To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify provisions relating to overtime pay.

1. Adds SEC. __. PROTECTION OF OVERTIME PAY wherever appropriate

   Adds a section

   Inserted: SEC. __. PROTECTION OF OVERTIME PAY.

   Inserted: Section 13 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 213) is amended by adding at the end the following:

   Inserted: "(k)(1) The Secretary shall not promulgate any rule under subsection (a)(1) that exempts from the overtime pay provisions of section 7 any employee who would not be exempt under regulations in effect on March 31, 2003.

   Inserted: "(2) Any portion of a rule promulgated under subsection (a)(1) after March 31, 2003, that exempts from the overtime pay provisions of section 7 any employee who would not otherwise be exempt if the regulations in effect on March 31, 2003, remained in effect, shall have no force or effect.".

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   Original wording

   At the appropriate place, insert the following:

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