,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #caii  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #ae1  
#bjbj,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself and ,ms4 
,sinema7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend section #g of the ,fair ,labor    
,standards ,act of #aich to ensure      
appropriate compensation for certain    
hours of overtime work by border patrol 
agents4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may
 be cited as the ,border ,patrol ,pay   
,security ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,purpose  
,the purposes of this ,act are-- 7#a7 to
 strengthen ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border 
,protection2 and  7#b7 to ensure that   
border patrol agents are compensated    
with premium pay for certain hours of   
overtime work4  #c4 ,fair ,labor        
,standards ,act of #aich premium pay for
 border patrol agents ,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  7s7   
,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     
agent 7as defined in section            
#eeej7;a77#b7 of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code71 if1 during a work period
 of #ad consecutive days1 the border    
patrol agent receives compensation at a 
rate not less than #aej percent of the  
regular rate at which the border patrol 
agent is employed for all hours of work 
between #hj hours and #ajj hours4       
,payments required under this subsection
 shall be in addition to any payments   
made under section #eeej of title #e1   
,united ,states ,code1 and shall be made
 notwithstanding any pay limitations set
 forth in that title4  4  #d4 ,technical
 and conforming amendment ,section      
#ac7;a7 of the ,fair ,labor ,standards  
,act of #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bac7;a77  
is amended by striking paragraph 7#ah74