[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3888 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3888

 To prohibit business enterprises that lay-off a greater percentage of 
   their United States workers than workers in other countries from 
       receiving any Federal assistance, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 3, 2004

  Mr. Sanders (for himself, Mr. Mica, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
 Paul, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Goode, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
  Serrano, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
  Boucher, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Stupak, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
    Brown of Ohio, Mr. Olver, Mr. Stark, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Brady of 
Pennsylvania, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Evans, Mr. Wexler, 
   Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Corrine Brown of 
   Florida, Ms. Norton, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
 Abercrombie, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Payne, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
 Gutierrez, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. 
 Strickland, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Lee, 
 Ms. Solis, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Visclosky, and Mr. Pascrell) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit business enterprises that lay-off a greater percentage of 
   their United States workers than workers in other countries from 
       receiving any Federal assistance, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. GENERAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR RECEIPT OF FEDERAL 
              ASSISTANCE BY BUSINESS ENTERPRISES.

    (a) Initial Requirement.--Each Federal department or agency that 
provides grants, loans, or loan guarantees to business enterprises 
after the date of the enactment of this Act shall require that, as 
condition of receipt of a grant, loan, or loan guarantee, a business 
enterprise shall provide to the department or agency on an annual basis 
for the duration of the grant, loan, or loan guarantee the following 
information:
            (1) The number of individuals employed by the business 
        enterprise in the United States and its territories.
            (2) The number of individuals employed by the business 
        enterprise outside the United States and its territories.
            (3) A description of the wages and benefits being provided 
        to the employees of the business enterprise in the United 
        States and its territories.
    (b) Subsequent Requirement.--Beginning 1 year after the date on 
which a Federal department or agency provides a grant, loan, or loan 
guarantee to a business enterprise after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the department or agency shall require the business 
enterprise to provide to the department or agency on an annual basis 
for the duration of the grant, loan, or loan guarantee a written 
certification that contains the following information:
            (1) The percentage of the workforce of the business 
        enterprise employed in the United States or its territories 
        that has been laid off or induced to resign from the business 
        enterprise during the preceding year.
            (2) The percentage of the total workforce of the business 
        enterprise that has been laid off or induced to resign from the 
        business enterprise during the preceding year.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO BUSINESS ENTERPRISES THAT 
              LAY OFF A GREATER PERCENTAGE OF WORKERS IN THE UNITED 
              STATES THAN IN OTHER COUNTRIES.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if, in a written 
certification provided to a Federal department or agency by a business 
enterprise under section 1(b), the percentage described in section 
1(b)(1) is greater than the percentage described in section 1(b)(2), 
then the business enterprise shall be ineligible for further assistance 
from the department or agency, and shall be ineligible for assistance 
from any other Federal department or agency, unless and until the 
business enterprise provides to the department or agency involved a new 
written certification which provides that the percentage of the 
workforce of the business enterprise employed in the United States or 
its territories is equal to or greater than such percentage for the 
year preceding the year for which the written certification under 
section 1(b) was provided.
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