,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bhgh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ba1
 #bjbc,mr4 ,budd 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,braun1 and ,mr4 ,marshall7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the     
,fair ,labor ,standards ,act of #aich to
 exclude certain activities from hours  
worked1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,flexibility for ,workers ,education
 ,act4  #b4 ,treatment of attendance or 
participation in certain activities  7a7
 ,in general ,section #c7o7 of the ,fair
 ,labor ,standards ,act of #aich 7#bi   
,u4,s4,c4 #bjc7o77 is amended to read as
 follows3  7o7 ,hours worked ,in        
determining for the purposes of sections
 #f and #g the hours for which an       
employee is employed1 there shall be    
excluded-- 7#a7 any time spent in       
changing clothes or washing at the      

beginning or end of each workday which  
was excluded from measured working time 
during the week involved by the express 
terms of or by custom or practice under 
a bona fide collective-bargaining       
agreement applicable to the particular  
employee2 and  7#b7 any time spent      
attending or participating in lectures1 
education or training programs1 and     
similar activities1 regardless of       
whether the activity is offered or      
facilitated by the employer1 provided   
that-- 7,a7 the attendance or           
participation occurs outside of the     
regular working hours of the employee2  
7,b7 the attendance or participation is 
voluntary and the continuation of       
employment and the working conditions   
related to such employment is not       
adversely affected by non-attendance or 
non-participation2 and  7,c7 the        
employee does not perform any productive
 work for the employer during the       
attendance or participation4  4  7b7    
,effective date ,the amendment made by  

subsection 7a7 shall apply with respect 
to hours worked on or after the date of 
enactment of this ,act4