[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 868 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 868

 To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide an exemption 
 from that Act for inmates of penal or other correctional institutions 
                  who participate in certain programs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 8, 1995

 Mrs. Thurman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
          Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide an exemption 
 from that Act for inmates of penal or other correctional institutions 
                  who participate in certain programs.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXEMPTION.

    Section 13(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
213(a)) is amended by striking the period at the end of paragraph (15) 
and inserting in lieu thereof ``; or'' and by adding after that 
paragraph the following:
            ``(16) any employee who is an inmate of a penal or other 
        correctional institution and who participates in a correctional 
        work program which is sanctioned by a State or Federal 
        corrections agency or which is administered by a nonprofit 
        organization authorized by State law to conduct a correctional 
        work program on behalf of the State.''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendment made by section 1 shall take effect as of June 25, 
1938.

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