14-U.S.C.-666
§666 – Local Hire
Pathway
Title 14 > Part I > Chapter 17 > Section 666
Details
- Reference: Section 666
- Legend: §666 – Local Hire
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, each contract awarded by the Coast Guard for construction or services to be performed in whole or in part in a State that has an unemployment rate in excess of the national average rate of unemployment (as determined by the Secretary of Labor) shall include a provision requiring the contractor to employ, for the purpose of performing that portion of the contract in that State, individuals who are local residents and who, in the case of any craft or trade, possess or would be able to acquire promptly the necessary skills. The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating may waive the requirements of this subsection in the interest of national security or economic efficiency.
(b) Local Resident Defined.—As used in this section, local resident means a resident of, or an individual who commutes daily to, a State described in subsection (a).
(Added Pub. L. 101–225, title II, §206(a), Dec. 12, 1989, 103 Stat. 1912; amended Pub. L. 107–296, title XVII, §1704(a), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2314; Pub. L. 112–213, title II, §217(10), Dec. 20, 2012, 126 Stat. 1558.)
Amendments
2012—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 112–213 substituted of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating for of Homeland Security.
2002—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–296 substituted of Homeland Security for of Transportation.
Effective Date of 2002 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 107–296 effective on the date of transfer of the Coast Guard to the Department of Homeland Security, see section 1704(g) of Pub. L. 107–296, set out as a note under section 101 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage
14-U.S.C.-649 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Coast Guard
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14-U.S.C.-663 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Regular Coast Guard
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