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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 676-JUNE 25, 1938 Attorneys; supervi- sion of litigation. Appointments, pro- motions, etc. Location of princi- pal office. Annual report to Oongress. Industry commit- tees. may from time to time be needed. Attorneys appointed under this section may appear for and represent the Administrator in any litiga- tion, but all such litigation shall be subject to the direction and control of the Attorney General. In the appointment, selection, classification, and promotion of officers and employees of the Administrator, no political test or qualification shall be permitted or given consideration, but all such appointments and promotions shall be given and made on the basis of merit and efficiency. (c) The principal office of the Administrator shall be in the District of Columbia, but he or his duly authorized representative may exercise any or all of his powers in any place. (d) The Administrator shall submit annually in January a report to the Congress covering his activities for the preceding year and including such information, data, and recommendations for further legislation in connection with the matters covered by this Act as he may find advisable. INDUSTRY COMMITTEES eAppoinment for SE -. 5 . (a) The Administrator shall as soon as practicable appoint an industry committee for each industry engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce. Composition, etc. (b) An industry committee shall be appointed by the Administrator without regard to any other provisions of law regarding the appoint- ment 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. Q orum . (c) Two-thirds of the members of an industry committee shall con- stitute a quorum, and the decision of the committee shall require a vote COmpensation, 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 traveling and La, etc., a ssist other expenses. The Administrator shall furnish the 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, witnesetc. (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. Rates. During rst year. Next six yers. After evn yars. MINIMI WAGES SEC. 6. (a) Every employer shall pay to each of his employees who is engage in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce wages at the following rates- (1) during the first year from the effective date of this section, not less than 25 cents an hour, (2) during the next six years from such date, not less than 30 cents an hour (3) after the expiration of seven years from such date, not less than 40 cents an hour, or the rate (not less than 30 cents an hour) 1062 [52 STAT.

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