TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO LABOR WAGE RATES UNDER HOUSING PROGRAMS.

SEC. 913. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO LABOR WAGE RATES UNDER HOUSING PROGRAMS. (a) Supportive Housing for the Elderly.—Section 202(j)(5) of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q(j)(5)), as amended by section 801 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, is amended to read as follows: “(5) Labor.— “(A) In general.—The Secretary shall take such action as may be necessary to ensure that all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and subcontractors in the construction 106 STAT. 3877of housing with 12 or more units assisted under this section shall be paid wages at rates not less than the rates prevailing in the locality involved for the corresponding classes of laborers and mechanics employed on construction of a similar character, as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with the Act of March 3, 1931 (commonly known as the Davis- Bacon Act). “(B) Exemption.— Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any individual who— “(i) performs services for which the individual volunteered; “(ii) (I) does not receive compensation for such services; or “(II) is paid expenses, reasonable benefits, or a nominal fee for such services; and “(iii) is not otherwise employed at any time in the construction work.”. (b) Supportive Housing for Persons With Disabilities.—Section 811^X6) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013(j)(6)) is amended— (1) by striking “(6) Labor standards.—The Secretary” and inserting the following: “(6) Labor standards.— “(A) In general.—The Secretary”; (2) by striking “assisted under this section and designed for dwelling use by 12 or more persons with disabilities” and inserting “with 12 or more units assisted under this section”; (3) by inserting “commonly known as” before “the Davis- Bacon Act”; (4) by striking “; but the Secretary” and all that follows through “undertaking the construction”; and (5) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: “(B) Exemption.— Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any individual who— “(i) perforins services for which the individual volunteered; “(I) does not receive compensation for such services; or “(II) is paid expenses, reasonable benefits, or a nominal fee for such services; and “(iii) is not otherwise employed at any time in the construction work.”.