§ 1499. — Liquidated damages withheld from contractors under Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC1499]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART IV--JURISDICTION AND VENUE
CHAPTER 91--UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS
Sec. 1499. Liquidated damages withheld from contractors under
Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act \1\
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The United States Court of Federal Claims shall have jurisdiction to
render judgment upon any claim for liquidated damages withheld from a
contractor or subcontractor under section 3703 of title 40.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 942; Pub. L. 87-581, title II,
Sec. 202(a), Aug. 13, 1962, 76 Stat. 360; Pub. L. 97-164, title I,
Sec. 133(e)(1), (2)(A), Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 40, 41; Pub. L. 101-650,
title III, Sec. 325(b)(7), Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5121; Pub. L. 102-
572, title IX, Sec. 902(a)(1), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4516; Pub. L.
107-217, Sec. 3(g)(3), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1299.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on section 324 of title 40, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Public
Buildings, Property and Works (June 19, 1912, ch. 174, Sec. 1, 37 Stat.
137).
This section contains only the jurisdictional provision in the last
clause of section 324 of title 40, U.S.C., 1940 ed.
Changes in phraseology were made.
References in Text
Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act, referred to in section
catchline, is title I of Pub. L. 87-581, Aug. 13, 1962, 76 Stat. 357, as
amended, which was classified generally to subchapter II (Sec. 327 et
seq.) of chapter 5 of former Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and
Works, and was repealed and reenacted as chapter 37 of Title 40, Public
Buildings, Property, and Works, by Pub. L. 107-217, Secs. 1, 6(b), Aug.
21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062, 1304.
Amendments
2002--Pub. L. 107-217 substituted ``section 3703 of title 40'' for
``section 104 of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act''.
1992--Pub. L. 102-572 substituted ``United States Court of Federal
Claims'' for ``United States Claims Court''.
1990--Pub. L. 101-650 substituted ``Hours and Safety Standards'' for
``Hours Standards'' in text.
1982--Pub. L. 97-164 substituted ``Contract Work Hours and Safety
Standards Act'' for ``Contract Work Hours Standards Act'' in section
catchline and ``United States Claims Court'' for ``Court of Claims'' in
text.
1962--Pub. L. 87-581 amended section generally, substituting
``Liquidated damages withheld from contractors under Contract Work Hours
Standards Act'' for ``Penalties imposed against contractors under eight
hour law'' in section catchline, and ``liquidated damages withheld from
a contractor or subcontractor under section 104 of the Contract Work
Hours Standards Act'' for ``a penalty withheld from a contractor or
subcontractor under section 324 of Title 40'' in text.
Effective Date of 1992 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 102-572 effective Oct. 29, 1992, see section
911 of Pub. L. 102-572, set out as a note under section 171 of this
title.
Effective Date of 1982 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 97-164 effective Oct. 1, 1982, see section 402
of Pub. L. 97-164, set out as a note under section 171 of this title.
Effective Date of 1962 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 87-581 effective 60 days after Aug. 13, 1962,
but shall not affect contracts existing or thereafter entered into
pursuant to invitations for bids outstanding on Aug. 13, 1962, see
section 204 of Pub. L. 87-581, Aug. 13, 1962, 76 Stat. 360.
Continued Jurisdiction Upon Claims Under Section 324 of Former Title 40
Pub. L. 87-581, title II, Sec. 202(b), Aug. 13, 1962, 76 Stat. 360,
provided that the Court of Claims (now United States Court of Federal
Claims) was to continue to have jurisdiction to render judgment upon
certain claims for a penalty withheld from a contractor or subcontractor
under section 324 of former Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and
Works, in connection with any contract subject to that section existing
on the date sixty days after Aug. 13, 1962, or thereafter entered into
pursuant to invitations for bids that were outstanding on Aug. 13, 1962.
