Pub. L. 91-650, tit. VII, sec. 703

Sec. 703. (a) Section 2 of the District of Columbia Minimum Wage Act (D.C. Code, sec. 36–402) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: (8) The term ‘Washington metropolitan region’ means the area consisting of the District of Columbia, Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties in Maryland, Arlington and Fairfax Counties and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, and Falls Church in Virginia.” (b) Section 3 of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 36–403) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: “(f) A wage order under this Act may establish at any one time, only one wage rate for the occupation or the classification of employees within an occupation, as the ease may be, to which the wage order applies.” (c) Section 6 of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 36–406) is amended as follows: 84 Stat. 1939 (1) The first sentence of subsection (a) of such section is amended (A) by striking out “wage order” the first time it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “wage rate within a wage order”, and (B) by striking out “the wage rates” and inserting in lieu thereof “such wage rate”. (2) The first sentence of subsection (b) of such section is amended (A) by inserting “and” immediately after “occupation,” the second time it occurs, and (B) by striking out “, and one or more representatives of the agency designated by the Commissioners to administer this Act.” and inserting in lieu thereof a period and the following: “The chairman of the agency designated by the Commissioner to administer this Act shall be an ex officio member of the committee.” (3) Clause (3) of the second sentence of subsection (e) of such section is amended by striking out “District of Columbia” and inserting in lieu thereof “Washington metropolitan region”. (4) Subsection (f) of such section is amended by inserting immediately be fore the period at the end thereof the following; “and after raking into consideration the matters referred to in the. second sentence of subsection (e)”. (d) The amendment made by subsection (b) of this section shall apply with respect to any wage order under the District of Columbia Minimum Wage Act issued or revised after the date of enactment of this Act.