[20050919]RS22253_卡特里娜飓风导致的监管豁免和延期.pdf

1 The Davis-Bacon Act sets certain minimum labor standards for workers employed in federalcontract construction. For more on the act, see CRS Report 94-408, The Davis-Bacon Act:Institutional Evolution and Public Policy, by William G. Whittaker. For a copy of theproclamation, see http:/www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/09/20050908-5.html.Congressional Research Service? ?The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS22253Updated September 19, 2005Regulatory Waivers and Extensions Pursuantto Hurricane KatrinaCurtis W. CopelandSpecialist in American National GovernmentGovernment and Finance DivisionSummaryFederal agencies have waived a number of regulatory requirements and extendedthe deadlines for certain reports and applications to assist victims of Hurricane Katrinaand to ease the economic effects of the storm. Most of the actions were permitted byagency or program-specific authorizing statutes. More generally, though, Section 301of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act permitsagencies to modify or waive administrative conditions for federal assistance in the wakeof a major disaster upon the request of state