,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bcce  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ah1 #bjai,mr4
 ,cuellar introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,education and ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend the ,fair ,labor ,standards ,act  
of #aich to ensure compensation for     
certain hours of work for border patrol 
agents1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,border ,patrol ,pay ,security ,act 
of #bjai4  #b4 ,fair labor standards pay
 for border patrol agents  7a7 ,purpose 
,the purposes of this ,act are to       
strengthen ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border  
,protection and ensure that border      
patrol agents are compensated for       
certain hours of work with premium pay  
for certain hours of overtime work4  7b7
 ,fair labor standards act premium pay  
,section #g of the ,fair ,labor         
,standards ,act of #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 
#bjg7 is amended by adding at the end   
the following3  7t7 ,employment as a    

border patrol agent ,no public agency   
shall be deemed to have violated        
subsection 7a7 with respect to the      
employment of any border patrol agent1  
as defined in paragraph 7#a7 of section 
#eeej of title #e1 ,united ,states      
,code1 if1 during a work period of #ad  
consecutive days1 the border patrol     
agent receives compensation at a rate   
not less than one and one-half times the
 regular rate at which he or she is     
employed for all hours of work from #hj 
hours to #ajj hours4 ,payments required 
under this section shall be--  7#a7 in  
addition to any payments made under such
 section #eeej2  7#b7 made              
notwithstanding any pay limitations set 
forth in that title2 and  7#c7 paid as  
additional half-time as the straight    
time portion shall be deemed paid for   
the hours for which payments under such 
section #eeej have been made4  4  7c7   
,technical and conforming amendments    
,section #ac7;a7 of the ,fair ,labor    
,standards ,act of #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 

section #bac7;a77 is amended by striking
 paragraph 7#ah74