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DISCUSSION DRAFT S.L.C.
sion of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 1
201 et seq.). 2
SEC. 2. AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT. 3
Section 13(c) (29 U.S.C. 213(c)) is amendedÑ 4
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 5
following: 6
"(1) The provisions of section 12 relating to child 7
labor shall not apply to any employee employed in agri- 8
culture outside of school hours in the school district where 9
such employee is living while he or she is so employed, 10
if such employee is employed by his or her parent, grand- 11
parent, aunt, uncle, first cousin, or legal guardian, on a 12
farm that is owned or operated by such parent, grand- 13
parent, aunt, uncle, first cousin, or legal guardian."; and 14
(2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (4). 15
SEC. 3. CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR CHILD 16
LABOR VIOLATIONS. 17
(a) CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES.-Section 16(e) (29 18
U.S.C. 216(e)) is amended in the first sentence- 19
(1) by striking "$10,000" and inserting 20
"$15,000"; 21
(2) by inserting after "subject to a civil penalty 22
of" the following: "not less than $500 and". 23
(b) PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS RESULTING IN SE- 24
RIOUS BODILY INJURY, SERIOUS ILLNESS, OR DEATH.- 25