[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1353 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1353

  To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to eliminate the consumptive demand 
 exception relating to the importation of goods made with forced labor.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 3, 2001

  Mr. Harkin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to eliminate the consumptive demand 
 exception relating to the importation of goods made with forced labor.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Socially Responsible Consumers' 
Choice and Anti-Child Labor Act''.

SEC. 2. GOODS MADE WITH FORCED OR INDENTURED LABOR.

    (a) In General.--The second sentence of section 307 of the Tariff 
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307) is amended by striking ``; but in no 
case'' and all that follows to the end period.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section applies to 
goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 
the date that is 15 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. REPORTING REQUIREMENT ON CONVICT, FORCED, OR INDENTURED LABOR 
              PRODUCTS DESTINED FOR UNITED STATES MARKETS.

    (a) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of 
Customs shall prepare and transmit to Congress a report on products 
made, in whole or in part, by convict labor or/and forced labor or/and 
indentured labor, including such products made by convict, forced, or 
indentured child labor that are destined for United States markets.
    (b) Contents of Report.--The annual report described in subsection 
(a) shall include information concerning the following:
            (1) The extent of the use of convict, forced, or indentured 
        labor (including convict, forced, or indentured child labor) of 
        products made, in whole or in part, by such labor and destined 
        for United States markets.
            (2) The volume and specific nature of products made, in 
        whole or in part, by convict, forced, or indentured labor 
        (including convict, forced, or indentured child labor) and 
        destined for United States markets, that are subject to either 
        detention orders or findings pertaining to a violation of 
        section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307) or 
        section 1761 of title 18, United States Code, and that are 
        detained or otherwise seized by the United States Customs 
        Service.
            (3) The progress of the United States Customs Service in 
        identifying, interdicting, and seizing products destined for 
        United States markets that are made, in whole or in part, by 
        convict, forced, or indentured labor (including convict, 
        forced, or indentured child labor) and the enforcement actions 
        taken against the entities involved in such products.
            (4) Identification of any country with which the United 
        States has a memorandum of understanding or similar agreement 
        with respect to reciprocal trade, which prohibits the 
        exportation of products destined for United States markets 
        made, in whole or in part, by convict, forced, or indentured 
        labor (including convict, forced, or indentured child labor), 
        that is not fully complying with the terms of the memorandum or 
        agreement.
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