[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 88 (Thursday, May 20, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S3249]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1798. Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Sanders) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. 
Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for 
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to 
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and 
report on economic security, science, research, innovation, 
manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain 
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of title IV of division C, add the following:

     SEC. 3409. REPORT ON UNFAIR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES DUE TO 
                   POOR LABOR AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES AND 
                   PRACTICES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
     coordination with the United States Trade Representative and 
     the Secretary of Commerce, shall publish an unclassified 
     report in the Federal Register that identifies, with respect 
     to the 5 United States trading partners whose labor and 
     environmental policies and practices are most concerning--
       (1) unfair competitive advantages provided by a government 
     of a country to companies in such country as a result of poor 
     labor policies and practices, including--
       (A) barriers to workers' access to independent unions;
       (B) the enablement or toleration of forced labor;
       (C) the enablement or toleration of child labor; and
       (D) the failure of the Government to enforce labor laws and 
     regulations, including law and regulations regarding minimum 
     wage, safe working conditions, and overtime pay; and
       (2) unfair competitive advantages provided by a government 
     of a country to companies in such country as a result of poor 
     environmental policies and practices, including--
       (A) low air and water quality and pollution emissions 
     standards;
       (B) subsidies for polluting energy sources; and
       (C) the failure of the Government to enforce environmental 
     laws and regulations, including prohibitions against the 
     dumping of waste.
       (b) Consultation.--In preparing the report required under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of State, in coordination with 
     the United States Trade Representative and the Secretary of 
     Commerce, may, as necessary and appropriate, consult with--
       (1) other Federal agencies;
       (2) the private sector; and
       (3) civil society organizations.
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