110 HR 5154 IH: To condition further increases in the minimum wage U.S. House of Representatives 2008-01-29 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5154 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 29, 2008 Mr. Faleomavaega introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To condition further increases in the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands on a determination by the Secretary of Labor that such increases will not have an adverse impact on the economies of American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

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Minimum Wage in American Samoa and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Title VIII of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 is amended— (1)in section 8103(b)— (A)in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting before the semicolon the following: , if the Secretary of Labor determines, based on the study required under section 8104 and in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, that an increase under this subparagraph will not have an adverse impact on the economy of Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; (B)in paragraph (2)(C), by inserting before the period the following: , if the Secretary of Labor determines, based on the study required under section 8104 and in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the government of American Samoa, that an increase under this subparagraph will not have an adverse impact on the economy of American Samoa; and (C)by adding at the end the following: The Secretary of Labor shall make the determinations required under paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(C) each year at least 60 days before the scheduled increase in the minimum wage required under each such subparagraph, and shall publish such determinations in the Federal Register.; and (2)in section 8104— (A)by inserting and every 2 years thereafter, after enactment of this Act, both places it appears; and (B)in subsection (b), by striking study and inserting studies.