,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #hca  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bf1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,h>p] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,alex&]1    
,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,cony]s1   
,mr4 ,ellison1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s ( ,florida1  
,ms4 ,moore1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,ru%1   
,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mr4 ,"y ( ,alaska1 & ,mr4 
,clyburn7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & 
! ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to phase out    
special wage c]tificates "u ! ,fair     
,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich "u :i*       
individuals ) disabilities may be       
employ$ at subm9imum wage rates4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,fair ,wages = ,work]s ) ,disabilities  
,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds
 ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,curr5t ,f$]al law     
all[s ! ,secret>y ( ,labor to grant     
special wage c]tificates to entities t  
provide employm5t to work]s )           
disabilities1 all[+ su* entities to pay 
_! disabl$ work]s at rates t are l[] ?an
 ! ,f$]al m9imum wage4  7#b7 ,! practice

 ( pay+ work]s ) disabilities less ?an !
 ,f$]al m9imum wage dates back to !     
#aicjs1 :5 !re 7 virtually no employm5t 
opportunities = disabl$ work]s 9 !      
ma9/ream work=ce4  7#c7 ,today1         
advancem5ts 9 vocational rehabilitation1
 te*nology1 & tra9+ provide disabl$     
work]s ) great] opportunities ?an 9 !   
pa/1 & ! numb] ( su* work]s 9 ! national
 work=ce has dramatically increas$4     
7#d7 ,employees ) disabilities1 :5      
provid$ ! prop] rehabilitation s]vices1 
tra9+1 & tools1 c be z productive z     
nondisabl$ employees4 ,ev5 ^?           
individuals t are consid]$ mo/ sev]ely  
disabl$ h be5 able to successfully obta9
 employm5t e>n+ m9imum wage or high]4   
7#e7 ,:ile "s employ]s possess+ special 
wage c]tificates claim to provide       
rehabilitation & tra9+ to disabl$ work]s
 to prep>e !m = competitive employm5t1 !
 fact t su* employ]s c pay _! work]s    
less ?an ! ,f$]al m9imum wage gives !m  
an inc5tive to exploit ! *eap labor     
provid$ by _! disabl$ work]s r ?an to   

prep>e ^? work]s = integrat$ employm5t 9
 ! ma9/ream economy4  7#f7 ,_m employ]s 
) a hi/ory ( pay+ subm9imum wages b5efit
 f philan?ropic donations & pref]r$     
/atus :5 bidd+ on ,f$]al contracts4 ,yet
 !y claim t pay+ m9imum wage to _!      
employees ) disabilities w\ld result 9  
lack ( pr(itability & =c$ r$uction ( _! 
work=ces4  7#g7 ,o!r employ]s1 recogniz+
 t ! paym5t ( subm9imum wages is 9 fact 
exploitation ( disabl$ work]s1 are n[   
pay+ ! ,f$]al m9imum wage1 or high]1 to 
_! employees ) disabilities )\t r$uc+ _!
 work=ces1 :ile /ill ma9ta9+ _!         
pr(itability4 ,= example1 ,national     
,indu/ries = ! ,bl9d 7,,nib7 ag5cies    
exploit$ _! bl9d employees = ye>s ?r\gh 
! paym5t ( subm9imum wages1 claim+ !y   
c\ld n ma9ta9 pr(itability o!rwise4 ,n[1
 ,all ,,nib associat$ ag5cies are       
committ$ to ! ,,nib ,bo>d policy to pay 
employees1 ^: only disability is        
bl9dness1 at or above ! ,f$]al m9imum   
wage or _! /ate m9imum wage1 :i*ev] is  
highe/4  7#h7 ,! ,wage & ,h\r ,division 

( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor is *>g$ ) !      
responsibility = ov]sight ( ^! special  
wage c]tificates4 ,! results f ?or\gh   
inve/igations conduct$ by ! ,gov]nm5t   
,acc\ntability ,(fice--,/rong] ,f$]al   
,ef=ts ,ne$$ = ,provid+ ,employm5t      
,opportunities & ,en=c+ ,labor ,/&>ds 9 
,%elt]$ ,work%ops1 ,report to !         
,congress1 ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates 7,,hrd-#ha-ii7 & ,report to     
,congressional ,reque/]s1 ,special ,wage
 ,program3 ,c5t]s ,(f] ,employm5t &     
,support ,s]vices to ,work]s ,)         
,disabilities1 ,b ,labor ,%\ld ,improve 
,ov]sight 7,,gao-#ja-hhf7--;expla9 t due
 to lack ( capacity1 tra9+1 & res\rces1 
! ,wage & ,h\r ,division is incapable ( 
en=c+ compliance ) ! subm9imum wage     
provision4 ,fur!rmore1 ! significant    
appropriation t w\ld be requir$ to      
improve ov]sight ( ! regulation w\ld be 
bett] sp5t improv+ employm5t outcomes = 
p ) disabilities4  7#i7 ,accord+ to !   
rules e/abli%$ "u section #ad7;c7 ( !   
,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich1       

employ]s are to det]m9e ! special wage  
to be paid to a disabl$ employee ?r\gh a
 complicat$ me?od t unfairly e/abli%es a
 productivity b5*m>k t w\ld be difficult
 = anyone to ma9ta94 ,! inability ( _m  
employ]s to correctly e/abli% ! wage    
pursuant to ! rule has regul>ly result$ 
9 disabl$ employees receiv+ ev5 less ?an
 ! special m9imum wage 7bel[ ! f$]ally  
e/abli%$ m9imum wage7 t !y %\ld h       
receiv$ "u ! regulation4  #c4           
,transition to fair wages  7#a7         
,discont9uance ,effective on ! date (   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,labor %all discont9ue issu+ special    
wage c]tificates "u section #ad7;c7 ( ! 
,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich 7#bi   
,u4,s4,c4 #bad7;c77 to any new entities 
n curr5tly hold+ a c]tificate4  7#b7    
,transition ,all special wage           
c]tificates held on ! date ( enactm5t ( 
?is ,act--  7,a7 by private = pr(it     
entities %all be revok$ #a ye> aft] su* 
date ( enactm5t2  7,b7 by public or     
gov]nm5tal entities %all be revok$ #b   

ye>s aft] su* date ( enactm5t2 &  7,c7  
by non-pr(it entities %all be revok$ #c 
ye>s aft] su* date ( enactm5t4  7#c7    
,repeal ,effective #c ye>s f ! date (   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 section #ad7;c7 ( !
 ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #bad7;c77 is repeal$ & any    
rema9+ special wage c]tificates issu$ "u
 su* section %all be revok$4