available to an individual claiming discrimination prohibited under any other Federal law or regulation or any law or regulation of a State or political subdivision of a State. 1278. Severability If any provision of this subtitle, or the application of the provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be invalid, the remainder of this subtitle and the application of the provision to any other person or circumstances shall not be affected by the invalidity. 1279. Effective date This subtitle shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act and shall not apply to conduct occurring before the effective date. XIII Living American Wage 1301. Short title This title may be cited as the Raise the Wage Act . 1302. Minimum wage increases (a) In general Section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1) ) is amended to read as follows: (1) except as otherwise provided in this section, not less than— (A) $9.25 an hour, beginning on the effective date under section 7 of the Raise the Wage Act