,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dddc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bj1      
#bjai,mr4 ,fitzpatrick 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 provide for 
a ,federal1 cost-of-living based minimum
 wage1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,fair ,wage ,act of #bjai4  #b4     
,cost-of-living based minimum wage  7a7 
,in general ,section #f7;a77#a7 of the  
,fair ,labor ,standards ,act of #aich   
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjf7;a77#a77 is amended 
to read as follows3  7#a7 except as     
otherwise provided in this section1 not 
less than the amount determined by the  
,secretary under subsection 7h7 for the 
metropolitan statistical area or the    
nonmetropolitan portion in which the    
employer resides2  4  7b7 ,determination
 of regional minimum wage ,section #f of
 the ,fair ,labor ,standards ,act of    

#aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjf7 is amended by
 adding at the end the following3  7h7  
,determination of minimum wage  7#a7    
7,a7 ,on the effective date of the ,fair
 ,wage ,act of #bjai1 the wage          
determined under this paragraph for a   
metropolitan statistical area or        
nonmetropolitan portion shall be equal  
to the result obtained--  7i7 by        
multiplying-- 7,i7 #dj percent of the   
national average hourly wage of private 
sector1 non-supervisory workers 7as     
reported by the ,bureau of ,labor       
,statistics of the ,department of ,labor
 for the most recent month for which    
data are available72 by  7,,ii7 the     
adjustment percentage specified in      
paragraph 7#b7 for the area or portion2 
and  7ii7 by rounding the result        
obtained under clause 7i7 to the nearest
 tenth of a dollar4  7,b7 ,not later    
than #a year after such effective date1 
subparagraph 7,a77i77,i7 shall be       
applied by substituting #de percent for 
#dj percent4  7,c7 ,not later than #b   

years after such effective date1        
subparagraph 7,a77i77,i7 shall be       
applied by substituting #ej percent for 
#dj percent4  7,d7 ,not later than #e   
years after such effective date1 and for
 each #c-year period thereafter1 the    
wage determined under this paragraph for
 a metropolitan statistical area or     
nonmetropolitan portion shall be equal  
to the greater of--  7i7 the result     
obtained under subparagraph 7,c72 or    
7ii7 the wage determined under this     
paragraph for such area or portion for  
the preceding three-year period4  7#b7  
,the adjustment percentage specified in 
this paragraph for a metropolitan       
statistical area or nonmetropolitan     
portion shall be--  7,a7 #hg4e percent1 
for a metropolitan statistical area or  
nonmetropolitan portion with a regional 
price parity of less than #ij2  7,b7    
#ib4e percent1 for a metropolitan       
statistical area or nonmetropolitan     
portion with a regional price parity of 
less than #ie1 but not less than #ij2   

7,c7 #ajj percent1 for a metropolitan   
statistical area or nonmetropolitan     
portion with a regional price parity of 
less than #aje1 but not less than #ie2  
7,d7 #ajg4e percent1 for a metropolitan 
statistical area or nonmetropolitan     
portion with a regional price parity of 
less than #aaj1 but not less than #aje2 
and  7,e7 #aae percent1 for a           
metropolitan statistical area or        
nonmetropolitan portion with a regional 
price parity of not less than #aaj4     
7#c7 ,in this subsection3 7,a7 ,the term
 metropolitan statistical area means a  
geographic area1 defined by the ,office 
of ,management and ,budget for          
statistical purposes1 containing a large
 population nucleus and adjacent        
communities having a high degree of     
social and economic integration with    
that nucleus4  7,b7 ,the term           
nonmetropolitan portion means any county
 7or portion thereof7 which is not      
within a metropolitan statistical area4 
,all nonmetropolitan portions of a      

,state shall be treated1 in aggregate1  
as a single nonmetropolitan portion for 
the ,state4  7,c7 ,the term regional    
price parity means the regional price   
parity for a metropolitan statistical   
area or nonmetropolitan portion         
determined by the ,bureau of ,economic  
,analysis of the ,department of         
,commerce for the most recent year for  
which data are available4 ,in           
determining regional price parities for 
purposes of this subsection1 the ,bureau
 of ,economic ,analysis shall use the   
same methodology used to determine such 
parities for the most recent year for   
which such parities were reported by the
 ,bureau before the date of the         
enactment of this subsection4  4  #c4   
,minimum cash wage for tipped employees 
,clause 7i7 of section #c7m77#b77;,a7 of
 the ,fair ,labor ,standards ,act of    
#aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjc7m77#b77;,a77  
is amended by striking the cash wage    
required to be paid such an employee on 
the date of the enactment of this       

paragraph and inserting an amount equal 
to #cj percent of the wage determined   
under section #f7;a77#a7 for the        
metropolitan statistical area or the    
nonmetropolitan portion in which the    
employer resides 4  #d4 ,minimum wage   
for newly hired employees who are #ah   
years old or younger ,section #f7;g7 of 
the ,fair ,labor ,standards ,act of     
#aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjf7;g77 is       
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by    
striking a wage which is not less than  
#d4be an hour and inserting a wage which
 is not less than #b_/c of the wage     
determined under subsection 7a77#a7 for 
the metropolitan statistical area or the
 nonmetropolitan portion in which the   
employer resides2 and  7#b7 in paragraph
 7#e7-- 7,a7 by striking has not        
attained the age of #bj years and       
inserting is the age of #ah years or    
younger2 and  7,b7 by striking #be years
 and inserting #bd years or younger4    
#e4 ,effective date ,the amendments and 
repeals made by this ,act shall take    

effect on the first day of the third    
month that begins after the date of the 
enactment of this ,act4