Public Law 111–5 111th Congress An Act - Loan Programs Office

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123 STAT. 186 PUBLIC LAW 111–5—FEB. 17, 2009
Deadline.
Operating plan.
29 USC 206 note.
Effective date.
$40,000,000 may be used by the Commissioner of Social Security
for health information technology research and activities
to facilitate the adoption of electronic medical records in disability
claims, including the transfer of funds to ‘‘Supplemental
Security Income Program’’ to carry out activities under section
1110 of the Social Security Act.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’,
$2,000,000, which shall remain available through September 30,
2012, for salaries and expenses necessary for oversight and audit
of programs, projects, and activities funded in this Act.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE
SEC. 801. (a) Up to 1 percent of the funds made available
to the Department of Labor in this title may be used for the
administration, management, and oversight of the programs, grants,
and activities funded by such appropriation, including the evaluation
of the use of such funds.
(b) Funds designated for these purposes may be available for
obligation through September 30, 2010.
(c) Not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Labor shall provide an operating plan describing the
proposed use of funds for the purposes described in (a).
SEC. 802. REPORT ON THE IMPACT OF PAST AND FUTURE MIN-
IMUM WAGE INCREASES. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8104 of the U.S.
Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq
Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 110–28; 121
Stat. 189) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 8104. REPORT ON THE IMPACT OF PAST AND FUTURE MINIMUM
WAGE INCREASES.
‘‘(a) STUDY.—Beginning on the date that is 60 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, and every year thereafter until
the minimum wage in the respective territory is $7.25 per hour,
the Government Accountability Office shall conduct a study to—
‘‘(1) assess the impact of the minimum wage increases
that occurred in American Samoa and the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands in 2007 and 2008, as required
under Public Law 110–28, on the rates of employment and
the living standards of workers, with full consideration of the
other factors that impact rates of employment and the living
standards of workers such as inflation in the cost of food,
energy, and other commodities; and
‘‘(2) estimate the impact of any further wage increases
on rates of employment and the living standards of workers
in American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, with full consideration of the other factors
that may impact the rates of employment and the living standards
of workers, including assessing how the profitability of
major private sector firms may be impacted by wage increases
in comparison to other factors such as energy costs and the
value of tax benefits.
‘‘(b) REPORT.—No earlier than March 15, 2010, and not later
than April 15, 2010, the Government Accountability Office shall
transmit its first report to Congress concerning the findings of
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