An Act to provide for the regulation of the interstate transportation of migrant farm workers
PL 84-939 (S.3391), enacted 08/03/1956

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under the laws of the United States during the remainder of the 
economic life of the vessel or as long as there remains due the United 
States any principal or interest on account of the sales price, which 
ever is the longer period; and that the foregoing provisions respecting 
the requisition or the acquisition of ownership by the United States, 
and documentation shall run with the title to such vessel and be bind-
ing on all owners thereof. 
Approved August 3, 1956. 
Augusts, 1956 
Public Law 939 
CHAPTER 905 
AN ACT 
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To provide for the regulation of the interstate transportation of migrant farm 
workers. 
M i g r a n t 
farm 
workers. 
Interstate trans-
portation. 
49 Stat. 544. 
52 Stat. 1060. 
68A Stat. 424. 
49 Stat. 546. 
49 u s e 303. 
49 u s e 304, 305, 
320-322, 324. 
52 Stat. 1068. 
Supra. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 203 (a) 
of part II of the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended (49 U. S. C. 
303 (a)), is further amended by adding at the end thereof the follow-
ing new subsections reading as follows: 
(22) The term 'carrier of migrant workers by motor vehicle' means 
any person, including any 'contract carrier by motor vehicle', but not 
including any 'common carrier by motor vehicle', who or which trans-
ports in interstate or foreign commerce at any one time three or more 
migrant workers to or from their employment by any motor vehicle 
other than a passenger automobile or station wagon, except migrant 
workers transporting themselves or their immediate families. 
"(23) The term 'migrant worker' means any individual proceeding 
to or returning from employment in agriculture as defined in section 
3 (f) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended (29 
U. S. C. 203 (f)), or section 3121 (g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1954 (26 U.S.C. 3121 (g))." 
SEC. 2. Section 204 (a) of part I I of such Act, as amended (49 
U. S. C. 304 (a)) is amended by adding a new subsection as follows: 
"(3a) Notwithstanding any other provision of section 203 (b), to 
establish for carriers of migrant workers by motor vehicle reasonable 
requirements with respect to comfort of passengers, qualifications and 
maximum hours of service of operators, and safety of operation and 
equipment. 
Such requirements shall apply to any such carrier only 
in the case of transportation of any migrant worker for a total distance 
of more than seventy-five miles, and then only if such transportation 
is across the boundary line of any State, the District of Columbia, or 
Territory of the United States, or a foreign country. When such 
requirements are established, the term 'motor carrier' shall be con-
strued to include carriers of migrant workers by motor vehicle in the 
administration of sections 204 (c) ; 205; 220; 221; 222 (a), (b), (d), 
(f) and (g); and 224." 
SEC. 3. Section 13 (b) (1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act, as 
amended (29 U. S. C. 213 (b) (1)) shall not apply in the case of 
any employee with respect to whom the Interstate Commerce Com-
mission has power to establish qualifications and maximum hours of 
service solely by virtue of section 204 (a) (3a) of the Interstate Com-
merce Act. 
Approved August 3, 1956.