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Calendar No. 472

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2284

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase

in the Federal minimum wage.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MARCH 23, 2000

Mr. DASCHLE (for himself, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. AKAKA, Mrs. BOXER, Mr.

DURBIN, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. WELLSTONE, Mr. REED, and Ms. MIKULSKI) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time

MARCH 27, 2000

Read the second time and placed on the calendar

A BILL

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide

for an increase in the Federal minimum wage.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Minimum Wage

5 Increase Act of 2000’’.
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1 SEC. 2. MINIMUM WAGE.

2 Section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of

3 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) is amended to read as follows:

4 ‘‘(1) except as otherwise provided in this sec5 tion, not less than—

6 ‘‘(A) $5.15 an hour beginning September

7 1, 1997,

8 ‘‘(B) $5.65 an hour during the year begin9 ning April 1, 2000, and

10 ‘‘(C) $6.15 an hour beginning April 1,

11 2001;’’.

12 SEC. 3. MINIMUM WAGE IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE

13 NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the pro15 visions of section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of

16 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206) shall apply to the Commonwealth

17 of the Northern Mariana Islands.

18 (b) TRANSITION.—

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection

20 (a), the minimum wage applicable to the Common21 wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands under sec22 tion 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of

23 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) shall be $3.55 an hour

24 beginning on the date that is 30 days after the date

25 of enactment of this section.

26 (2) INCREASES IN MINIMUM WAGE.—
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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—On the date that is 6

2 months after the date of enactment of this Act,

3 and every 6 months thereafter, the minimum

4 wage applicable to the Commonwealth of the

5 Northern Mariana Islands under section 6(a)(1)

6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29

7 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) shall be increased by $0.50

8 per hour (or such a lesser amount as may be

9 necessary to equal the minimum wage under

10 such section) until such time as the minimum

11 wage applicable to the Commonwealth of the

12 Northern Mariana Islands under this subsection

13 is equal to the minimum wage set forth in sec14 tion 6(a)(1) of such Act for the date involved.

15 (B) FURTHER INCREASES.—With respect

16 to dates beginning after the minimum wage ap17 plicable to the Commonwealth of the Northern

18 Mariana Islands is equal to the minimum wage

19 set forth in section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor

20 Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)),

21 as provided in subparagraph (A), such applica22 ble minimum wage shall be immediately in23 creased so as to remain equal to the minimum

24 wage set forth in section 6(a)(1) of such Act for

25 the date involved.

Calendar No. 472

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2284

A BILL

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938

to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage.

MARCH 27, 2000

Read the second time and placed on the calendar