,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bfjb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ae1 #bjba,mr4
 ,sablan introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,education and ,labor1 and in addition  
to the ,committee on ,natural           
,resources1 for a period to be          
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,fair ,labor   
,standards ,act of #aich to provide for 
wage and economic stabilization in the  
,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana 
,islands1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,northern ,mariana ,islands ,wage   
and ,economic ,stability ,act4  #b4     
,wage and economic stabilization in the 
,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana 
,islands ,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 ,in the case of any 
provision of law enacted during the     
#aj-year period beginning with #bjba    
that provides for an increase in the    
minimum wage rate set forth under       
subsection 7a77#a7 or 7g77#a7 of this   
section1 section #c7m77#b77;,a77i71 or  
section #ad7;c77#a77;,a71 such increase 
shall be applied with respect to        
employers in the ,commonwealth of the   
,northern ,mariana ,islands beginning on
 the date that is #ah months later than 
the date on which such provision of law 
otherwise takes effect4  4  #c4 ,,gao   
report ,not later than #a year after the
 date of enactment of this ,act1 the    
,comptroller ,general shall submit to   
the ,education and ,labor ,committee of 
the ,house of ,representatives1 the     
,natural ,resources ,committee of the   
,house of ,representatives1 the         
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions of the ,senate and
 the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural 
,resources of the ,senate a report that1

 with respect to the ,commonwealth of   
the ,northern ,mariana ,islands-- 7#a7  
assesses the status and structure of the
 economy 7including employment1 earnings
 and wages1 and key industries72 and    
7#b7 for each year during the #aj-year  
period beginning with #bjba in which an 
increase will take effect in the minimum
 wage rate set forth under subsection   
a7#a7 or g7#a7 of section #f1 section   
#c7m77#b77;,a77i71 or section           
#ad7;c77#a77;,a7 of the ,fair ,labor    
,standards ,act of #aich1 estimates the 
proportion of employees who will be     
directly affected by each such wage     
increase taking effect for such year1   
disaggregated by industry and           
occupation4