[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 509 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 509

          To apply the Federal Minimum Wage to American Samoa.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 17, 2007

   Mr. Kirk (for himself, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. Platts) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
                                 Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
          To apply the Federal Minimum Wage to American Samoa.

    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 ``Minimum Wage for All Americans 
Act''.

SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY OF THE FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE TO AMERICAN SAMOA.

    (a) Applicability.--
            (1) In general.--Section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act 
        of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206) shall apply to American Samoa.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 6(a) of the Fair Labor 
        Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)) is amended by striking 
        paragraph (3) and redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as 
        paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively.
    (b) Transition.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the 
        minimum wage applicable to American Samoa under section 6(a)(1) 
        of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) 
        shall be--
                    (A) $3.55 an hour, beginning on the 60th day after 
                the date of enactment of this Act; and
                    (B) increased by $0.50 an hour (or such lesser 
                amount as may be necessary to equal the minimum wage 
                under section 6(a)(1) of such Act), beginning 6 months 
                after the date of enactment of this Act and every 6 
                months thereafter until the minimum wage applicable to 
                American Samoa under this paragraph is equal to the 
                minimum wage set forth in such section.
            (2) Special rule.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), if an 
        employee is employed in an industry in American Samoa that, on 
        the date of enactment of this Act, is required to pay a minimum 
        wage rate under section 697 of title 29, Code of Federal 
        Regulations, that is higher than the minimum wage rate required 
        under paragraph (1)(A), the minimum wage applicable to such 
        employee shall be--
                    (A) the minimum wage rate required for such an 
                industry under such section on the date of enactment of 
                this Act; and
                    (B) increased by $0.50 an hour (or such lesser 
                amount as may be necessary to equal the minimum wage 
                under section 6(a)(1) of such Act), beginning 6 months 
                after the date of enactment of this Act and every 6 
                months thereafter until the minimum wage applicable to 
                American Samoa under this subsection is equal to the 
                minimum wage set forth in such section.
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