[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3940 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]

                  In the Senate of the United States,

                                                    September 28, 2010.
    Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 
3940) entitled ``An Act to amend Public Law 96-597 to clarify the 
authority of the Secretary of the Interior to extend grants and other 
assistance to facilitate political status public education programs for 
the peoples of the non-self-governing territories of the United 
States.'', do pass with the following

                              AMENDMENTS:

            Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
      following:

SECTION 1. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING POLITICAL STATUS EDUCATION IN 
              GUAM.

    It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Interior may 
provide technical assistance to the Government of Guam under section 
601(a) of the Act entitled ``An Act to authorize appropriations for 
certain insular areas of the United States, and for other purposes'', 
approved December 24, 1980 (48 U.S.C. 1469d(a)), for public education 
regarding political status options only if the political status options 
are consistent with the Constitution of the United States.

SEC. 2. MINIMUM WAGE IN AMERICAN SAMOA AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE 
              NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.

    (a) Delayed Effective Date.--Section 8103(b) of the Fair Minimum 
Wage Act of 2007 (29 U.S.C. 206 note) (as amended by section 520 of 
division D of Public Law 111-117) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ``(except 2011 when 
        there shall be no increase)'' after ``thereafter'' the second 
        place it appears; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ``except that, 
        beginning in 2010'' and inserting ``except that there shall be 
        no such increase in 2010 or 2011 and, beginning in 2012''.
    (b) GAO Report.--Section 8104 of such Act (as amended) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(a) Report.--The Government Accountability Office shall assess 
the impact of minimum wage increases that have occurred pursuant to 
section 8103, and not later than September 1, 2011, shall transmit to 
Congress a report of its findings. The Government Accountability Office 
shall submit subsequent reports not later than April 1, 2013, and every 
2 years thereafter until the minimum wage in the respective territory 
meets the federal minimum wage.''; and
            (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b).

            Amend the title so as to read: ``An Act to clarify the 
        availability of existing funds for political status education 
        in the Territory of Guam, and for other purposes.''.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
111th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H.R. 3940

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                               AMENDMENTS