In the event that the Congress of the United States should pass any legislation establishing certain minimum standards directing the states to make such changes in their various laws as may be necessary to bring them into conformity with such minimum standards, the commissioner of the department of employment security, or his duly authorized representative, is hereby authorized to make such revision as may be necessary to cause the provisions of this chapter to conform with such minimum standards. If any of the provisions of this section or the application thereof to any persons or circumstances are held invalid, the remainder of this chapter in the application of this section to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.