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On the recordFebruary 3, 2011
I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To limit the application of the Davis-Bacon Act in the case of projects funded under this Act) On page _, between lines _ and _, insert the following: SEC. __. NONAPPLICATION OF DAVIS-BACON. None of the funds made available under this Act (or an amendment made by this Act) may be used to administer or enforce the wage-rate requirements of subchapter IV of chapter 31 of part A of subtitle II of title 40, United States Code (commonly referred to as the ``Davis-Bacon Act'') with respect to any project or program funded under this Act (or amendment).
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky

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