§ 666. — Local hire.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 14USC666]
TITLE 14--COAST GUARD
PART I--REGULAR COAST GUARD
CHAPTER 17--ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 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).
(Added Pub. L. 101-225, title II, Sec. 206(a), Dec. 12, 1989, 103 Stat.
1912; amended Pub. L. 107-296, title XVII, Sec. 1704(a), Nov. 25, 2002,
116 Stat. 2314.)
Amendments
2002--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107-296 substituted ``of Homeland
Security'' for ``of Transportation''.
Effective Date of 2002 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 107-296 effective on the date of transfer of
the Coast Guard to the Department of Homeland Security, see section
1704(g) of Pub. L. 107-296, set out as a note under section 101 of Title
10, Armed Forces.
