**(a) In general** Any contract for the construction of affordable housing with 12 or more units assisted with funds made available under this part shall contain a provision requiring that not less than the wages prevailing in the locality, as predetermined by the Secretary of Labor pursuant to sections 3141–3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40, shall be paid to all laborers and mechanics employed in the development of affordable housing involved, and participating jurisdictions shall require certification as to compliance with the provisions of this section prior to making any payment under such contract.
**(b) Waiver** Subsection (a) shall not apply if the individual receives no compensation or is paid expenses, reasonable benefits, or a nominal fee to perform the services for which the individual volunteered and such persons are not otherwise employed at any time in the construction work.
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**(a) In general** Any contract for the construction of affordable housing with 12 or more units assisted with funds made available under this part shall contain a provision requiring that not less than the wages prevailing in the locality, as predetermined by the Secretary of Labor pursuant to sections 3141–3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40, shall be paid to all laborers and mechanics employed in the development of affordable housing involved, and participating jurisdictions shall require certification as to compliance with the provisions of this section prior to making any payment under such contract.
**(b) Waiver** Subsection (a) shall not apply if the individual receives no compensation or is paid expenses, reasonable benefits, or a nominal fee to perform the services for which the individual volunteered and such persons are not otherwise employed at any time in the construction work.
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§ 12721. Findings
The Congress finds that—
(1) the Nation has not made adequate
progress toward the goal of national housing
policy, as set out in the Housing Act of 1949 [42
U.S.C. 1441 et seq.] and reaffirmed in the Hous-
ing and Urban Development Act of 1968, which
would provide decent, safe, sanitary, and af-
fordable living environments for all Ameri-
cans;
(2) the supply of affordable rental housing is
diminishing;
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(3) the Tax Reform Act of 1986 removed
major tax incentives for the production of af-
fordable rental housing;
(4) the living environments of an increasing
number of Americans have deteriorated over
the past several years as a result of reductions
in Federal assistance to low-income and mod-
erate-income families;
(5) many Americans face the possibility of
homelessness unless Federal, State, and local
governments work together with the private
sector to develop and rehabilitate the housing
stock of the Nation to provide decent, safe,
sanitary, and affordable housing for very low-
income and low-income families;
(6) reliable Federal leadership is needed to
achieve an adequate supply of affordable hous-
ing for all Americans;
(7) to achieve the goal of national housing
policy, there is a need to strengthen nation-
wide a cost-effective community-based hous-
ing partnership designed to—
(A) expand the supply of rental housing
that is affordable to very low-income and
low-income families,
(B) improve homeownership opportunities
for low-income families,
(C) carry out comprehensive housing strat-
egies tailored to local housing market condi-
tions, and
(D) protect the Federal, State, and local
investment in low-income housing to ensure
affordability of the housing for th