14 U.S.C. § 904 | Local hire

(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).

Pub. L. 101–225, title II, § 206(a)Dec. 12, 1989103 Stat. 1912 Pub. L. 107–296, title XVII, § 1704(a)Nov. 25, 2002116 Stat. 2314 Pub. L. 112–213, title II, § 217(10)Dec. 20, 2012126 Stat. 1558 Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 107(b)Dec. 4, 2018132 Stat. 4205(Added , , , § 666; amended , , ; , , ; renumbered § 904, , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 115–282 section 666 of this title2018— renumbered as this section.

Pub. L. 112–2132012—Subsec. (a). substituted “of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating” for “of Homeland Security”.

Pub. L. 107–2962002—Subsec. (a). substituted “of Homeland Security” for “of Transportation”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2002 Amendment

Pub. L. 107–296 section 1704(g) of Pub. L. 107–296 section 101 of Title 10Amendment by effective on the date of transfer of the Coast Guard to the Department of Homeland Security, see , set out as a note under , Armed Forces.