon completion of the rehabilitation or repair involved, or as such rehabilitation or repair progresses, it being the purpose of this subsection to authorize the Administrator to make payments to public agencies, out of funds appropriated pursuant to this section, as reimbursement for the cost of such public agencies of work performed in accomplishing rehabilitation or repair prior to final completion of such work and at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrator, after consultation with the public agency involved: Provided, That no such payment made by the Administrator shall be in an amount which, together with all previous payments made to reimburse such public agency for the cost of such rehabilitation or repair, shall exceed the estimated cost of the work then performed. If the Administrator shall determine at any time that the aggregate of such payments exceeds the actual cost of the work then performed the United States shall be entitled to recover such excess. In the event the estimate of the cost of rehabilitation or repair of an airport as certified to Congress by the Administrator exceeds the actual cost of such rehabilitation or repair, the amount of such excess shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts. Appropriations made pursuant to this subsection shall remain available until expended."

Time Limitations on Filing of Requests

(d) No request for reimbursement of the cost of rehabilitation or repair of a public airport submitted pursuant to this section shall be considered by the Administrator unless such request was submitted to him within six months after the occurrence of the damage upon which the request is based, or, in the case of a request relating to damage occurring while the airport was under the control and management of the United States, within six months after the transfer of such control and management of the airport to the public agency involved; except that the Administrator may not consider any request submitted to him after March 31, 1954.

Time Limitations on Making of Certifications

(e) No certification pursuant to this section with respect to a request submitted to the Administrator after the date of enactment of this subsection (except a supplemental certification of the amount by which the actual cost of accomplished rehabilitation or repair exceeds the amount of a prior certification which was based on the estimated cost of such rehabilitation or repair) shall be made to the Congress after a date one year from the expiration of the period prescribed by law for the submittal of such request.

REPORTS TO CONGRESS

SEO. 18. [60 Stat. 180, 49 U. S. C. 1117] On or before the third day of January of each year the Administrator shall make a report to

In addition, Section 4 of Public Law 105, 83rd Congress, supra, provides that: "Notwithstanding any provision of existing law to the contrary, all appropriations heretofore made to the Department of Commerce, pursuant to certifications made by that Department to the Congress under section 17 of the Federal Airport Act, for reimbursement of public agencies for the cost of rehabilitating or repairing public airports damaged by Federal agencies, shall remain available until expended."

the Congress describing his operations under this Act during the preceding fiscal year, including detailed statements of the airport development accomplished, the status of each project undertaken, the allocation of appropriations, and itemized statements of expenditures and receipts, and setting forth his recommendations, if any, for legislation amending or supplementing this Act.

FALSE STATEMENTS

SEC. 19. [60 Stat. 180, 49 U. S. C. 1118] Any officer, agent, or employee of the United States, or any officer, agent, or employee of any public agency, or any person, association, firm, or corporation who shall knowingly make any false statement, false representation, or false report as to the character, quality, quantity or cost of the material used or to be used, or the quantity or quality of the work performed or to be performed, or the costs thereof, in connection with the submission of plans, maps, specifications, contracts, or estimates of project costs for any project submitted to the Administrator for approval under this Act or shall knowingly make any false statement, false representation, or false report or claim for work or materials for any project approved by the Administrator under this Act, or shall knowingly make any false statement or false representation in any report required to be made under this Act, with the intent to defraud the United States shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment, for not to exceed five years or by a fine of not to exceed $10,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

EXISTING AIRPORT PROGRAMS

SEC. 20. [60 Stat. 180, 49 U. S. C. 1119] Nothing in this Act shall affect the carrying out of the program for the development of public landing areas necessary for national defense, authorized by the Department of Commerce Appropriation Act, 1946, or the program for the development of civil landing areas, authorized by the First Supplemental National Defense Appropriation Act, 1944, which programs shall be additional to the Federal-aid airport program authorized by this Act.

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE

UNITED STATES

TRANSMITTING REORGANIZATION PLAN NO. 14 OF 1950, FOR THE PURPOSE OF COORDINATING THE ADMINISTRATION OF LABOR STANDARDS'

MARCH 13, 1950.-Referred to the Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments and ordered to be printed

To the Congress of the United States:

I transmit herewith Reorganization Plan No. 14 of 1950, prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Reorganization Act of 1949. For the purpose of coordinating the administration of labor standards under various statutes relating to Federal construction and public works or to construction with federally financed assistance or guaranties, the reorganization plan authorizes the Secretary of Labor to prescribe appropriate standards, regulations, and procedures with respect to these matters and to make such investigations concerning compliance with, and enforcement of, labor standards as he deems desirable. The purpose is to assure consistent and effective enforcement of such standards.

The plan is in general accord with the recommendations of the Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government. It constitutes a further step in rebuilding and strengthening the Department of Labor to make it the central agency of the Government for dealing with labor problems.

After investigation I have found and hereby declare that the reorganization contained in this plan is necessary to accomplish one or more of the purposes set forth in section 2 (a) of the Reorganization Act of 1949.

There are several laws regulating wages and hours of workers employed on Federal contracts for public works or construction. The "eight hour laws" limit the employment of laborers and mechanics on such projects to 8 hours per day and permit their employment in excess of that limit only upon condition that time and one-half the basic-wage rate is paid for the excess hours. The Davis-Bacon Act provides that the minimum rates of pay for laborers and mechanics on certain Federal public-works contracts shall be those prevailing for the corresponding classes of workers in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor. The Copeland anti-kick-back law prohibits the exaction of rebates or kick-backs from workers employed on the construction of Federal public works or works financed by the Federal Government and authorizes the Secretary of Labor to make regulations for contractors engaged on such projects.

1 Printed as H. Doc. No. 518, 81st Cong., 2d Sess.

In addition to the above statutes, there are several acts which require the payment of prevailing-wage rates, as determined by the Secretary of Labor, to laborers and mechanics employed on construction financed in whole or in part by loans or grants from the Federal Government or by mortgages guaranteed by the Federal Government. These acts are: the National Housing Act, the Housing Act of 1949, the Federal Airport Act, and the Hospital Survey and Construction Act of 1946.

With the exception of the Department of Labor, the Federal agencies involved in the administration of the various acts are divided into two classes: (1) agencies which contract for Federal public works or construction; and (2) agencies which lend or grant Federal funds, or act as guarantors of mortgages, to aid in the construction of projects to be built by State or local public agencies or private individuals and groups. The methods of enforcing labor standards necessarily differ between these two groups of agencies.

The methods adopted by the various agencies for the enforcement of labor standards vary widely in character and effectiveness. As a result, uniformity of enforcement is lacking and the degree of protection afforded workers varies from agency to agency.

In order to correct this situation, this plan authorizes the Secretary of Labor to coordinate the administration of legislation relating to wages and hours on federally financed or assisted projects by prescribing standards, regulations, and procedures to govern the enforcement activities of the various Federal agencies and by making such investigations as he deems desirable to assure consistent enforcement. The actual performance of enforcement activities, normally including the investigation of complaints of violations, will remain the duty of the respective agencies awarding the contracts or providing the Federal assistance.

Since the principal objective of the plan is more effective enforcement of labor standards, it is not probable that it will result in savings. But it will provide more uniform and more adequate protection for workers through the expenditures made for the enforcement of the existing legislation.

THE WHITE HOUSE, March 13, 1950.

HARRY S. TRUMAN.

REORGANIZATION PLAN NO. 14 OF 1950 1

Prepared by the President and transmitted to the Senate and the House of Repre sentatives in Congress assembled, March 13, 1950, pursuant to the provisions of the Reorganization Act of 1949, approved June 20, 1949

LABOR STANDARDS ENFORCEMENT

In order to assure coordination of administration and consistency of enforcement of the labor standards provisions of each of the following Acts by the Federal agencies responsible for the administration thereof, the Secretary of Labor shall prescribe appropriate standards, regulations, and procedures, which shall be observed by these agencies, and cause to be made by the Department of Labor such investigations, with respect to compliance with and enforcement of such labor

1 Effective May 24, 1950; 64 Stat. 1267; 5 U. S. C. § 133z-15.

standards, as he deems desirable, namely: (a) The Act of March 3, 1931 (46 Stat. 1494, ch. 411), as amended; (b) the Act of June 13, 1934 (48 Stat. 948, ch. 482); (c) the Act of August 1, 1892 (27 Stat. 340, ch. 352), as amended; (d) the Act of June 19, 1912 (37 Stat. 137, ch. 174), as amended; (e) the Act of June 3, 1939 (53 Stat. 804, ch. 175), as amended; (f) the Act of August 13, 1946 (60 Stat. 1040, ch. 958) the Act of May 13, 1946 (60 Stat. 170, ch. 251), as amended; and (h) the Act of July 15, 1949 (ch. 338, Public Law 171, Eighty-first Congress, first session).

Federal Airport Act.