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84"^"'®' ^^" *^*' "Work activicen ers.

PUBLIC LAW 89-601-SEPT. 23, 1966

[80 STAT.

than 50 per centum of such wage and which are commensurate with those paid nonhandicapped workers in industry in the vicinity for essentially the same type, quality, and quantity of work. "(2) The Secretary, pursuant to such regulations as he shall prescribe and upon certification of the State agency administering or supervising the administration of vocational rehabilitation services, may issue special certificates for the employment of— " (A) handicapped workers engaged in work which is incidental to training or evaluation programs, and " (B) multihandicapped individuals and other individuals whose earning capacity is so severely impaired that they are unable to engage in competitive employment, at wages which are less than those required by this subsection and which are related to the worker's productivity. " (3)(A) The Secretary may by regulation or order provide for the employment of handicapped clients in work activities centers under special certificates at wages which are less than the minimums applicable under section 6 of this Act or prescribed by paragraph (1) of this subsection and which constitute equitable compensation for such clients in work activities centers. " (B) For purposes of this section, the term 'work activities cen^^^^, gj^^jj meau ceuters planned and designed exclusively to provide therapeutic activities for handicapped clients whose physical or mental impairment is so severe as to make their productive capacity inconsequential." TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS STATUTE OF L I M I T A T I O N S

29 us^c 216^' 61 Stat. 87. 29 USC 255

^^^' ^^^' (^) Section lG(c) of such Act is amended by striking out "two-year statute" and by inserting in lieu thereof "statutes". (b) Section 6(a) of the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 (Public Law 49, Eightieth Congress) is amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end thereof the following: ", except that a cause of action arising out of a willful violation may be commenced within three years after the cause of action accrued". EFFECTIVE DATE

SEC. 602. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on February 1, 1967. On and after the date of the enactment of this Act the Secretary is authorized to promulgate necessary rules, regulations, or orders with regard to the amendments made by this Act. STUDY OF EXCESSIVE OVERTIME

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SEC. 603. The Secretary of Labor is hereby instructed to commence immediately a complete study of present practices dealing with overtime payments for work in excess of forty hours per week and the extent to which such overtime work impedes the creation of new job opportunities in American industry. The Secretary is further instructed to report, to the Congress by July 1, 1967, the findings of such survey with appropriate recommendations. CANAL ZONE E M P L O Y E E S A N D P A N A M A C A N A L STUDY

SEC. 604. The Secretary of Labor, in cooperation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State, shall (1) undertake a study

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