[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2617 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]

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                  In the Senate of the United States,

                                                    September 30, 2015.
    Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 
2617) entitled ``An Act to amend the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 to 
postpone a scheduled increase in the minimum wage applicable to 
American Samoa.'', do pass with the following

                              AMENDMENTS:

            Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
      following:

SECTION 1. MINIMUM WAGE FOR AMERICAN SAMOA.

    (a) Minimum Wage.--Paragraph (2) of section 8103(b) of the Fair 
Minimum Wage Act of 2007 (29 U.S.C. 206 note) is amended to read as 
follows:
            ``(2) 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) the applicable wage rate in effect for each 
                industry and classification as of September 29, 2015; 
                and
                    ``(B) increased by $0.40 an hour (or such lesser 
                amount as may be necessary to equal the minimum wage 
                under section 6(a)(1) of such Act), beginning on 
                September 30, 2015, and on September 30 of every third 
                year thereafter, until the minimum wage applicable to 
                American Samoa under this paragraph is equal to the 
                minimum wage set forth in such section.''.
    (b) GAO Reports.--Section 8104 of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 
(29 U.S.C. 206 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``September 1, 2011'' and inserting 
                ``April 1, 2017''; and
                    (B) by striking the second sentence and inserting 
                the following: ``The Government Accountability Office 
                shall submit a subsequent report not later than April 
                1, 2020.'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``the study under 
        subsection (a)'' and inserting ``any report under subsection 
        (a)''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Report on Alternative Methods of Increasing the Minimum Wage 
in American Samoa.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of `An Act to amend the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 to reduce a 
scheduled increase in the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa', 
the Government Accountability Office shall transmit to Congress a 
report on alternative ways of increasing the minimum wage in American 
Samoa to keep pace with the cost of living in American Samoa and to 
eventually equal the minimum wage set forth in section 6(a)(1) of the 
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)).''.
    (c) Effective Date.--This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, 
shall take effect as of September 29, 2015.

            Amend the title so as to read: ``An Act to amend the Fair 
        Minimum Wage Act of 2007 to reduce a scheduled increase in the 
        minimum wage applicable to American Samoa.''.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
114th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H.R. 2617

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                               AMENDMENTS