,in the ,senate of the ,united ,states1 
,september #cj1 #bjae4  ,amendments3    
,that the bill from the ,house of       
,representatives 7,h4,r4 #bfag7 entitled
 ,an ,act to amend the ,fair ,minimum   
,wage ,act of #bjjg to postpone a       
scheduled increase in the minimum wage  
applicable to ,american ,samoa41 do pass
 with the following ,strike all after   
the enacting clause and insert the      
following3 #a4 ,minimum wage for        
,american ,samoa  7a7 ,minimum wage     
,paragraph 7#b7 of section #hajc7;b7 of 
the ,fair ,minimum ,wage ,act of #bjjg  
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjf note7 is amended to 
read as follows3  7#b7 the minimum wage 
applicable to ,american ,samoa under    
section #f7;a77#a7 of the ,fair ,labor  
,standards ,act of #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 
#bjf7;a77#a77 shall be-- 7,a7 the       
applicable wage rate in effect for each 
industry and classification as of       
,september #bi1 #bjae2 and  7,b7        
increased by #j4dj an hour 7or such     
lesser amount as may be necessary to    

equal the minimum wage under section    
#f7;a77#a7 of such ,act71 beginning on  
,september #cj1 #bjae1 and on ,september
 #cj of every third year thereafter1    
until the minimum wage applicable to    
,american ,samoa under this paragraph is
 equal to the minimum wage set forth in 
such section4  4  7b7 ,,gao reports     
,section #hajd of the ,fair ,minimum    
,wage ,act of #bjjg 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjf 
note7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection   
7a7-- 7,a7 by striking ,september #a1   
#bjaa and inserting ,april #a1 #bjag2   
and  7,b7 by striking the second        
sentence and inserting the following3   
,the ,government ,accountability ,office
 shall submit a subsequent report not   
later than ,april #a1 #bjbj42  7#b7 in  
subsection 7b71 by striking the study   
under subsection 7a7 and inserting any  
report under subsection 7a72 and  7#c7  
by adding at the end the following3  7c7
 ,report on alternative methods of      
increasing the minimum wage in ,american
 ,samoa ,not later than #a year after   

the date of enactment of ,an ,act to    
amend the ,fair ,minimum ,wage ,act of  
#bjjg to reduce a scheduled increase in 
the minimum wage applicable to ,american
 ,samoa1 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  
#f7;a77#a7 of the ,fair ,labor          
,standards ,act of #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 
#bjf7;a77#a774  4  7c7 ,effective date  
,this ,act1 and the amendments made by  
this ,act1 shall take effect as of      
,september #bi1 #bjae4  ,amend the title
 so as to read3 ,an ,act to amend the   
,fair ,minimum ,wage ,act of #bjjg to   
reduce a scheduled increase in the      
minimum wage applicable to ,american    
,samoa44  ,secretary