[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2511 Referred in House (RFH)]

  2d Session
                                S. 2511


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 28, 1998

   Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the 
   Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 AN ACT


 
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to pay employees of the Food 
Safety and Inspection Service working in establishments subject to the 
Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act for 
         overtime and holiday work performed by the employees.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Meat and Poultry Employees 
Pay Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. OVERTIME AND HOLIDAY PAY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture may--
            (1) pay employees of the Department of Agriculture employed 
        in an establishment subject to the Federal Meat Inspection Act 
        (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) or the Poultry Products Inspection Act 
        (21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.) for all overtime and holiday work 
        performed at the establishment at rates determined by the 
        Secretary, subject to applicable law relating to minimum wages 
        and maximum hours; and
            (2) accept from the establishment reimbursement for any 
        sums paid by the Secretary for the overtime and holiday work, 
        at rates determined under paragraph (1).
    (b) Availability.--Sums received by the Secretary under this 
section shall remain available until expended without further 
appropriation and without fiscal year limitation, to carry out this 
section.

SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Section 25 of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 
468) is amended by striking ``except that the cost'' and all that 
follows and inserting ``except the cost of overtime and holiday pay 
paid pursuant to the Federal Meat and Poultry Employees Pay Act of 
1998.''.
    (b) The Act of June 5, 1948 (21 U.S.C. 695), is amended by striking 
``overtime'' and all that follows and inserting ``overtime and holiday 
pay paid pursuant to the Federal Meat and Poultry Employees Pay Act of 
1998.''.
    (c) The matter under the heading ``bureau of animal industry'' of 
the Act of July 24, 1919, is amended by striking the next to the last 
paragraph (7 U.S.C. 394).
    (d) Section 5549 of title 5, United States Code is amended by 
striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
            ``(1) the Federal Meat and Poultry Employees Pay Act of 
        1998;''.

            Passed the Senate September 25, 1998.

            Attest:

                                                    GARY SISCO,

                                                             Secretary.