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DISCUSSION DRAFT S.L.C.
(1) IN GENERAL.-The regulations of the Sec- 1
retary of Labor that are in effect on the date of en- 2
actment of this Act which identify occupations in ag- 3
riculture that are particularly hazardous for the em- 4
ployment of children under the age of 16 (contained 5
in section 570.71 of title 29, Code of Federal Regu- 6
lations) shall continue in effect until superseded by 7
regulations promulgated under subsection (a). Prior 8
to the promulgation of such regulations, children 9
ages 14 and 15 may be employed outside of school 10
hours, in occupations in agriculture other than the 11
occupations that are identified in the regulations re- 12
ferred to in the proceeding sentence as being par- 13
ticularly hazardous. 14
(2) APPLICABILITY.-The regulations referred 15
to in paragraph (1) that are in effect on the date 16
of enactment of this Act, shall be applicable only to 17
the employment of children under the age of 16. 18
(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.-Nothing in this 19
subsection shall be construed to restrict the agricul- 20
tural occupations in which children ages 16 and 17 21
may be employed until such time as the Secretary of 22
Labor promulgates regulations pursuant to sub- 23
section (a) to identify agricultural occupations that 24
are particularly hazardous for the employment of 25
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