16 U.S.C. § 831b : US Code - Section 831B: Officers and employees; wages of laborers and mechanics; application of employees' compensation provisions

Search 16 U.S.C. § 831b : US Code - Section 831B: Officers and employees; wages of laborers and mechanics; application of employees' compensation provisions

(a) Appointment by the chief executive officer
The chief executive officer shall appoint, with the advice and
consent of the Board, and without regard to the provisions of the
civil service laws applicable to officers and employees of the
United States, such managers, assistant managers, officers,
employees, attorneys, and agents as are necessary for the
transaction of the business of the Corporation.
(b) Wage rates
All contracts to which the Corporation is a party and which
require the employment of laborers and mechanics in the
construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of buildings,
dams, locks, or other projects shall contain a provision that not
less than the prevailing rate of wages for work of a similar nature
prevailing in the vicinity shall be paid to such laborers or
mechanics.
In the event any dispute arises as to what are the prevailing
rates of wages, the question shall be referred to the Secretary of
Labor for determination, and his decision shall be final. In the
determination of such prevailing rate or rates, due regard shall be
given to those rates which have been secured through collective
agreement by representatives of employers and employees.
Where such work as is described in the two preceding paragraphs
is done directly by the Corporation the prevailing rate of wages
shall be paid in the same manner as though such work had been let
by contract.
Insofar as applicable, the benefits of subchapter I of chapter 81
of title 5 shall extend to persons given employment under the
provisions of this chapter.