A bill to postpone the implementation of the Head Start fee schedule.
PL 93-202 (H.R.11441), enacted 12/28/1973

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PUBLIC LAW 93-200-DEC. 27, 1973 
[87 STAT. 
Public Law 93-200 
December 27, 1973 
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[H. R. 3490] 
rp^ amend section 40b of the Bankruptcy Act (11 U.S.C. 68(b)) to remove the 
restriction on change of salary of full-time referees. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
Bankruptcy. 
United Sttttes of America in Congi^ess assembled^ That subdivision b 
ries^ ^''^^^' ^^^^' of section 40 of the Bankruptcy Act (11 U.S.C. 68(b)) is amended to 
60 Stat. 326. 
read as follows: 
"b. The conference, in the light of the recommendations of the coun-
cils, made after advising with the district judges of their respective 
circuits, and of the Director, may increase or decrease any salary, 
within the limits prescribed in subdivision a of this section, if there 
has been a material increase or decrease in the volume of business or 
other change in the factors which may be considered material in fixing 
salaries: Provided^ however^ That during the tenure of any full-time 
referee his salary shall not be reduced below that at which he was 
originally appointed under this amendatory Act, and during any term 
of any such referee his salary shall not be reduced below the salary 
fixed for him at the beginning of that term." 
Approved December 27, 1973. 
Public Law 93-201 
December 27, 1973 
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To amend section 303(b) of the Interstate Commerce Act to remove certain 
restrictions upon the application and scope of the exemption provided therein, 
and for other purposes. 
Water carriers. 
Bulk commodi-
ties. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That section 303(b) 
of the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended (49 U.S.C. 903(b)), is 
84 Stat. 1587. 
amended to read as follows: 
"(b) Nothing in this part shall apply to the transportation by a 
water carrier of commodities in bulk. This subsection shall apply only 
in the case of commodities in bulk which are (in accordance with the 
existing custom of the trade in the handling and transportation of 
such commodities as of June 1,1939) loaded and carried without wrap-
pers or containers and received and delivered by the carrier wdthout 
transportation mark or count. This subsection shall not apply to trans-
portation subject, at the time this part takes effect, to the provisions 
46 use 848^' 
"^ ^^^^ Intercoastal Shipping Act, 1933, as amended.". 
Repeal. 
SFX. 2. Sectlous 2 aiid 3 of the Act of December 28, 1970 (84 Stat. 
49 use 903 
1587), are hereby repealed. 
Approved December 27, 1973. 
Public Law 93-202 
December 28, 1973 
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[H. R. 11441] 
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Q postpone the implementation of the Headstart fee schedule. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Refresentatives 
of the 
United States of Amei'^lca in Congress assembled, That the last sentence 
Fee'^s^cheduie 
^^ scctlon 222(a)(1) of tlic Ecoiiomic Opportunity Act of 1964 is 
81 Stat. 698; 
amended to read as follows : "The Secretary shall defer the implemen-
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tation of a fee schedule established under this paragraph until July 1, 
Approved December 28, 1973.