3

1 ** (3) The Secretary shall by regulation prescribe 2 standards and requirements to insure that this subsection

3 will not create a substantial probability of reducing the full4 time employment opportunities of persons other than those 5

to whom the minimum wage rate authorized by this sub6 section is applicable.'.”

Mr. Scott of Virginia submitted the following amendment to the amendment (No. 336) proposed by Mr. Buckley and others to the bill (S. 1861):

Calendar No. 282
S. 1861

03D CONGRESS

18T SESSION

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JULY 17, 1973
Ordered to lie on the table and to be printed

AMENDMENTS
Intended to be proposed by Mr. Scott of Virginia to the

amendment (numbered 336) proposed by Mr. BUCKLEY
(and others) to S. 1861, a bill to amend the Fair Labor
Standards Act of 1938, as amended, to extend its protection
to additional employees, to raise the minimum wage to
$2.20 an hour, and for other purposes, viz:

1

On page 1, line 1, after the word "YOUTHS”, insert the

2 following: "AND OLDER AMERICANS”.

3

On page 1, line 2, insert “(a)” after "SEC. 8.”.

4

On page 3, after line 9, insert the following:

5

“ (b) (1) Section 14 of the Fair Labor Standards Act

6 of 1938, as amended is amended by adding at the end

7 thereof the following new subsection:

8

“(e) (1) Notwithstanding the minimum wage rate

2

1 required by section 6 (a) (1) or 6 (b) any employer may 2 employ any employee

““ (A) to whom such rate would apply but for this

3

5

“' (B) who has attained sixty-five years of age or is

7 at a wage rate which is not less than 85 per centum of the 8 otherwise applicable minimum wage rate prescribed by such

9 section.

10

“(2) Notwithstanding the minimum wage rates re11 quired by section 6 (a) (5) any employer may in agricul12 ture employ at a wage rate which is not less than 85 per 13 centum of the otherwise applicable minimum wage rate pre

14 scribed by such section.

15

"' (3) The special minimum wage for such employees in 16 Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa shall

17 be 85 per centum of the industry wage order rate otherwise 18 applicable to them, except that in no case shall such special 19 minimum wage be less than that provided for under a wage 20 order issued prior to the effective date of the Fair Labor

21 Standards Amendments of 1972.

22

““(4) The Secretary shall by regulation prescribe 23 standards and requirements to insure that this subsection 24 will not create a substantial probability of reducing the full25

time employment opportunities of persons other than those ge rate authorized by this sul

ction 14 of such Act is amended

CES, STUDENTS, ITANDICAPPED

D OLDER AMERICANS”.

Mr. McGovern submitted the following amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill (S. 1861):

Calendar No. 282 S. 1861

93D CONGRESS

1st SESSION

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JULY 17, 1973
Ordered to lie on the table and to be printed

AMENDMENT
Intended to be proposed by Mr. McGOVERN to S. 1861, a bill

to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended,
to extend its protection to additional employees, to raise
the minimum wage to $2.20 an hour, and for other pur-
poses, viz: At the end of the bill add the following new
section:

1

SEC.

The Economic Stabilization Act of 1970 is

2 amended by inserting after section 203 the following new

3 section:

4 “8203A. Agricultural commodities

5 “The President shall make appropriate adjustments in
6 the maximum price which may be charged under the pro-
7 visions of Executive Order 11723 (dated June 13, 1973),
8 or any subsequent Executive order promulgated hereunder,

Amdt. No. 367