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PUBLIC LAW 89-209-SEPT. 29, 1965

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whole or in part under this section will be paid, without subsequent deduction or rebate on any account, not less than the minimum comjjensation as determined by the Secretary of Labor to be the prevailing minimum compensation lor persons employed in similar activities; and (2) no part of any project or production which is financed in whole or in part under this section will be performed or engaged in under working conditions which are unsanitary or hazardous or dangerous to the health and safety of the employees engaged in such project or production. Compliance with the safety and sanitary laws of the State in which the performance or part thereof is to take place shall be prima facie evidence of compliance. The Secretary of Labor shall have the authority to prescribe standards, regulations, and procedures as he may deem necessary or appropriate to carry out the provisions of this subsection. (k) I t shall be a condition of the receipt of any grant under this section that the group or individual or the State or State agency receiving such grant furnish adequate assurances to the Secretary of Labor that all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors on construction projects assisted under this section shall be paid wages at rates not less that those prevailing on similar construction in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act, as amended (40 U.S.C. 276a—2fr6a-5). 78'^sta5r'238!^^' The Secretary of Labor shall have with respect to the labor standards specified in this subsection the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (15 F. E. 3176; 5 U.S.C. 133Z-15) and section 2 of the Act of June 13, 1934, as amended ^4 Stat. i267. (40 U.S.C. 276c). ^ 63 Stat. 108. (1) The Chairman shall correlate the programs of the National Endowment for the Arts insofar as practicable, with existing Federal programs and with those undertaken by other public agencies or private groups, and shall develop the programs of the Endowment with due regard to the contribution to the objectives of this Act which can be made by other Federal agencies under existing programs. TRANSFER OF THE N A T I O N A L C O U N C I L ON THE ARTS

SEC. 6. (a) The National Council on the Arts, established by the National Arts and Cultural Development Act of 1964, and its functions are transferred from the Executive Office of the President to the National Endowment for the Arts. (b) The National Council on the A i t s shall, in addition to performing any of the duties and responsibilities prescribed by the National Arts and Cultural Development Act of 1964, (1) advise 78 Stat. 905. the Chairman with respect to policies, programs, and procedures for note."^^ ^'^^ carrying out his functions, duties, or responsibilities pursuant to the provisions of this Act, and (2) review applications for financial assistance made under this Act and make recommendations thereon to the Chairman. The Chairman shall not approve or disapprove any such application until he has received the recommendation of the Council on such application, unless the Council fails to make a recommendation thereon within a reasonable time. (c) The function of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution wath respect to serving as an ex officio member of the National Council on the Arts, now derived from section 5(a) of the National Arts and Cultural Development Act of 1964, is hereby abolished. (d)(1) The first sentence of section 5(a) of the National Arts and Cultural Development Act of 1964 is amended by striking out "twenty-four" and inserting in lieu thereof "twenty-six".

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