[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 121 (Thursday, July 25, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5522-S5523]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3177. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2025 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1095. CHILD LABOR ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2024.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Child 
     Labor Accountability Act of 2024''.
       (b) Amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.--
     Section 12(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 
     U.S.C. 212(a)) is amended by striking ``thirty'' and 
     inserting ``90''.
       (c) Report to Congress on Child Labor Law Violations.--
     Section 4 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
     204) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Report to Congress on Child Labor Law Violations.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date 
     of enactment of the Child Labor Accountability Act of 2024, 
     and annually thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with 
     the Attorney General and the head of any other relevant 
     Federal agency, shall submit a report to Congress that--
       ``(A) contains summary data on violations of the provisions 
     of section 12 or 13(c), relating to child labor, in the year 
     preceding the date of submission of the report, including--
       ``(i) the number of complaints of potential violations of 
     such provisions received by the Secretary in such year;
       ``(ii) the number of--

       ``(I) investigations of potential violations of such 
     provisions that are ongoing as of the date of submission of 
     the report; and
       ``(II) investigations of potential violations of such 
     provisions that have concluded in such year;

       ``(iii) with respect to violations of such provisions in 
     such year--

       ``(I) the total number of such violations;
       ``(II) the number of such violations disaggregated by the 
     industry in which such violation occurred;
       ``(III) the number of such violations disaggregated by the 
     provision of law that was violated;
       ``(IV) the average and median number of child employees 
     involved in such violations;
       ``(V) the total number of child employees involved in such 
     violations, disaggregated by characteristics including--

       ``(aa) the age of such child employee; and
       ``(bb) the sex of such child employee; and

       ``(VI) the number of such violations that caused the death 
     or serious injury of any child employee involved in such 
     violation;

       ``(iv) the total, average, and median amount of penalties 
     assessed under section 16(e)(1)(A) in such year;
       ``(v) with respect to criminal penalties under section 
     16(a) for violations of section 15(a)(4)--

       ``(I) the number of individuals charged under such section 
     for such a violation in such year, disaggregated by 
     characteristics including--

       ``(aa) the age of such individual;
       ``(bb) the sex of such individual; and
       ``(cc) the relationship of such individual to any child 
     employee involved in the relevant violation of section 
     15(a)(4); and

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       ``(II) the number of individuals convicted under such 
     section for such a violation in such year, disaggregated by 
     characteristics including--

       ``(aa) the age of such individual;
       ``(bb) the sex of such individual; and
       ``(cc) the relationship of such individual to any child 
     employee involved in the relevant violation of section 
     15(a)(4); and
       ``(vi) any other information determined relevant by the 
     Secretary;
       ``(B) includes information on any activities in such year 
     by the Secretary of Labor, in cooperation with State, Tribal, 
     and local law enforcement, to identify, investigate, and 
     prosecute violations of the provisions of section 12 or 
     13(c), relating to child labor;
       ``(C) describes trends with respect to such violations in 
     such year; and
       ``(D) includes recommendations to Congress for combating 
     such violations.
       ``(2) Definition of child employee.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `child employee' means an employee who 
     is younger than 18 years of age.''.
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