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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 666. 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 Homeland
Security 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).
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