,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cgbh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #aa1 #bjai,mr4  
,rooney ( ,florida introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,education & ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d
 ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich to  
provide = ! adju/m5t ( ! m9imum wage    
rate & to provide a regional m9imum wage
 option1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,fight =
 a ,mod]n ,m9imum ,wage ,act4  #b4      
,am5dm5ts to ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act 
( #aich  7a7 ,m9imum wage rate ,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-- 7,a7 #h4ej an h\r1 beg9n+ on      
,janu>y #a1 #bjbj2 &  7,b7 beg9n+ on !  
date t is #e ye>s aft] ! date "u        
subp>agraph 7,a71 & qu9qu5nially        
!reaft]1 ! am\nt det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y 
"u subsection 7h72  4  7b7 ,wage rate   
adju/m5t & 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  7#a7 ,n lat]   
?an #a ye> be=e a new m9imum wage rate  
det]m9$ "u subsection 7a77#a77;,b7 is to
 take effect1 ! ,secret>y %all det]m9e !
 m9imum wage rate to be 9 effect        
pursuant to ?is subsection = ! subsequ5t
 #e-ye> p]iod4 ,! m9imum wage rate      
det]m9$ pursuant to ?is subsection = a  
ye> %all be--  7,a7 n less ?an ! am\nt 9
 effect "u subsection 7a77#a7 on ! date 
( su* det]m9ation2  7,b7 increas$ f su* 
am\nt by ! annual p]c5tage increase 9 ! 
,consum] ,price ,index ,rese>* ,s]ies   
,us+ ,curr5t ,me?ods1 or its successor  
publication1 z det]m9$ by ! ,bureau (   
,labor ,/ati/ics2 &  7,c7 r\nd$ to !    
ne>e/ multiple ( #j4je4  7#b7 ,9        
calculat+ ! annual p]c5tage increase 9 !
 ,consum] ,price ,index ,rese>* ,s]ies  
,us+ ,curr5t ,me?ods = ! purposes (     
p>agraph 7#a77;,b71 ! ,secret>y %all    
comp>e su* ,consum] ,price ,index       
,rese>* ,s]ies ,us+ ,curr5t ,me?ods = ! 

mo/ rec5t mon?1 qu>t]1 or ye> available 
7z select$ by ! ,secret>y prior to !    
fir/ ye> = :i* a m9imum wage is 9 effect
 pursuant to ?is subsection7 ) !        
,consum] ,price ,index ,rese>* ,s]ies   
,us+ ,curr5t ,me?ods = ! same mon? 9 !  
la/ ye> 9 :i* ! m9imum wage rate "u     
subsection 7a77#a7 0 updat$1 ! same     
qu>t] 9 su* ye>1 or su* ye>1            
respectively4  7i7  7#a7 ,not)/&+       
subsection 7a77#a71 ! wage rate 9 effect
 "u subsection 7a7 = a ,/ate or locality
 %all be ! regional m9imum wage rate set
 by ! ,secret>y = su* ,/ate or locality 
"u p>agraph 7#b7 ) respect to su* ,/ate 
or locality if--  7,a7 su* ,/ate or     
locality opts = su* regional m9imum wage
 rate & notifies ! ,secret>y2 &  7,b7   
su* regional m9imum wage rate is n less 
?an ! wage rate 9 effect "u subsection  
7a77#a74  7#b7  7,a7 ,n lat] ?an #a ye> 
be=e a new m9imum wage rate det]m9$ "u  
subsection 7a77#a77;,b7 is to take      
effect1 ! ,secret>y %all det]m9e !      
regional m9imum wage rate = ea* ,/ate & 

locality "u ?is subsection4  7,b7 ,)    
respect to a ,/ate1 ! regional m9imum   
wage rate %all be equal to-- 7i7 ! am\nt
 to take effect "u subsection           
7a77#a77;,b72  7ii7 adju/$ by ! p]c5tage
 diff]5ce betwe5 ! mo/ rec5t regional   
price p>ity ) respect to su* ,/ate & !  
national price level1 publi%$ by !      
,bureau ( ,economic ,analysis ( !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce2 &  7iii7 r\nd$ to 
! ne>e/ multiple ( #j4je4  7,c7 ,)      
respect to a locality1 ! regional m9imum
 wage rate %all be equal to--  7i7 !    
am\nt to take effect "u 7a77#a77;,b72   
7ii7 adju/$ by ! p]c5tage diff]5ce      
betwe5 ! mo/ rec5t regional price p>ity 
) respect to ! metropolitan /ati/ical   
area 9 :i* su* locality is locat$1 or if
 ! locality is n locat$ )9 a            
metropolitan /ati/ical area1 ) respect  
to ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! locality is locat$1 &
 ! national price level1 publi%$ by !   
,bureau ( ,economic ,analysis ( !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce2 &  7iii7 r\nd$ to 
! ne>e/ multiple ( #j4je4  7#c7 ,a      

locality may n opt = ! regional m9imum  
wage "u p>agraph 7#a7--  7,a7 if su*    
locality is locat$ 9 a ,/ate ) a law t  
prohibits any locality )9 su* ,/ate f   
adopt+ a m9imum wage rate t is high] ?an
 a specifi$ rate2 &  7,b7 su* specifi$  
rate is less ?an ! regional m9imum wage 
rate = su* locality det]m9$ by !        
,secret>y "u p>agraph 7#b74  4