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Follow the other requirements of the Copeland "Anti -Kickback" Act and implementing <br />regulations.33 <br />5.3 Suggested Language <br />The following provides a sample contract clause: <br />"Compliance with the Copeland "Anti -Kickback" Act. <br />Contractor. The contractor shall comply with 18 U.S.C. § 874,40 U.S.C. § 3145, and the <br />requirements of 29 C.F.R. Part 3 as may be applicable, which are incorporated by reference into <br />this contract. <br />Subcontracts. The contractor or subcontractor shall insert in any subcontracts the clause above <br />and such other clauses as FEMA may by appropriate instructions require, and also a clause <br />requiring the subcontractors to include these clauses in any lower tier subcontracts. The prime <br />contractor shall be responsible for the compliance by any subcontractor or lower tier <br />subcontractor with all of these contract clauses. <br />Breach. A breach of the contract clauses above may be grounds for termination of the contract, <br />and for debarment as a contractor and subcontractor as provided in 29 C.F.R. § 5.12." <br />6. Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act <br />Where applicable,34 all contracts awarded by the NFE of more than $100,000 that involve the <br />employment of mechanics or laborers must include a provision for compliance with statutory <br />requirements on work hours and safety standards.35 Under 40 U.S.C. § 3702, each contractor must <br />base wages for every mechanic and laborer on a standard 40 -hour work week. Work over 40 hours is <br />allowed, so long as the worker is paid at least one and a half times the base pay rate for all hours <br />worked over 40 hours in the work week. Additionally, for construction work, under 40 U.S.C. § 3704, <br />work surroundings and conditions for laborers and mechanics must not be unsanitary or unsafe. <br />Relevant definitions are at 40 U.S.C. § 3701 and 29 C.F.R. § 5.2. <br />6.1 Applicability <br />This required contract provision applies to all procurements over $100,000 that involve the <br />employment of mechanics, laborers, and construction work.36 These requirements do not apply to <br />33 18 U.S.C. § 874; 40 U.S.C. § 3145; 29 C.F.R. Part 3. <br />34 See 40 U.S.C. §§ 3701-3708. <br />35 40 U.S.C. §§ 3702, 3704. The Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act is supplemented by <br />Department of Labor regulations at 29 C.F.R. Part 5. See 2 C.F.R. Part 200, Appendix II, § E. <br />36 41 C.F.R. Part 60-1.3. <br />22 <br />