116 STAT. 1152 PUBLIC LAW 107-217—AUG. 21, 2002 written notice to the contractor may terminate the contractor's right to proceed with the work or the part of the work as to which there has been a failure to pay the required wages. The Government may have the work completed, by contract or otherwise, and the contractor and the contractor's sureties shall be liable to the Government for any excess costs the Government incurs. § 3144. Authority of Comptroller General to pay wages and list contractors violating contracts (a) PAYMENT OF WAGES. — (1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General shall pay directly to laborers and mechanics from any accrued payments withheld under the terms of a contract any wages found to be due laborers and mechanics under this subchapter. (2) RIGHT OF ACTION. — If the accrued payments withheld under the terms of the contract are insufficient to reimburse all the laborers and mechanics who have not been peiid the wages required under this subchapter, the laborers and mechanics have the same right to bring a civil action and intervene against the contractor and the contractor's sureties as is conferred by law on persons furnishing labor or materials. In those proceedings it is not a defense that the laborers and mechanics accepted or agreed to accept less than the required rate of wages or voluntarily made refunds. (b) LIST OF CONTRACTORS VIOLATING CONTRACTS.— (1) IN GENERAL. —The Comptroller General shall distribute to all departments of the Federal Government a list of the names of persons whom the Comptroller General has found to have disregarded their obligations to employees and subcontractors. (2) RESTRICTION ON AWARDING CONTRACTS.— No contract shall be awarded to persons appearing on the list or to any firm, corporation, partnership, or association in which the persons have an interest until three years have elapsed from the date of publication of the list. §3145. Regulations governing contractors and subcontractors (a) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary of Labor shall prescribe reasonable regulations for contractors and subcontractors engaged in constructing, carrying out, completing, or repairing public buildings, public works, or buildings or works that at least partly are financed by a loan or grgmt from the Federal Government. The regulations shall include a provision that each contractor and subcontractor each week must furnish a statement on the wages paid each employee during the prior week. (b) APPLICATION.— Section 1001 of title 18 applies to the statements. § 3146. Effect on other federal laws This subchapter does not supersede or impair any authority otherwise granted by federal law to provide for the establishment of specific wage rates.
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