,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cifc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #c1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,curtis 7for himself and ,mr4 
,lee7 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 provide overtime            
compensation exceptions to employers of 
emergency medical technicians and       
paramedics in rural areas4  #a4 ,short  
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,rural ,emergency ,response ,support    
,act4  #b4 ,exceptions for employers of 
emergency medical technicians and       
paramedics in rural areas ,section #g7k7
 of the ,fair ,labor ,standards ,act of 
#aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjg7k77 is amended
 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a7 
by inserting before if the following3 1 
and no public agency which is a         
political subdivision of a ,state that  
has fewer than #ajj1jjj residents1 and  

no private entity serving such a        
political subdivision pursuant to a     
contract with such political            
subdivision1 shall be deemed to have    
violated subsection 7a7 with respect to 
the employment of any employee as an    
emergency medical technician or as a    
paramedic14