was appointed are employed and residents of the United States outside of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. In determining the minimum rate or rates of wages to be paid, and in determining classifications, such industry committees and the administrator shall be subject to the Post, p.915. provisions of section 8. "(b) An industry committee shall be appointed by the Adminis- trator without regard to any other provisions of law regarding the appointment and compensation of employees of the United States. It shall include a number of disinterested persons representing the public, one of whom the Administrator shall designate as chairman, a like number of persons representing employees in the industry, and a like number representing employers in the industry. In the appointment of the persons representing each group, the Administrator shall give due regard to the geographical regions in which the industry is carried on. Quornu. "(c) Two-thirds of the members of an industry committee shall constitute a quorum, and the decision of the committee shall require Compensation. a vote of not less than a majority of all its members. Members of an industry committee shall receive as compensation for their services a reasonable per diem, which the Administrator shall by rules and regulations prescribe, for each day actually spent in the work of the committee, and shall in addition be reimbursed for their necessary Legal, etc., assist- traveling and other expenses. The Administrator shall furnish the an ce. committee with adequate legal, stenographic, clerical, and other assistance, and shall by rules and regulations prescribe the procedure to be followed by the committee. Data, witnesses, etc. " (d) The Administrator shall submit to an industry committee from time to time such data as he may have available on the matters referred to it, and shall cause to be brought before it in connection with such matters any witnesses whom he deems material. An industry com- mittee may summon other witnesses or call upon the Administrator to furnish additional information to aid it in its deliberations." MINIMUM WAGES 52 Stat. 1062. 29U.S. C. 206(a). 54 Stat. 616. 29 U.S . C. §206 (a). 54 Stat. 616. 29 U.S.C . 206 (c). Applicability of prior wage orders. Ante, p. 911. 52 Stat. 1063. 29U. S. C.5 207. Ante, p. 446;pot, p. 920. Length of work- week. SEC. 6. (a) Section 6 (a) of such Act is amended by striking out subparagraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(1) not less than 75 cents an hour;". (b) Such section 6 (a) is further amended by striking out "(5)" and inserting in lieu thereof "(2)". (c) Section 6 (c) of such Act is amended to read as follows: (c) The provisions of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this section shall be superseded in the case of any employee in Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce only for so long as and insofar as such employee is covered by a wage order heretofore or hereafter issued by the Administrator pursuant to the recommendations of a special industry committee appointed pursuant to section 5: Provided, That the wage order in effect prior to the effective date of this Act for any industry in Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands shall apply to every employee in such industry covered by subsection (a) of this section until superseded by a wage order hereafter issued pursuant to the recommendations of a special industry committee appointed pursuant to section 5." MAXIMUM HOURS SEc. 7 . Section 7 of such Act is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 7 . (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, no employer shall employ any of his employees who is engaged in com- merce or in the production of goods for commerce for a workweek 912 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 736-OCT. 26 , 1949 [63 STAT.
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