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 60 STAT.] 79TH CONG., 2D SESS.-CH. 267-MAY 21, 1946 205 vote. Without regard for the provisions of any other law with respect to the appointment of officers and employees of the United States or the District of Columbia, the Director of Apprenticeship shall be chosen from among the employees of the Apprentice-Training Serv- ice actually engaged in formulating and promoting standards of apprenticeship under the provisions of Public Law Numbered 308. Stasc64. The Apprentice-Training Service is further authorized to supply Clerical, etc., as sist- the Director or the council with such clerical, technical, and profes- a sional assistance as shall be deemed by said Service to be essential to effectuate the purposes of this Act. SEC. 4. The Apprenticeship Council shall meet at the call of the rMeetings functions Director, or the chairman thereof, and shall aid in formulating pol- icies for the effective administration of this Act. Subject to the approval of the Secretary of Labor, the Apprenticeship Council shall establish standards for apprenticeship agreements in accordance with those prescribed by this Act, shall issue such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the intent and purposes of said Act, and shall perform such other functions as are necessary to carry out the intent of this Act. Not less than once every two years the Appren- ticeship Council shall make a report through the Commissioners of its activities and findings to the Congress and to the public. SEC. 5. The Director, under the supervision of the Secretary of Administration. Labor and with the advice and guidance of the Apprenticeship Council, is authorized to administer the provisions of this Act in cooperation with the Apprenticeship Council and local joint trade apprenticeship committees, to set up conditions and training stand- ards for apprentices, which conditions or standards shall in no case be lower than those prescribed by this Act; to act as secretary of the Apprenticeship Council and of joint trade apprenticeship committees; to approve, if, in his opinion, approval is for the best interest of the apprentice, any apprentice agreement which meets the standards established by or in accordance with this Act; to terminate or cancel any apprenticeship agreement in accordance with the provisions of such agreement; and to perform such other duties as are necessary to carry out the intent of this Act: Provided, That the administration DResponsibrdilit oEdf and supervision of related and supplemental instruction for appren- ucation. tices, coordination of the instruction with job experiences, and the selection and training of teachers and coordinators for such instruc- tion shall be the responsibility of the District Board of Education. SEC. 6. Local joint trade apprenticeship committees in any trade Local joint trade or group of trades may be approved by the Apprenticeship Council. mitthes. Such apprenticeship committees shall be composed of an equal num- ber of employer and employee representatives appointed by the groups or organizations they represent, or the committee may consist of the employer and not less than two representatives from the recog- nized bargaining agency. In a trade or group of trades in which there is no bona fide employee organization, the Apprenticeship Council may appoint a joint trade apprenticeship committee from persons known to represent the interests of employers and of employ- ees, or the council may act itself as such joint committee. Subject to the review of the council, and in accordance with standards estab- lished by or under authority of this Act, joint trade apprenticeship committees may set up standards to govern the training of appren- tices and give such aid as may be necessary in effectuating such standards. SEC. 7. The term "apprentice", as used herein, shall mean a person "Apprenti" at least sixteen years of age who has entered into a written agree- ment, hereinafter called an apprenticeship agreement, with an employer, an association of employers, or an organization of employ- ees, which apprenticeship agreement provides for not less than four

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