,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #eaf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #af1      
#bjbc,mr4 ,booker introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to require coverage of         
incarcerated workers under the ,fair    
,labor ,standards ,act of #aich1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,fair ,wages  
for ,incarcerated ,workers ,act of      
#bjbc4  #b4 ,coverage of incarcerated   
workers under the ,fair ,labor          
,standards ,act of #aich ,section #c of 
the ,fair ,labor ,standards ,act of     
#aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjc7 is amended-- 
7#a7 in subsection 7e7-- 7,a7 in        
paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 in subparagraph    
7,b71 by striking 2 and and inserting a 
semicolon2  7ii7 in subparagraph        
7,c77ii77,v71 by striking the period at 
the end and inserting 2 and2 and  7iii7 
by adding at the end the following3     

7,d7 any individual employed as an      
incarcerated worker by a public agency  
that operates the correctional facility 
in which such individual is incarcerated
 or detained4  2 and  7,b7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7#f7 ,the term  
employee includes 7in addition to an    
individual described in paragraph       
7#b77;,d77 any individual employed as an
 incarcerated worker by a private entity
 that operates1 through a contract with 
a public agency1 the correctional       
facility in which such individual is    
incarcerated or detained4  2  7#b7 in   
subsection 7m77#a71 by striking any     
employee4 and inserting any employee3   
,provided further1 ,that1 in the case of
 an employee who is an incarcerated     
worker1 the cost of board1 lodging1 or  
other facilities and any amount taken   
from amounts paid such incarcerated     
worker for payment of a court-imposed   
fee shall not be included in the wage   
paid to such employee42 and  7#c7 by    
adding at the end the following3  7z7   

7#a7 ,incarcerated worker means an      
individual1 incarcerated or detained in 
a correctional facility operated by a   
public agency or by a private entity    
through a contract with a public agency1
 who performs work offered or required  
by or through the correctional facility1
 including work associated with prison  
work programs1 work release programs1   
the ,,unicor program1 ,state prison     
industries1 public works programs1      
restitution centers1 correctional       
facility operations and maintenance1 and
 private entities4  7#b7 ,an            
incarcerated worker shall be considered 
employed by-- 7,a7 the public agency    
operating the correctional facility in  
which the individual is incarcerated or 
detained2 or  7,b7 in the case of a     
correctional facility operated by a     
private entity through a contract with a
 public agency1 such private entity4    
7aa7 ,correctional facility has the     
meaning given such term in section #ija 
of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and     

,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd       
,u4,s4,c4 #ajbea74  7bb7 7#a7           
,court-imposed fee means any fee imposed
 by a court as a result of a criminal   
conviction1 including any surcharge     
imposed for a felony or misdemeanor     
conviction1 a criminal justice          
administrative fee1 a court-appointed   
attorney fee1 a court clerk fee1 a      
filing clerk fee1 a ,,dna database fee1 
a jury fee1 a crime lab analysis fee1 a 
late fee1 an installment fee1 or any    
other court cost4  7#b7 ,the term       
court-imposed fee does not include any  
amount required by a court to be paid   
for child support1 to a crime victim    
compensation fund1 for a civil judgment1
 or for a criminal fine4  4