1.This Act may be cited as the
Decent Working Conditions and Fair
Competition Act
.
2.
(a)Congress makes the following
findings:
(1)Violations of core labor standards, as
defined under the laws of the United States and the International Labor
Organization, are 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 sweatshop 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 display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tariff Act of 1930</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID51ab914e7bf4416e907cf97f841fdd09" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition on 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 display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waiver authority</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID235352e88b734dcab8aaa6924e9ad554"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 (19 U.S.C. 1307) be waived
in connection with the goods of any country with respect to 1 or more of the
principles and rights defined as core labor standards 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 display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 display-inline="yes-display-inline">Joint resolution requirements and
procedures</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDefdfb1e208c64238a05269357e35bb57"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 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
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 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 display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 display-inline="yes-display-inline">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
recommendation described in subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa7a50e89423142e4b86b29e8557312cf"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 Congress receives the veto message
from the President.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDedc52236bb4b4fed9415601157985ee9"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 recommendation described in subsection
(a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4a14de815d904cf481d688a048260db5"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal Trade Commission</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5167B5467FC74F74920D255CDC8404C5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Violation of Federal Trade Commission
Act</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE6C517A69FF34DAEB0A66335F49DA371"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 display-inline="yes-display-inline">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, as defined in section 3 of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1bb8387631b548219b10d4b3d4e6554a"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enforcement</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCB49500EB3374E0BAA5A1F594671418C"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 display-inline="yes-display-inline">Actions by the Commission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall prevent any person
from violating this title 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 the 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 display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days 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 display-inline="yes-display-inline">Private right of action</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID00ff1a3901ee40d0a90a05c2c48e61f8"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 display-inline="yes-display-inline">Standing to sue</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The following 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 display-inline="yes-display-inline">Damages; injunctive relief; attorney costs
and fees</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID02c193d67c9946319b1b5b52eae6b34f"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Damages</header><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><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Injunctive relief</header><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><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Costs
and fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The court shall
award the cost of the suit, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, to a
prevailing plaintiff.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID781833cd0d8548ebb62a68d07658c6d2"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interagency cooperation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All Federal departments and agencies shall
cooperate with the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 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 display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 display-inline="yes-display-inline">Government procurement</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID39b2ea537a5e46bfa499a309c92b60bd" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>301.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Government procurement of sweatshop goods
prohibited</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id13950554F7224E83807322815E6AD128"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition on procurement of sweatshop
goods</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3D10F7686AA541818EDB17EB7D4FB457"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 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 display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 Secretary of Homeland
Security.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1d75b3e2988a4892a9c165b44706a0c1"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Remedies</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3df65c807bb04b9395bb9804083ba339"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amendment to title 10, United States
Code</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4441EA0659BD4A5596300B5116A77CB1"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5FF6FFBD152C45678A56BB8FFC5B2B42" style="USC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id97AB15F03E4C40A4926DF3D05F2AB085" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2334.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition on procurement of sweatshop
goods</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17D98A170D1D439AA129E87184A61D33"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 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 display-inline="yes-display-inline">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
Secretary of Homeland Security.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6145C7DC5F46484B89401CBDCB028317"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 display-inline="yes-display-inline">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>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id000F19A863A846138F0E15CD2127C48B"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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>
<toc>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section"><quote>2334. Prohibition on
procurement of sweatshop goods.</quote>.</toc-entry>
</toc>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA2583B2B660D4ABB9EB37D1C027BF767"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 2334 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 display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 2334 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>
</subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect on State law</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAABF6238D1C84612A604C9B73AF3E539" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>401.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this Act or the amendments made
by this Act shall be construed to preempt any law of a State or political
subdivision of a State relating to labor standards required in the mining,
production, or manufacture of any good, ware, article, or merchandise purchased
by the State or political subdivision.</text>
</section>