S.Amdt. 4931

SA 4931. Mr. McConnell submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill S. 2328, to reauthorize and amend the National Sea
Grant College Program Act, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

Strike all after the first word and insert the following:
(a) Special Rule.--The regulations proposed by the
Secretary of Labor relating to exemptions regarding the rates
of pay for executive, administrative, professional, outside
sales, and computer employees, and published in a notice in
the Federal Register on July 6, 2015, and any final
regulations issued related to such notice, shall have no
force or effect in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico until--
(1) the Comptroller General of the United States completes
the assessment and transmits the report required under
subsection (b); and
(2) the Secretary of Labor taking into account the
assessment and report of the Comptroller General, provides a
written determination to Congress that applying such rule to
Puerto Rico would not have a negative impact on the economy
of Puerto Rico.
(b) Assessment and Report.--Not later than two years after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General
shall examine the economic conditions in Puerto Rico and
shall transmit a report to Congress assessing the impact of
applying the regulations described in subsection (a) to
Puerto Rico, taking into consideration regional,
metropolitan, and non-metropolitan salary and cost-of-living
differences.
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