1.This Act may be cited as the
Decent Working Conditions and Fair
Competition Act
.
2.
(a)Congress makes the following
findings:
(1)The violation of core labor standards, as
defined under the laws of the United States and the International Labor
Organization, is widespread in factories that produce goods for sale in the
United States.
(2)Factories that violate core labor standards
are commonly referred to as sweatshops.
(3)Subjecting factory workers to sweatshop
conditions that violate core labor standards is morally offensive to the
American people both in their roles as consumers and as investors, and is
degrading to workers forced to labor under these conditions.
(4)Workers have a right to be free of
sweatshop working conditions.
(5)Consumers have a right to know that the
goods they purchase are not produced in sweatshops.
(6)Businesses have a right to be free from
competition with companies that use sweatshop labor.
(7)Shareholders have a right to know that
their investments are not supporting sweatshop labor.
(8)It is a deceptive trade practice and a form
of unfair competition for a business to sell sweatshop goods.
(9)Prohibiting the sale, manufacture, offer
for sale, transportation, and distribution of sweatshop goods, regardless of
the source of the goods, is consistent with the international obligations of
the United States because the prohibition applies equally to domestic and
foreign products and avoids any discrimination among foreign sources of
competing products.
(b)The purposes of this Act are to—
(1)prohibit the import, export, or sale of
goods made in factories or workshops that violate core labor standards;
and
(2)prohibit the procurement of sweatshop goods
by the United States Government.
3.Definition of core
labor standards
(a)In this Act, the term
core labor standards
, means—
(1)the right of association;
(2)the right to organize and bargain
collectively;
(3)a prohibition on the use of any form of
forced or compulsory labor;
(4)a minimum age for the employment of
children; and
(5)acceptable conditions of work with respect
to minimum wages, hours of work, and occupational safety and health.
(b)For purposes of
subsection (a)(5), acceptable conditions of work shall be determined by the
laws, regulations, or competent authority of the country where the labor is
performed.
<enum>I</enum><header>Tariff Act of 1930</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID51ab914e7bf4416e907cf97f841fdd09" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header>Importation and sale
of sweatshop goods prohibited</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19
U.S.C. 1307) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF82731A7E9214159ACF0357876AD3656" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3e6c130e39c04cfda007b3c4815c82fb" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>307.</enum><header>Prohibition of
import and sale of convict-made goods and sweatshop goods</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf8f9db64c6a340d992be6f5710e09f5b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe7ecc05a0dd643f190160f4989ad3b74"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Convict-made
good</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>convict-made good</term> means any good, ware, article, or merchandise
mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in any foreign country by
convict labor.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID05d802f606674843ba0c4deb478a9ee9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Sweatshop
good</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>sweatshop
good</term> means any good, ware, article, or merchandise mined, produced, or
manufactured wholly or in part in violation of core labor standards as defined
in section 3 of the Decent Working Conditions and Fair Competition Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6ae71e93303c420092e4d4fc9515992b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is unlawful for any person to—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf582e336e09d48e49349253c62be8f69"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">import into the United States any
convict-made good;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0b1fee58b0b544b0b2f1bf33c375db84"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">import into, or export from, the United
States any sweatshop good;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4f21cec4924e4ecc87be775712784dc1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">introduce into commerce, sell, trade, or
advertise in commerce, offer to sell, or transport or distribute in commerce in
the United States, any sweatshop
good.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID68729edfa23344e6af6f32a9d07054f6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>102.</enum><header>Waiver
authority</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID235352e88b734dcab8aaa6924e9ad554"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President, for
reasons of national interest, may recommend that the application of section 201
of this Act or section 307(b) (2) and (3) of the Tariff Act of 1930 be waived
in connection with the goods of any country with respect to 1 or more of the
principles and rights defined as a core labor standard in section 3 of this
Act. Any such recommendation shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe78727e4b5d14d45938b70ecd1bf3eff"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be transmitted to the House of
Representatives and the Senate setting forth the President’s reasons for the
waiver;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf0d81669f6fb4a848fa17ab8c9b5b0a5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include, for each waiver recommendation, a
determination that the waiver is necessary to protect the national interest of
the United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe4583d8f1c2e42d695a0a3b44797cecc"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include, for each principle or right for
which a waiver is recommended, an explanation of why the President recommends
waiving application of that principle or right.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID79caef102ffe42b0bd5ac8367883e582"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Period of
waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A waiver under this
section shall be effective for a 12-month period unless Congress enacts a joint
resolution described in subsection (c).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe7cec952e7a94f3a9ba5af0c09dccfbd"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Joint
resolution requirements and procedures</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDefdfb1e208c64238a05269357e35bb57"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Resolution
described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of
this subsection, the term <term>resolution</term> means only a joint resolution
of the two Houses of Congress, the matter after the resolving clause of which
is as follows: <quote>That the Congress does not approve the waiver of section
201 of the Decent Working Conditions and Fair Competition Act or section 307(b)
(2) and (3) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307) recommended by the
President to the Congress on _______ with respect to the application of _______
to the goods of_______.</quote>, with the first blank space being filled with
the appropriate date, the second blank space being filled with the principle or
right to be waived, and the third blank space being filled with the name of the
country, if any, with respect to which the waiver of authority is
disapproved.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID64c6396ad72546858407657d52aac098"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application of
procedural provisions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
provisions of section 152 (b) through (f) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.
2192 (b) through (f)) shall apply to resolutions described in paragraph
(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5970274a916a4cfba770c9d8c500b033"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Approval by
congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If Congress approves
a joint resolution, Congress shall send the resolution to the President before
the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date that Congress receives the
waiver described in subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa7a50e89423142e4b86b29e8557312cf"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Effect of
veto</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the President vetoes
the joint resolution, the resolution is enacted into law if each House of
Congress votes to override the veto on or before the later of the last day of
the 90-day period referred to in paragraph (3) or the last day of the 15-day
period, excluding any day described in section 154(b) of the Trade Act of 1974
(19 U.S.C. 2194(b)), beginning on the date the Congress receives the veto
message from the President.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDedc52236bb4b4fed9415601157985ee9"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Introduction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A joint resolution to which this subsection
applies may be introduced at any time on or after the date the President
transmits to Congress the waiver described in subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4a14de815d904cf481d688a048260db5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Termination or
extension of waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A waiver
with respect to the goods of any country terminates on the day after the waiver
authority granted by this subsection ceases to be effective with respect to
such country, unless an extension of the waiver authority is granted. The
President may recommend an extension of the waiver authority in the same manner
as the original recommendation, except that the President may not recommend an
extension later than the date that is 30 days before the waiver authority
expires. The President may, at any time, terminate by Executive order any
waiver under this section.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Federal Trade Commission</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5167B5467FC74F74920D255CDC8404C5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header>Violation of Federal
Trade Commission Act</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE6C517A69FF34DAEB0A66335F49DA371"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is unlawful for
any person to introduce into commerce, sell, trade, or advertise in commerce,
offer to sell or transport or distribute in commerce any sweatshop good.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9DC2664C07C343E4996303FFAE74A635"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sweatshop
good</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this
title, the term <term>sweatshop good</term> means any good, ware, article, or
merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in violation of
core labor standards, listed in section 3 of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1bb8387631b548219b10d4b3d4e6554a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Enforcement</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCB49500EB3374E0BAA5A1F594671418C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal Trade
Commission shall enforce the provisions of this section with respect to the
prohibitions under subsection (a) as if the violation were an unfair or
deceptive act or practice proscribed under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal
Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDA1C8C2C30164F47BC3069A4912E724C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Actions by the
Commission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission
shall prevent any person from violating this Act in the same manner, by the
same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all
applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C.
41 et seq.) were incorporated into and made a part of this title. Any person
that violates the provisions of this title shall be subject to the penalties
and entitled to the privileges and immunities provided in said Federal Trade
Commission Act in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same
jurisdiction, power, and duties as though all applicable terms and provisions
of the Federal Trade Commission Act were incorporated into and made a part of
this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB5A02BF792D14FA095B69AD679D0B42A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Investigations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Federal Trade Commission shall investigate any complaint received from a
worker alleging a violation of this title with respect to a good, ware,
article, or merchandise produced by that worker.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id18AC270BE6E649FDAC4BB43B848A8502"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 6 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Federal Trade Commission shall publish rules to
carry out the provisions of this title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe94ecbe547c649979faeded722639acf" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>202.</enum><header>Private right of
action</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID00ff1a3901ee40d0a90a05c2c48e61f8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Private
suits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A person with standing
to sue under subsection (c) may bring a civil action against any seller of
goods, wares, articles, or merchandise on grounds of violation of section
201.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb4654fe2dbb14bb68820096e4ee6f014"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Jurisdiction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The United States district courts shall
have jurisdiction, without regard to the amount in controversy or the
citizenship of the parties, to enforce this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdc31a51845494b65bcab85b12f7649fd"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Standing to
sue</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The followings persons
have standing to sue under this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDaa63199c27b54c5b85cd6d72e8ad7ef8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Competitors of the retailer of any good,
ware, article, or merchandise sold in violation of section 201.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID915ced11030f4c46b44dc6f37c3a7584"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Investors of the retailer of any good,
ware, article, or merchandise sold in violation of section 201.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDff26d8a332a64c4eb5dc0b49e4d74977"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Damages;
injunctive relief; attorney costs and fees</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID02c193d67c9946319b1b5b52eae6b34f"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">When a violation of section 201 is
established in any civil action arising under this section, the plaintiff shall
be entitled to recover $10,000 per violation or the fair market value of the
goods, whichever is greater. The court may increase the award of damages if the
court finds that the defendant willfully or knowingly violated section
201.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1378bf2bdb7b4a45a06ad872c67f384f"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The plaintiff may sue for injunctive relief
against threatened loss or damage due to a violation of section 201.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDff5ceea98bd14ff8b0791792fdef4e56"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The court shall award the cost of the suit,
including a reasonable attorney’s fee, to a prevailing plaintiff.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID781833cd0d8548ebb62a68d07658c6d2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Interagency
cooperation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All Federal
departments and agencies shall cooperate with the Commissioner of Customs and
the Federal Trade Commission, to the extent practicable in the enforcement of
this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5c9e0fe0044c448d9afad00c632926a2"><enum>(f)</enum><header>List of
violators; disclosure and publication by Federal trade commission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On January 1 and July 1 of each year, the
Federal Trade Commission shall publish in the Federal Register and post on an
Internet website the following information:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd70a6eb3935e403095f9b0125a693190"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alphabetical list of the name, address,
and chief executive officer of each person that has, during the 2 years prior
to publication, violated the provisions of this title, along with a summary
description of each violation and the cumulative number of violations by each
person on the list.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDafd7ba375ac3424db261c0bd80139df5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A detailed description of each violation
that includes the following information:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF20E61857FD34932ABB62B829C165F84"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The name, address, and chief executive
officer of each violator.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB8B7915165A84E3EACC76457DF51D460"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The circumstances under which core labor
standards, as defined in section 3 of this Act were violated in the course of
the mining, production, or manufacturing of the goods in question.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Government procurement</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID39b2ea537a5e46bfa499a309c92b60bd" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>301.</enum><header>Government
procurement of sweatshop goods prohibited</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id13950554F7224E83807322815E6AD128"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendment to
federal property and administrative services act of 1949</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title III of the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id882C343A82ED4D17BAFDAD8CB007AA47" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF749BDFEA1834834A90D45BE87AF2728" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>318.</enum><header>Prohibition on
procurement of sweatshop goods</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3D10F7686AA541818EDB17EB7D4FB457"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Certification
requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The head of an
executive agency shall ensure that each covered contract entered into by such
official for the procurement of property includes a clause that requires the
contractor—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD9E09874FC3E40CE86FEFBAB0B63B440"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to certify to the contracting officer that
the contractor has made a good faith effort to determine whether any product
furnished under the contract is a sweatshop good, and that, on the basis of
those efforts, the contractor is unaware that any such product is a sweatshop
good; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID598c0bb883aa421d8f0070706a9a5d85"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to cooperate fully in providing reasonable
access to the contractor’s records, persons, or premises if requested by the
contracting agency, the Directorate of Border and Transportation Security of
the Department of Homeland Security, or the Department of Justice for the
purpose of determining whether any product furnished under the contract is a
sweatshop good.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe609437c14f64e29a02ce6df25edabda"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Investigations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whenever a contracting officer of an
executive agency has reason to believe that a product furnished under a covered
contract is a sweatshop good, the head of the executive agency shall refer the
matter for investigation to the Inspector General of the executive agency and,
as the head of the executive agency or the Inspector General determines
appropriate, to the Attorney General and the Under Secretary for Border and
Transportation Security.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1d75b3e2988a4892a9c165b44706a0c1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Remedies</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3df65c807bb04b9395bb9804083ba339"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The head of an
executive agency may impose remedies as provided in this subsection if the head
of the executive agency finds that the contractor—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd852cff5419f4a119d035068efe05187"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has furnished under a covered contract a
product that is a sweatshop good;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID22480d5ee2824cdd845ca6fe29f71620"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has submitted a false certification under
subsection (a)(1); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDaf1dbb46bca14b1c8a1cf78843916edb"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has failed to cooperate with an
investigation under this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3c10a8e8c66f45deb0edcd99e3a8da84"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Termination of
contract</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The head of an
executive agency may terminate a covered contract on the basis of a finding of
a violation that occurs under paragraph (1) after the date the requirements of
this section are implemented through the amendment of the Federal Acquisition
Regulation under sections 6 and 25 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy
Act (41 U.S.C. 405 and 421).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9f781d1297cc4c5a9854e4141c127b20"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Debarment and
suspension</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The head of an
executive agency may debar or suspend a contractor from eligibility for Federal
contracts on the basis of a finding that the contractor has committed a
violation described in paragraph (1). The debarment period may not exceed 3
years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf8004a475b204f6fadabf6be2efa5f72"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Inclusion on
list of parties excluded from federal procurement and nonprocurement
programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of
General Services shall include on the List of Parties Excluded from Federal
Procurement and Nonprocurement Programs maintained by the Administrator under
part 9 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation each contractor that is debarred,
suspended, proposed for debarment or suspension, or declared ineligible by the
head of an executive agency on the basis that the contractor has committed a
violation under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd49f56dd0b5b4046b68a11b88563119a"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Remedies not
exclusive</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section shall
not be construed to limit the use of other remedies available to the head of an
executive agency or any other official of the Federal Government on the basis
of a finding under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7147D9E9095247E6BD0F1B440873DAE0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD9532C0FC4584E91A009A7CEFE6C5F73"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered
contract</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>covered contract</term> means a contract for a total amount in excess of
the micro-purchase threshold, as that term is defined in section 32(f) of the
Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 428(f)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID310061a432464e6686a5f70d6da91d6d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Sweatshop
good</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>sweatshop
good</term> means all goods, wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced,
or manufactured wholly or in part in violation of core labor standards, as
defined in section 3 of the Decent Working Conditions and Fair Competition
Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22A22EE109E44AD1804E2D6E4C20837F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Amendment to
title 10, United States Code</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4441EA0659BD4A5596300B5116A77CB1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 137 of title
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:</text>
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<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id97AB15F03E4C40A4926DF3D05F2AB085" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2333.</enum><header>Prohibition on
procurement of sweatshop goods</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17D98A170D1D439AA129E87184A61D33"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Certification
requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The head of an
agency shall ensure that each covered contract entered into by such official
for the procurement of property includes a clause that requires the
contractor—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id04077F0493A54FBAB4FB2CB2F528448A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to certify to the contracting officer that
the contractor has made a good faith effort to determine whether any product
furnished under the contract is a sweatshop good, and that, on the basis of
those efforts, the contractor is unaware that any such product is a sweatshop
good; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id210DDE52AFA94B9EA9F0F9A52933C15B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to cooperate fully in providing reasonable
access to the contractor’s records, persons, or premises if requested by the
contracting agency, the Directorate of Border and Transportation Security of
the Department of Homeland Security, or the Department of Justice for the
purpose of determining whether any product furnished under the contract is a
sweatshop good.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0FB1554065F74329B34C174FE611E225"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Investigations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whenever a contracting officer of an agency
has reason to believe that a product furnished under a covered contract is a
sweatshop good, the head of the agency shall refer the matter for investigation
to the Inspector General of the agency and, as the head of the agency or the
Inspector General determines appropriate, to the Attorney General and the Under
Secretary for Border and Transportation Security.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6145C7DC5F46484B89401CBDCB028317"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Remedies</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id5973F822B33C4B4F9988931E55D0D860"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The head of an agency may impose remedies
as provided in this subsection if the head of the agency finds that the
contractor—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5196621B8C8F4BD588805F67DD6147E4" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has furnished under a covered contract a
product that is a sweatshop good;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0B16D551E1B641BD9D8D561D4DF0C832" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has submitted a false certification under
subsection (a)(1); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id019F2A1C117D49069F5129FAEF2D8176" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has failed to cooperate with an
investigation under subsection (b).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id297AF5885F474A9F8B28F6AEA3CAA49D" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The head of an agency may terminate a
covered contract on the basis of a finding of a violation that occurs under
paragraph (1) after the date the requirements of this section are implemented
through the amendment of the Federal Acquisition Regulation under sections 6
and 25 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 405 and
421).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD332109866B7443B904C4E243CDFF21B" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The head of an agency may debar or suspend
a contractor from eligibility for Federal contracts on the basis of a finding
that the contractor has committed a violation described in paragraph (1). The
debarment period may not exceed 3 years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id71B009B16CAC4BDDBF93F3F027BC1182" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of General Services shall
include on the List of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement and
Nonprocurement Programs maintained by the Administrator under part 9 of the
Federal Acquisition Regulation each contractor that is debarred, suspended,
proposed for debarment or suspension, or declared ineligible by the head of an
agency on the basis that the contractor has committed a violation under
paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5C2F863E297141ECA45658349844C82A" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section shall not be construed to
limit the use of other remedies available to the head of an agency or any other
official of the Federal Government on the basis of a finding under paragraph
(1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id16F3F58F566D4E36B71BC374A82C8B84"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6B9AE5B3CC314CB78F63B8553DF7FDCE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>covered contract</term>
means a contract for a total amount in excess of the micro-purchase threshold,
as that term is defined in section 32(f) of the Office of Federal Procurement
Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 428(f)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6ADDFF48F6FC4BED83BFAE167079154B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>sweatshop good</term> means
all goods, wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured
wholly or in part in violation of core labor standards, as defined in section 3
of the Decent Working Conditions and Fair Competition
Act.</text>
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</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id000F19A863A846138F0E15CD2127C48B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of
contents at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the
following new item:</text>
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<toc-entry bold="off" level="section"><quote>2333. Prohibition on
procurement of sweatshop goods.</quote>.</toc-entry>
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</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA2583B2B660D4ABB9EB37D1C027BF767"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Implementation
through the federal acquisition regulation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall
amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation issued under sections 6 and 25 of the
Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 405 and 421) to provide for
the implementation of the requirements of section 318 of the Federal Property
of Administrative Services Act of 1949 and section 2333 of title 10, United
States Code, as added by subsections (a) and (b), respectively.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfb4dcfdc04d94ad6a153631e6d8aa462"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the
requirements of this section and of section 318 of the Federal Property of
Administrative Services Act of 1949 and section 2333 of title 10, United States
Code, as added by subsections (a) and (b), respectively, are implemented
through the amendment of the Federal Acquisition Regulation pursuant to
subsection (c), the Administrator of General Services, with the assistance of
other executive agencies, shall submit to the Office of Management and Budget a
report on the actions taken under such sections.</text>
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