[114th Congress Public Law 61]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
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Public Law 114-61
114th Congress
An Act
To amend the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 to reduce a scheduled
increase in the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa. <<NOTE: Oct.
7, 2015 - [H.R. 2617]>>
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
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) <<NOTE: Effective dates.>> 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)).''.
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(c) <<NOTE: 29 USC 206 note.>> Effective Date.--This Act, and the
amendments made by this Act, shall take effect as of September 29, 2015.
Approved October 7, 2015.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 2617:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 161 (2015):
Sept. 28, considered and passed House.
Sept. 30, considered and passed Senate, amended.
Oct. 1, House concurred in Senate amendments.
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