[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
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[S. 2549 Referred in House (RFH)]

  2d Session
                                S. 2549


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 4, 2002

        Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To ensure that child employees of traveling sales crews are protected 
              under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.

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

SEC. 101. LIMITATION ON CHILD LABOR.

    (a) In General.--Section 12 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 
(29 U.S.C. 212) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) No individual under 18 years of age may be employed in a 
position requiring the individual to engage in door to door sales or in 
related support work in a manner that requires the individual to remain 
away from his or her permanent residence for more than 24 hours.''.
    (b) Rules and Regulations.--The Secretary of Labor may issue such 
rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the amendment made 
by this section, consistent with the requirements of chapter 5 of title 
5, United States Code.

            Passed the Senate August 1, 2002.

            Attest:

                                                  JERI THOMSON,

                                                             Secretary.