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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1376
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
APRIL 15, 1999
Received
AN ACT
To extend the tax benefits available with respect to services
performed in a combat zone to services performed in
the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia/Montenegro)
and certain other areas, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 1376 RDS
SECTION 1. AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN TAX BENEFITS FOR
SERVICES AS PART OF OPERATION ALLIED
FORCE.
(a) GENERAL RULE.—For purposes of the following
provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, a quali-
fied hazardous duty area shall be treated in the same man-
ner as if it were a combat zone (as determined under sec-
tion 112 of such Code):
(1) Section 2(a)(3) (relating to special rule
where deceased spouse was in missing status).
(2) Section 112 (relating to the exclusion of
certain combat pay of members of the Armed
Forces).
(3) Section 692 (relating to income taxes of
members of Armed Forces on death).
(4) Section 2201 (relating to members of the
Armed Forces dying in combat zone or by reason of
combat-zone-incurred wounds, etc.).
(5) Section 3401(a)(1) (defining wages relating
to combat pay for members of the Armed Forces).
(6) Section 4253(d) (relating to the taxation of
phone service originating from a combat zone from
members of the Armed Forces).
(7) Section 6013(f)(1) (relating to joint return
where individual is in missing status).
HR 1376 RDS
(8) Section 7508 (relating to time for per-
forming certain acts postponed by reason of service
in combat zone).
(b) QUALIFIED HAZARDOUS DUTY AREA.—For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘‘qualified hazardous duty
area’’ means any area of the Federal Republic of Yugo-
slavia (Serbia/Montenegro), Albania, the Adriatic Sea, and
the northern Ionian Sea (above the 39th parallel) during
the period (which includes the date of the enactment of
this Act) that any member of the Armed Forces of the
United States is entitled to special pay under section 310
of title 37, United States Code (relating to special pay:
duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger) for serv-
ices performed in such area.
(c) SPECIAL RULE FOR SECTION 7508.—Solely for
purposes of applying section 7508 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, in the case of an individual who is per-
forming services as part of Operation Allied Force outside
the United States while deployed away from such individ-
ual’s permanent duty station, the term ‘‘qualified haz-
ardous duty area’’ includes, during the period for which
the entitlement referred to in subsection (b) is in effect,
any area in which such services are performed.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
HR 1376 RDS
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), this section shall take effect on March 24,
1999.
(2) WITHHOLDING.—Subsection (a)(5) shall
apply to remuneration paid after the date of the en-
actment of this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives April 15, 1999.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
In the Senate of the United States,
November 19, 1999.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 1377) entitled ‘‘An Act to designate the facility
of the United States Postal Service at 13234 South Balti-
more Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, as the ‘John J. Buchanan
Post Office Building’.’’, do pass with the following
AMENDMENTS:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service, located
at 9308 South Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, 60617, is
designated as the ‘‘John J. Buchanan Post Office Build-
ing’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, regulation, map, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility
referred to in section 1 shall be considered to be a reference
to the ‘‘John J. Buchanan Post Office Building’’.
HR 1377 EAS
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘An Act to designate
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at
9308 South Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, as the
‘John J. Buchanan Post Office Building’.’’.
Attest:
Secretary.
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 13234 South Baltimore Avenue in Chicago, Illi-
nois, is hereby designated as the ‘‘John J. Buchanan Post
Office Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, regulation, map, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility
referred to in section 1 shall be considered to be a ref-
erence to the ‘‘John J. Buchanan Post Office Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives May 24, 1999.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 1377
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand
An Act
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 9308 South
Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, as the ‘‘John J. Buchanan Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service, located at
9308 South Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, 60617, is designated
as the ‘‘John J. Buchanan Post Office Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, regulation, map, document, paper,
or other record of the United States to the facility referred to
in section 1 shall be considered to be a reference to the ‘‘John
J. Buchanan Post Office Building’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1377
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service at 13234 South
Baltimore Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, as the ‘‘John J. Buchanan Post
Office Building’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 13, 1999
Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. HASTERT, Mr.
CRANE, Mr. HYDE, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. PORTER, Mr. EWING, Mr.
SHIMKUS, Mr. EVANS, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. BLAGOJEVICH, Mrs.
BIGGERT, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. RUSH, Mr. GUTIER-
REZ, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. LAHOOD, and Mr. PHELPS) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform
A BILL
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
at 13234 South Baltimore Avenue in Chicago, Illinois,
as the ‘‘John J. Buchanan Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 13234 South Baltimore Avenue in Chicago, Illi-
nois, is hereby designated as the ‘‘John J. Buchanan Post
Office Building’’. Any reference to such facility in a law,
regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the
United States shall be considered to be a reference to the
‘‘John J. Buchanan Post Office Building’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1377
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 27, 1999
Recieved; read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
at 13234 South Baltimore Avenue in Chicago, Illinois,
as the ‘‘John J. Buchanan Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 1377 RFS
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 13234 South Baltimore Avenue in Chicago, Illi-
nois, is hereby designated as the ‘‘John J. Buchanan Post
Office Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, regulation, map, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility
referred to in section 1 shall be considered to be a ref-
erence to the ‘‘John J. Buchanan Post Office Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives May 24, 1999.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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Calendar No. 397
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1377
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 27, 1999
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs
NOVEMBER 4, 1999
Reported by Mr. THOMPSON, with an amendment and an amendment to the
title
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
at 13234 South Baltimore Avenue in Chicago, Illinois,
as the ‘‘John J. Buchanan Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 13234 South Baltimore Avenue in Chicago, Illi-
nois, is hereby designated as the ‘‘John J. Buchanan Post
Office Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, regulation, map, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility
referred to in section 1 shall be considered to be a ref-
erence to the ‘‘John J. Buchanan Post Office Building’’.
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service, located
at 9308 South Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, 60617, is
designated as the ‘‘John J. Buchanan Post Office Build-
ing’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, regulation, map, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility
referred to in section 1 shall be considered to be a reference
to the ‘‘John J. Buchanan Post Office Building’’.
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘To designate the fa-
cility of the United States Postal Service located at 9308
South Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, as the ‘John J.
Buchanan Post Office Building’.’’.
Calendar No. 397
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1377
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service at 13234 South Baltimore Avenue in
Chicago, Illinois, as the ‘‘John J. Buchanan Post
Office Building’’.
NOVEMBER 4, 1999
Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the
title
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1378
To authorize appropriations for carrying out pipeline safety activities under
chapter 601 of title 49, United States Code.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 13, 1999
Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself and Mr. HALL of Texas) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned
A BILL
To authorize appropriations for carrying out pipeline safety
activities under chapter 601 of title 49, United States Code.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 60125 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(a) GAS AND HAZARDOUS LIQUID.—To carry out
this chapter (except for sections 60107 and 60114(b)) re-
lated to gas and hazardous liquid, there are authorized
to be appropriated to the Department of Transportation—
‘‘(1) $21,442,000 for fiscal year 1999, of which
$15,700,000 is to be derived from user fees for fis-
cal year 1999 collected under section 60301 of this
title;
‘‘(2) $22,194,000 for fiscal year 2000, of which
$16,300,000 is to be derived from user fees for fis-
cal year 2000 collected under section 60301 of this
title;
‘‘(3) $22,900,000 for fiscal year 2001, of which
$16,740,000 is to be derived from user fees for fis-
cal year 2001 collected under section 60301 of this
title; and
‘‘(4) $23,520,000 for fiscal year 2002, of which
$17,200,000 is to be derived from user fees for fis-
cal year 2002 collected under section 60301 of this
title.’’; and
(2) in subsection (c)(1)—
(A) by striking subparagraphs (A) through
(F);
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (G)
and (H) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respec-
tively; and
(C) by inserting at the end the following
new subparagraphs:
‘‘(C) $15,940,000 for fiscal year 2001, of which
$14,070,000 is to be derived from user fees for fis-
cal year 2001 collected under section 60301 of this
title.
‘‘(D) $16,370,000 for fiscal year 2002, of which
$14,450,000 is to be derived from user fees for fis-
cal year 2002 collected under section 60301 of this
title.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1379
AN ACT
To amend the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 1999, to make a technical
correction relating to international narcotics control as-
sistance.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Western Hemisphere
Drug Elimination Technical Corrections Act’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS RELATING
TO RESOURCES FOR ILLICIT NARCOTICS IN
CERTAIN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Subtitle
B of title VIII of division C of the Omnibus Consolidated
and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999
(Public Law 105–277), is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘SEC. 826. FURTHER MISCELLANEOUS ADDITIONAL RE-
SOURCES.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated for the Department of State for fiscal year
1999 such sums as may be necessary to carry out section
481 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2291).
‘‘(b) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.—Amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in
subsection (a) are in addition to amounts made available
to carry out section 481 of such Act under any other provi-
sion of law.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Title VIII of divi-
sion C of such Act (Public Law 105–277) is amended in
the table of contents in section 801(b) by adding at the
end of the item relating to subtitle B the following:
‘‘Sec. 826. Further miscellaneous additional resources.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect as if included in subtitle B
of title VIII of division C of such Act (Public Law 105–
277).
Passed the House of Representatives April 20, 1999.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 1379
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the sixth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine
An Act
To amend the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations
Act, 1999, to make a technical correction relating to international narcotics control
assistance.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Western Hemisphere Drug Elimi-
nation Technical Corrections Act’’.
SEC. 
2. 
AUTHORIZATION 
OF 
APPROPRIATIONS 
RELATING 
TO
RESOURCES FOR ILLICIT NARCOTICS IN CERTAIN FOR-
EIGN COUNTRIES.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Subtitle B of title VIII
of division C of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–277), is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 826. FURTHER MISCELLANEOUS ADDITIONAL RESOURCES.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated
for the Department of State for fiscal year 1999 such sums as
may be necessary to carry out section 481 of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291).
‘‘(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Amounts appropriated pursuant
to the authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) are in addi-
tion to amounts made available to carry out section 481 of such
Act under any other provision of law.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Title VIII of division C of such
Act (Public Law 105–277) is amended in the table of contents
in section 801(b) by adding at the end of the item relating to
subtitle B the following:
‘‘Sec. 826. Further miscellaneous additional resources.’’.
H. R. 1379—2
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section
shall take effect as if included in subtitle B of title VIII of division
C of such Act (Public Law 105–277).
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1379
To amend the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appro-
priations Act, 1999, to make a technical correction relating to an emer-
gency supplemental appropriation for international narcotics control and
law enforcement assistance.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 13, 1999
Mr. GILMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on International Relations
A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 1999, to make a technical
correction relating to an emergency supplemental appro-
priation for international narcotics control and law en-
forcement assistance.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
I
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1381
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide that an employ-
ee’s ‘‘regular rate’’ for purposes of calculating overtime compensation
will not be affected by certain additional payments.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 13, 1999
Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. GOODLING, and Mr. DICKEY) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and
the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide
that an employee’s ‘‘regular rate’’ for purposes of calcu-
lating overtime compensation will not be affected by cer-
tain additional payments.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Rewarding Perform-
ance in Compensation Act’’.
SEC. 2. REGULAR RATE.
Section 7(e)(3) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of
1938 (29 U.S.C. 207(e)(3)) is amended by inserting be-
SECTION 1. TECHNICAL CORRECTION RELATING TO EMER-
GENCY 
SUPPLEMENTAL 
APPROPRIATION
FOR INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE.
Chapter 3 of title V of division B of the Omnibus
Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–277), is amended by
striking ‘‘For’’ and inserting ‘‘Notwithstanding section 10
of Public Law 91–672 and section 15 of the State Depart-
ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956, for’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1379
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
APRIL 21, 1999
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
AN ACT
To amend the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 1999, to make a technical
correction relating to international narcotics control as-
sistance.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 1379 RFS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Western Hemisphere
Drug Elimination Technical Corrections Act’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS RELATING
TO RESOURCES FOR ILLICIT NARCOTICS IN
CERTAIN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Subtitle
B of title VIII of division C of the Omnibus Consolidated
and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999
(Public Law 105–277), is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘SEC. 826. FURTHER MISCELLANEOUS ADDITIONAL RE-
SOURCES.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated for the Department of State for fiscal year
1999 such sums as may be necessary to carry out section
481 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2291).
‘‘(b) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.—Amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in
subsection (a) are in addition to amounts made available
to carry out section 481 of such Act under any other provi-
sion of law.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Title VIII of divi-
sion C of such Act (Public Law 105–277) is amended in
HR 1379 RFS
the table of contents in section 801(b) by adding at the
end of the item relating to subtitle B the following:
‘‘Sec. 826. Further miscellaneous additional resources.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect as if included in subtitle B
of title VIII of division C of such Act (Public Law 105–
277).
Passed the House of Representatives April 20, 1999.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
fore the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘; or (d) the
payments are made to reward an employee or group of
employees for meeting or exceeding the productivity, qual-
ity, efficiency, or sales goals as specified in a gainsharing,
incentive bonus, commission, or performance contingent
bonus plan’’.
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incentive bonus, commission, or performance contin-
gent bonus plan’’; and
(2) by inserting after and below paragraph (7)
the following:
‘‘A plan described in paragraph (3)(d) shall be in writing
and made available to employees, provide that the amount
of the payments to be made under the plan be based upon
a formula that is stated in the plan, and be established and
maintained in good faith for the purpose of distributing
to employees additional remuneration over and above the
wages and salaries that are not dependent upon the exist-
ence of such plan or payments made pursuant to such
plan.’’.
Union Calendar No. 201
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1381
[Report No. 106–358]
A BILL
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
to provide that an employee’s ‘‘regular rate’’ for
purposes of calculating overtime compensation
will not be affected by certain additional pay-
ments.
OCTOBER 1, 1999
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1382
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide an exemption
from overtime compensation for firefighters and rescue squad members
who volunteer their services.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 13, 1999
Mr. BATEMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide
an exemption from overtime compensation for firefighters
and rescue squad members who volunteer their services.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Volunteer Firefighter
and Rescue Squad Worker Protection Act’’.
SEC. 2. EXEMPTION.
Paragraph (4) of section 3(e) of the Fair Labor
Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203(e)) is amended by
adding after subparagraph (B) the following:
‘‘(C) The term ‘employee’ does not include a fire-
fighter or a member of a rescue squad during the period—
‘‘(1) in which the firefighter or rescue squad
member volunteers the firefighter’s or member’s
services at a facility where the firefighter or member
is not then regularly employed; and
‘‘(2) for which the firefighter or member signed
a legally binding waiver of overtime compensation
for such services.’’.
SEC. 3. COERCION.
Section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
(29 U.S.C. 207) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(r) No employer may require (directly or indirectly)
an employee who is a firefighter or member of a rescue
squad to volunteer fire-fighting or rescue squad services
during any period in which such firefighter or member
would be entitled to receive compensation for overtime em-
ployment under subsection (a) if section 3(e)(4)(C) was
not in effect.’’.
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