    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 124, 111th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Public Law 111-244
    111th Congress

    An Act

    To clarify the availability of existing funds for political status
    education in the Territory of Guam, and for other
    purposes. <>

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
    United States of America in Congress assembled,
    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

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    wage in the respective territory meets the federal minimum wage.''; and
    (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b).

    Approved September 30, 2010.

    LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 3940:
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    HOUSE REPORTS: No. 111-357 (Comm. on Natural Resources).
    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
    Vol. 155 (2009):
    Dec. 7, considered and passed House.
    Vol. 156 (2010):
    Sept. 28, considered and passed
    Senate, amended.
    Sept. 29, House concurred in Senate
    amendments.