,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bjhj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #d1 #bjai,ms4  
,sewell ( ,alabama 7= h]self1 ,mrs4     
,mc,bath1 ,ms4 ,h\lahan1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1   
,mr4 ,cuell>1 ,mr4 ,b]a1 ,ms4 ,spanb]g]1
 ,ms4 ,k5dra ,s4 ,horn ( ,oklahoma1 ,mr4
 ,phillips1 ,mr4 ,s*rad]1 ,mr4 ,gonzalez
 ( ,texas1 ,ms4 ,slotk91 & ,miss ,rice (
 ,new ,york7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,education & ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d
 ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich to  
provide = a ,f$]al1 co/-(-liv+ bas$     
m9imum wage1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,pay+ ,h\rly ,am]icans ,/rong] ,e>n+s   
7,,phase7 9 #ae ,wage ,act4  #b4        
,co/-(-liv+ bas$ m9imum wage  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,section #f7;a77#a7 ( ! ,fair     
,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich 7#bi         
,u4,s4,c4 #bjf7;a77#a77 is am5d$ to read
 z foll[s3  7#a7 except z o!rwise       
provid$ 9 ?is section1 n less ?an !     
am\nt det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y "u         

subsection 7h7 = ! metropolitan         
/ati/ical area or ! nonmetropolitan     
portion 9 :i* ! employ] resides2  4  7b7
 ,det]m9ation ( regional m9imum wage    
,section #f ( ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act
 ( #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjf7 is am5d$  
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7h7         
,det]m9ation ( m9imum wage  7#a7  7,a7  
,on ! effective date ( ! ,pay+ ,h\rly   
,am]icans ,/rong] ,e>n+s 7,,phase7 9 #ae
 ,wage ,act1 ! wage det]m9$ "u ?is      
p>agraph = a metropolitan /ati/ical area
 or nonmetropolitan portion %all be     
equal to ! result obta9$--  7i7 by      
multiply+-- 7,i7 #dj p]c5t ( ! national 
av]age h\rly wage ( private sector1     
non-sup]visory work]s 7z report$ by !   
,bureau ( ,labor ,/ati/ics ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,labor = ! mo/ rec5t mon? = :i* data 
are available72 by  7,,ii7 ! adju/m5t   
p]c5tage specifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 = !   
area or portion2 &  7ii7 by r\nd+ !     
result obta9$ "u clause 7i7 to ! ne>e/  
t5? ( a doll>4  7,b7 ,n lat] ?an #a ye> 
aft] su* effective date1 subp>agraph    

7,a77i77,i7 %all be appli$ by sub/itut+ 
#de p]c5t = #dj p]c5t4  7,c7 ,n lat] ?an
 #b ye>s aft] su* effective date1       
subp>agraph 7,a77i77,i7 %all be appli$  
by sub/itut+ #ej p]c5t = #dj p]c5t4     
7,d7 ,n lat] ?an #e ye>s aft] su*       
effective date1 & = ea* #c-ye> p]iod    
!reaft]1 ! wage det]m9$ "u ?is p>agraph 
= a metropolitan /ati/ical area or      
nonmetropolitan portion %all be equal to
 ! great] (--  7i7 ! result obta9$ "u   
subp>agraph 7,c72 or  7ii7 ! wage       
det]m9$ "u ?is p>agraph = su* area or   
portion = ! prec$+ ?ree-ye> p]iod4  7#b7
 ,! adju/m5t p]c5tage specifi$ 9 ?is    
p>agraph = a metropolitan /ati/ical area
 or nonmetropolitan portion %all be--   
7,a7 #hg4e p]c5t1 = a metropolitan      
/ati/ical area or nonmetropolitan       
portion ) a regional price p>ity ( less 
?an #ij2  7,b7 #ib4e p]c5t1 = a         
metropolitan /ati/ical area or          
nonmetropolitan portion ) a regional    
price p>ity ( less ?an #ie1 b n less ?an
 #ij2  7,c7 #ajj p]c5t1 = a metropolitan

 /ati/ical area or nonmetropolitan      
portion ) a regional price p>ity ( less 
?an #aje1 b n less ?an #ie2  7,d7 #ajg4e
 p]c5t1 = a metropolitan /ati/ical area 
or nonmetropolitan portion ) a regional 
price p>ity ( less ?an #aaj1 b n less   
?an #aje2 &  7,e7 #aae p]c5t1 = a       
metropolitan /ati/ical area or          
nonmetropolitan portion ) a regional    
price p>ity ( n less ?an #aaj4  7#c7 ,9 
?is subsection3 7,a7 ,! t]m metropolitan
 /ati/ical area means a geographic area1
 def9$ by ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t &       
,budget = /ati/ical purposes1 conta9+ a 
l>ge population nucleus & adjac5t       
communities hav+ a high degree ( social 
& economic integration ) t nucleus4     
7,b7 ,! t]m nonmetropolitan portion     
means any c\nty 7or portion !re(7 :i* is
 n )9 a metropolitan /ati/ical area4    
,all nonmetropolitan portions ( a ,/ate 
%all be treat$1 9 aggregate1 z a s+le   
nonmetropolitan portion = ! ,/ate4  7,c7
 ,! t]m regional price p>ity means !    
regional price p>ity = a metropolitan   

/ati/ical area or nonmetropolitan       
portion det]m9$ by ! ,bureau ( ,economic
 ,analysis ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce = ! 
mo/ rec5t ye> = :i* data are available4 
,9 det]m9+ regional price p>ities =     
purposes ( ?is subsection1 ! ,bureau (  
,economic ,analysis %all use ! same     
me?odology us$ to det]m9e su* p>ities = 
! mo/ rec5t ye> = :i* su* p>ities 7     
report$ by ! ,bureau be=e ! date ( !    
enactm5t ( ?is subsection4  4  #c4      
,repeal ( sep>ate m9imum wage = tipp$   
employees ,subp>agraph 7,a7 ( section   
#c7m77#b7 ( ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act (
 #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjc7m77#b77 is   
am5d$ to read z foll[s3 7,a7 ,! wage    
requir$ to be paid to a tipp$ employee  
%all be ! wage set =? 9 section         
#f7;a77#a744  #d4 ,repeal ( sep>ate     
m9imum wage = newly hir$ employees :o   
are less ?an #bj ye>s old ,section      
#f7;g77#a7 ( ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act 
( #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjf7;g77#a77 is 
repeal$4  #e4 ,effective date ,!        
am5dm5ts & repeals made by ?is ,act %all

 take effect on ! fir/ day ( ! ?ird mon?
 t beg9s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 
,act4