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 73d CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 90. JUNE 16, 1933. 199 company union or to refrain from joining, organizing, or assisting a labor organi zation of his own choosing ; and (3 ) tha t e mpl oye rs shall comply with the maximum hours of labor, minimum rates of pay, and other conditions of employment, approved or prescribed by the President. (b) The President shall, so far as practicable, afford every oppor- Wa ge ho urs of and tunity to employers and employees in any trade or industry or subdi- work agreements. vision thereof with respect to which the conditions referred to in clauses (1) and (2) of subsection (a) prevail, to establish by mutual agreement, the standards as to the maxim um hours of la bor, mini- mum rates of pay, and such other conditions of employment as may be necessary in such trade or industry or subdivision thereof to effectuate the policy of this title ; and the standards established in Effectiveness or ap- such agreements, when approved by the President, shall have the pr i1 e, ag 9ments. same effect as a code of fair competition, approved by the President under subsection (a) of section 3. (c) Wh ere no such mutua l agre ement has be en ap proved by th e Code authorised, when mutual President he may investigate the labor practices, policies, wages, meat not approved. hours of labor, and conditions of employment in such trade or industry or subdivision thereof ; and upon the basis of such investi- gations, and after such hearings as the President finds advisable, he is authorized to prescribe a limited code of fair competition fixing such maximum hours of labor, minimum rates of pay, and other conditions of employment in the trade or industry or subdivision thereof investigated as he finds to be necessary to effectuate the Effectiveness. policy of this title, which shall have the same effect as a code of fair compet ition approv ed by the P reside nt und er su bsecti on (a) of section 3. The President may differentiate according to experience and skill of the employees affected and according to the locality of employment ; but no attempt shall be made to introduce any classi- fication according to the nature of the work involved which might tend to set a maximum as well as a minimum wage. (d) As used in this title, the term " person " incl udes any Ind i- Terms construe .] . Per son " vidual, partnership, association, trust, or corporation ; and the terms "Interstate and for. " interstate and foreign commerce " and " interstate or foreign com- sign commerce" ; ` in- g terstate or foreig... com- merce " include, except where otherwise indicated, trade or commerce coerce ." among the several States and with foreign nations. or between the District of Columbia or any Territory of the United States and any Stat e, T erri tory, or for eign nat ion, or betw een any insu lar poss es- sions or other places under the jurisdiction of the United States, or between any such possession or place and any State or Territory of the United States or the District of Columbia or any foreign nation, or within the District of Columbia or any Territory or any insular possession or other place under the jurisdiction of the United States. APPLICATI ON OF AGRIC ULTURAL ADJ USTMENT ACT SEC. 8 . (a) This title shall not be construed to repeal or modify any of the provisions of title I of the Act entitled "An Act to relieve the existing national economic emergency by increasing agricultural purcha sing p ower, to ra ise re venue for ex traor dinary expen ses incurred by reason of such emergency, to provide emergency relief with respect to agricultural indebtedness, to provide for the orderly liquidation of joint-stock land banks, and for other purposes", approved May 12, 1933 ; and such title I of said Act approved May 12, 1933, may for all purposes be hereafter referred to as the "Agricultural Adjustment Act ." (b) The President may, in his discretion, in order to avoid con- flicts in the administration of the Agricultural Adjustment Act and this title, delegate any of his functions and powers under this title Application of Agri- cultural Adjustment Act. Provisions not re- pealed. Citation. Ante, p.31. Delegation of func- ti ons au thorize d.