; and (4) other activities that are deemed necessary by the President, with guidance from the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, or other relevant agency leaders. (c) Role of Federal agencies To operate the Climate Resiliency Corps, the President may utilize existing Federal departments and agencies, including the Department of Labor, the Department of Defense, the National Guard Bureau, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Agriculture, the Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency, and Federal governmental corporations. (d) Contract authority (1) For the purpose of carrying out this section, the President may enter into such contracts or agreements with States as may be necessary, including provisions for utilization of existing State administrative agencies. (2) States entering into such contracts or agreements shall provide written assurances to the President that all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors in the performance of construction work financed in whole or in part with assistance under this section shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar work in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code. (e) Acquisition of real property The President, or the head of any department or agency authorized by the President to construct any project or to carry on any public works under this Act, may acquire real property for such project or public work by purchase, donation, condemnation, or otherwise. (f) Administration (1) Employment preference If the President determines that amounts appropriated to carry out a Climate Resiliency Corps under this Act for a fiscal year will be insufficient to employ all of the citizens of the United States described in section (b) who are seeking or