Given the following passage "In 2004, the United States passed an amendment to the Fair Labour Standards Act of 1938. The amendment allows certain children aged 1418 to work in or outside a business where machinery is used to process wood. The law aims to respect the religious and cultural needs of the Amish community of the United States. The Amish believe that one effective way to educate children is on the job. The new law allows Amish children the ability to work with their families, once they are passed eighth grade in school.", answer the following question. Note that the answer is present within the text. Question: What took 66 years to happen?
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the United States passed an amendment to the Fair Labour Standards Act of 1938