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 1936 Ante,

PUBLIC LAW 91-650-JAN. 5, 1971 p. 1935.

Usury laws, exemption, 79 Stat. 1269; 82 Stat. 1042, 1050. 20 USC 1141.

[84 STAT.

"SEC. 111. Sections 107 and 109 provide that the Washington Technical Institute shall be considered to be a college established for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts in accordance with the provisions of the Act of July 2, 1862, for the purpose of enabling the Washington Technical Institute to share, under section 110, with the Federal City College (1) grants under the Acts referred to in section 107, (2) grants under section 109(b), and (3) earnings of sums appropriated under section 108(b)." (d) The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to (1) grants made to the District of Columbia under the Acts referred to in section 107 of the District of Columbia Public Education Act and under section 109(b) of such Act for fiscal years beginning after June 30, 1971, and (2) any earnings, on and after July 1, 1971, of sums heretofore appropriated to the District of Columbia pursuant to section 108(b) of such Act. SEC. 402. Any institution of higher education located in the District of Columbia and described in the first sentence of section 1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (other than District of Columbia Teachers' College, Federal City College, Gallaudet College, and Howard University) may borrow money at such rates of interest as the institution may determine, without regard to the restrictions of any usury law applicable in the District of Columbia, and shall not plead any statutes against usury in any action. TITLE V—INDUSTRIAL SAFETY

55 Stat. 7 3 8. Definitions.

Minimum Wage and Industrial Safety Board, duties.

Regulations, variations.

Hearing. J u d i c i a l review.

Penalties.

SEC. 501. Title II of the Act of September 19, 1918 (D.C. Code, secs. 36-431—36-^42) is amended as follows: (1) Section 2 of such title (D.C. Code, sec. 36-432) is amended— (A) by striking out in paragraph (a) "industrial employment, place of employment,'' and inserting in lieu thereof "place of employment", and (B) by striking out in paragraph (d) "industrial". (2) Section 3 of such title (D.C. Code, sec. 36-433) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "To promote the safety of persons employed in existing buildings or other existing structures, such rules, regulations, and standards may require, without limitation, changes in the permanent or temporary features of such buildings or other structures.". (3) Section 6 of such title (D.C. Code, sec. 36-436) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 6. The Board may, upon written application of any employer affected by such rule or regulation, permit variations from any provisions thereof if it shall find that the application of such provision would result in unnecessary hardship or practical difficulty, and notwithstanding such variance, that the protection afforded by such rule or regulation will be provided. The Board may grant a hearing open to the public on such application upon request of the applicant or other interested party or parties, or on its own initiative. The Board's decision thereon shall be subject to review by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals upon petition of the applicant or other affected party or parties. The Board shall keep a properly indexed record of all variations permitted from any rule or regulation, which shall be open to public inspection.". (4) Section 12 of such title (D.C. Code, sec. 36-442) is amended by striking out "more than $300" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "less than $100 or more than $600".

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