[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 144 (Monday, October 12, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S12427]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     DRIVE FOR TEEN EMPLOYMENT ACT

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                      JEFFORDS AMENDMENT NO. 3816

  Mr. JEFFORDS proposed an amendment to the bill (H.R. 2327) to provide 
for a change in the exemption from the child labor provisions of the 
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 for minors between 16 and 18 years of 
age who engage in the operation of automobiles and trucks; as follows:

       In section 2 of the bill, strike subsection (b) and insert 
     the following:
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--This Act shall become effective on the 
     date of enactment of this Act.
       (2) Exception.--The Amendment made by subsection (a) 
     defining the term ``occasional and incidental'' shall also 
     apply to any case, action, citation or appeal pending on the 
     date of enactment of this Act unless such case, action, 
     citation or appeal involves property damage or personal 
     injury.

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