60 29 USC 203.
"Public agency." 29 USC 203.
29 USC 204.
29 USC 216. 29 USC 207.
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Effective date.
PUBLIC LAW 93-259-APR. 8, 1974
[88 STAT.
(B) by striking out "or" at the end of paragraph (3), (C) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (4) and inserting in lieu thereof "; or", (D) jby adding after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph: "(5) is an activity of a public agency.", and (E) by adding after the last sentence the following new sentence: "The employees of an enterprise which is a public agency shall for purposes of this subsection be deemed to be employees engaged in commerce, or in the production of goods for commerce, or employees handling, selling, or otherwise working on goods or materials that have been moved in or produced for commerce.". (6) Section 3 is amended by adding after subsection (w) the follow• i^lg"
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" (x) 'Public agency' means the Government of the United States; the government of a State or political subdivision thereof; any agency of the United States (including the United States Postal Service and Postal Rate Commission), a State, or a political subdivision of a State; or any interstate governmental agency.". (J3^ Section 4 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: " (f) The Secretary is authorized to enter into an agreement with the Librarian of Congress with respect to individuals employed in the Library of Congress to provide for the carrying out of the Secretary's functions under this Act with respect to such individuals. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, or any other law, the Civil Service Commission is authorized to administer the provisions of this Act with respect to any individual employed by the United States (other than an individual employed in the Library of Congress, United States Postal Service, Postal Rate Commission, or the Tennessee Valley Authority). Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to affect the right of an employee to bring an action for unpaid minimum wages, or unpaid overtime compensation, and liquidated damages under section 16(b) of this Act.". (c)(1)(A) Effective January 1, 1975, section 7 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: " (k) No public agency shall be deemed to have violated subsection (a) with respect to the employment of any employee in fire protection activities or any employee in law enforcement activities (including security personnel in correctional institutions) if— "(1) in a work period of 28 consecutive days the employee receives for tours of duty which in the aggregate exceed 240 hours; or "(2) in the case of such an employee to whom a work period of at least 7 but less than 28 days applies, in his work period the employee receives for tours of duty which in the aggregate exceed a number of hours which bears the same ratio to the number of consecutive days in his work period as 240 hours bears to 28 days, compensation at a rate not less than one and one-half times the regular rate at which he is employed." (B) Effective January 1, 1976, section 7(k) is amended by striking out "240 hours" each place it occurs and inserting in lieu thereof "232 hours". (C) Effective January 1, 1977, such section is amended by striking out "232 hours" each place it occurs and inserting in lieu thereof "216 hours".
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