ApproYed Code No. 244-Amendment No.5 Registry No. 1616-2-31 

NATIONAL RECOVERY ADl\UNISTRATION 

AlVIENDMENT TO 

CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY 

AS APPROVED ON NOVEMBER 6, 1934 

WE ·oo .OUR PAR'f:' 

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ApproH>d Code No. 244-Amendment No. 5 

AMENDMENT TO CODE OF Pi\IR COPfiPETITION 

FOR TilE 

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY 

As Approved on November 6, 1934 

ORDER 

\prnon~a .A:ME;\D:\rr-::KT nF CooE OF FAn: Col\IPETITIOX FOR THE 

Co.::'\sTRUC'TTON Ixnr:--TnY 

An applicntio11 h~tYi.ng IJecn cluly nuule pnr~nant to nwl in full 

compliance with the pro\'ision. · of Title I of the N ationnl Industrial 

Recovery ~\ct, a1 proH~ll June l G. 193:3, for approval of nn amendment to a Code of Fair Com1P6tion for the Con truction Industry, 

and an opportunity to l>e heanl having been duly afforded to all 

interested parties anJ the aunexecl report on ._aiel amendment containing findings ''"ith respect thereto, having been madr nncl clirecte<l 

to the President: 

NOW, TI-IEREFORE, on b hal£ of the I>re:--iclent of the United 

State<:::, th National Industrial econ~ry Boarcl. pnr:::.nnnt to authority ve. tell in it by Executive orders of the Pre. ident. including 

Executive Order No. 6859, dated September ~7th: 1934, and otherwise; does hereby incorporate by refer nee, sai l ann xed repor~ 

and does find that said amendment and the Cocle as co11stituted 

after being ame11lled comply in all re pect · with the pertinent provisions and will promote the policy and purpo e -. ot . a iLl Title of said 

Act, ancl does hereby order that said amenlment bf' an l it is hereby 

approved, and that the previous approval of . aiel Code is hereby 

arnended to inc·ludc an approval of s::tid Code jn iL cntirct} as 

nmenclecl. 

NATIONAL IND"CbTIUAL RECOYEnY BoL\HD, 

By \V. A. HARRIMAN, Arlministrath:e Of!lccr. 

~ \pproYa l recommended: 

\VALTER G. HooKE, 

Acting Di vi.~io-n AdmiJii.·trafor. 

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mp titi n for th . nstru · ion n ln: tr. 1 a.· apr roY d b.' . 'OU n 

Januan 1 ·t 1 ±. Tl an IH.lm nt ha.- lJ n <lul •. nbmitt J b th 

ati ll<ll d ... \.u thority n bohalf of th nclu.-try. ...\ll tho.-

inter :ted ha-r hal am l opportunity to Jil ol j ·cbons. nnd no u h 

obje tion haYc b n re · i-red. 

The :£feet of th nmcndm n to Ar icl Il is to p 'nllit tIt· ,od' 

Authority, ubj e t. to 1 roper budo· tar ontrol to pa. · tlw pr pC'r 

xpen. of member f th ational nnd Regional I3oan1s as provicl c1 f r in said o l . Payment to co-rer the . rvic 1

· of the m mber f ·ail Boar 1 · ha b '11 pe ·ificall. ·ex lu l c1 . This amen 1m nt, 

bj m ting th proper cxpen. ·e.· cf the mrml Prs o·c ntional an 1 

Reai 1 al B arcl ·, enlarge · the opportunity t o ~e cnre 1· 'Pl'C'" •ntation 

from nmong tho ·e memb rs of th Industr-y '"bo 1Yonl<1 otl1 rwi r 

find it imp .'.·ibl to ··erve. thu · 11alcing s1Jch Loard.- m n· truly 

r r;r -·entatiY . 

The Dep n y .Adm.inistrat r in hi · final re1 ort o tlw ~ationul 

In ln trial RecoY ry Board · n said am nclment to . aid Cod I haYino· 

found a her in ~ t forth an l on the ba is of tb ' pr lC r li1 1p:. in th1. 

matter : 

It find · th at : 

(a) The am ndmen to aid Code and ht nocle a::. <lllll'l d 1 are 

Trell le. ·ign c1 t promote the policie an l purpo. ·e.· of Tidt• I of he 

r T ati llt l Ind 1stria Rec w•ry .... <:t including th e ·emoYa ! of d ·tru -

tion to h fr e flow of interstat and foreign commcr(· .I w!1il'h t nd 

to climini. h the amount ther o ·, and will proYide for th(> g nt>ral 

welfar by promotin (l' the or anization of in c1n try for the purpo. 

f ·ooperati-r' nction rt labor and n anag n1 nt nndN· [ldC'CJUatr g vrnmen al ...,anctim and nporvi ·ion, by eliminati11g 111 fai1· com1 etiti'i' pra ·tiee · by promoting th fulln.t p : i1Jl ntilizc1tion of b 

pre..;ent pro luctiY ·apn it o-f indu -tri e~ y nY iding nnclne n-. · ,.j -

tion of pro lnction · pt a.· may be temporarily r 'lui.recl) by 

increa. ·ing the con. :mnptit n of indw-trial a1 cl ngricnltur. l 1 roclu ts 

through in T'l.l ·ing pur ·ha ·in()' povrer, by 1· tln ing an 1 r~ li t.: ing 

unemployment, by improYing .·tanc1nr 1.- of Ld nr, .. nd h. ' oth nYL , 

r habili atjng inclu:tr . 

(b) The Cocle a,· am ntlccl ·u1upli :in nllrc p ct · with tlw perti- nent proYi~· i n of :-;aiel Titl ' of sairt ... \._ t, in ln lino· with ut limitation 

ub · ·tion (a) of 'ection 3. ~uL.·c tion (a f 'e"ti n 7 and Rubection (b) f ection 10 th rrof. 

(c) Th ,od tn) 0\Y r · th ,od, .Attthority to pre. ent th n foresni l • men elm ·nt 0 1 bel.nlf of th iu 1u. try n.- a 'Yhole. 

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(d) The Code a amended is not designed to and will not permit 

monopolie or monopoli tic practice . (e) The am_endment and the Cole as amended are not de igned 

to and -v~ill not eliminate or oppre · small enterprise and will not 

operate to discriminate against them. 

(f) Tho e engageu in other tep of the economic proces haYe not 

been deprived of the right to be heard prior to approval of aid 

amendment. 

For the ~e rea ·on · therefore. the ~ :llionnl Indu. trial Recovery 

Board ha. approYed thi amendment. 

For th<:> National Indu trial RecoYery Bonrd: 

\Y. A. HARRDIAN, 

NoY:c:.\IBEn o, 19: 4. 

Adm_inist?'ative Officer. 
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.Ameml \..rtid) III hy ll leting th ta~t p:ungrnph of .. \rti ·l, ]II 

'eeti n 5~ r ading a.· f llow : 

'·The o t lf ·ondncting thr ~ati nal aiHl Hegiunal Boanl · h n in 

prm·id l f r. hall be borne b. th n tnt ·bun ode .... \.nth< rity. 

~ubj t t a bu ]o·et • ubmitt c1 to and apr ron d b. · it. prm·icl d h \YYer that the co t of the ervic ~ an l th" cxpen:-;e: of the mem 1 cr: 

c f ail B ards, shall not be pai 1 by .·u ·h .Authority ~' 

nnd ub titutino- therefor the :follo,Ying paragraph: 

'Th co t of on lnding: the ~utional anl Regional Board · herein 

provi led for ~hall be born by th Con 'fruction ode \uthorit~ . 

ubject to a bud ·et :ubmittccl to and appro1ed by it proYicl l, h " ·-

ever that the co t of the serYice of the member of aid oar 1 -, hall not be paid by ·uch Authority but the xpen .. e · of the memb r. · 

of aiel Board · 1nay be paid by ·u h Auth rity.' 

pprovecl CoL1c No. 24±--.drn nclmcnt ITO. r:_ 

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