,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gha  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #ad1         
#bjbc,mr4 ,braun 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 revise the  
definition of the term tipped employee1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,tipped ,employee ,protection ,act4  #b4
 ,tipped employees ,section #c7t7 of the
 ,fair ,labor ,standards ,act of #aich  
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjc7t77 is amended--    
7#a7 by striking 7t7 and inserting      
7t77#a72  7#b7 by striking engaged in an
 occupation in which he customarily and 
regularly receives more than #cj a month
 in tips4 and inserting 1 without regard
 to the duties of the employee1 who     
receives tips and other cash wages for a
 period described in paragraph 7#b7 at a
 rate that when combined with the cash  

wage required under subsection          
7m77#b77;,a77i7 is greater than or equal
 to the wage in effect under section    
#f7;a77#a742 and  7#c7 by adding at the 
end the following3  7#b7 ,the period    
described in this paragraph may be 7as  
determined by the employer7 a period of 
#a day1 #a week1 every other week1 every
 pay period1 or #a month4  4