,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dhdb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #aa1 #bjad     
,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new     
,york 7for herself and ,mr4 ,smith of   
,new ,jersey7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,financial ,services1 and 
in addition to the ,committee on        
,education and the ,workforce1 for a    
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,securities ,exchange ,act of 
#aicd to require certain companies to   
disclose information describing any     
measures the company has taken to       
identify and address conditions of      
forced labor1 slavery1 human            
trafficking1 and the worst forms of     
child labor within the company's supply 
chains4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may
 be cited as the ,business ,supply      

,chain ,transparency on ,trafficking and
 ,slavery ,act of #bjad4  #b4 ,findings 
and sense of congress  7a7 ,findings    
,congress finds the following3  7#a7 ,in
 #bjab1 the ,department of ,labor       
identified #acd goods from #gd countries
 around the world made by forced labor  
and child labor4  7#b7 ,the ,united     
,states is the world's largest importer1
 and in the #bast century1 investors1   
consumers1 and broader civil society    
increasingly demand information about   
the human rights impact of products in  
the ,united ,states market4  7#c7       
,courts have also ruled that consumers  
do not have standing to bring a civil   
action in ,united ,states courts for    
enforcement of this provision of the    
,tariff ,act1 because the legislative   
intent was to protect ,american         
manufacturers from unfairly priced      
goods1 not to protect consumers from    
tainted goods1 consequently1 there are  
fewer than #dj enforcement actions on   
record in the past #hj years4  7#d7     

,mechanisms under ,federal law related  
to forced labor1 slavery1 human         
trafficking1 and the worst forms of     
child labor in the stream of commerce   
suffer from similar problems of limited 
scope1 broad expectations1 and inability
 to provide information about specific  
supplies whose goods are tainted4  7#e7 
,the ,united ,nations ,guiding          
,principles on ,business and ,human     
,rights affirm that business enterprises
 have a responsibility to respect human 
rights1 and that ,states have a duty to 
ensure these rights are protected4 ,such
 ,guiding ,principles also clarify that 
the duty to protect against             
business-related human rights abuses    
requires ,states to take the necessary  
steps to prevent and address human      
rights abuses to workers through        
effective policies and regulation4  7#f7
 ,the ,trafficking ,victims ,protection 
,reauthorization ,act of #bjjc 7,public 
,law #ajh-aic7 together with the        
,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act  

of #bjje 7,public ,law #aji-afd7 provide
 for the termination of ,federal        
contracts where a ,federal contractor or
 subcontractor engages in severe forms  
of trafficking in persons or has        
procured a commercial sex act during the
 period of time that the grant1         
contract1 or cooperative agreement is in
 effect1 or uses forced labor in the    
performance of the grant1 contract1 or  
cooperative agreement4 ,the ,trafficking
 ,victims ,protection ,act of #bjje also
 provide ,united ,states courts with    
criminal jurisdiction abroad over       
,federal employees1 contractors1 or     
subcontractors who participate in severe
 forms of trafficking in persons or     
forced labor4  7#g7 ,executive ,order   
#acabf1 ,prohibition of ,acquisition of 
,products ,produced by ,forced or       
,indentured ,child ,labor1 ,executive   
,order #acfbg1 ,strengthening           
,protections ,against ,trafficking ,in  
,persons ,in ,federal ,contracts1 and   
title ,,xvii of the ,national ,defense  

,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjac 7,public ,law #aab-bci7 have      
prohibited ,federal contractors1        
subcontractors1 and their employees from
 engaging in the following              
trafficking-related activities3 charging
 labor recruitment fees2 confiscating   
passports and other identity documents  
of workers2 and using fraudulent        
recruitment practices1 including failing
 to disclose basic information or making
 material misrepresentations about the  
terms and conditions of employment4     
,such ,executive order and ,acts also   
require ,federal contractors1           
subcontractors1 and their employees to  
maintain an anti-trafficking compliance 
plan that includes1 among other         
elements1 a complaint mechanism and     
procedures to prevent subcontractors at 
any tier from engaging in trafficking in
 persons4  7b7 ,sense of congress ,it is
 the sense of ,congress that--  7#a7    
forced labor1 slavery1 human            
trafficking1 and the worst forms of     

child labor are among the most egregious
 forms of abuse that humans commit      
against each other1 for the sake of     
commercial profit2  7#b7 the legislative
 and regulatory framework to prevent    
goods produced by forced labor1 slavery1
 human trafficking1 and the worst forms 
of child labor from passing into the    
stream of commerce in the ,united       
,states is gravely inadequate2  7#c7    
legislation is necessary to provide     
consumers information on products that  
are free of child labor1 forced labor1  
slavery1 and human trafficking2 and     
7#d7 through publicly available         
disclosures1 businesses and consumers   
can avoid inadvertently promoting or    
sanctioning these crimes through        
production and purchase of goods and    
products that have been tainted in the  
supply chains4  #c4 ,disclosure of      
information relating to efforts to      
combat the ,use of ,forced ,labor1      
,slavery1 ,trafficking in ,persons1 or  
the ,worst ,forms of ,child ,labor      

,section #ac of the ,securities         
,exchange ,act of #aicd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#ghm7 is amended by adding at the end   
the following new subsection3  7s7      
,disclosures relating to efforts ,to    
combat the ,use of ,forced ,labor1      
,slavery1 ,trafficking in ,persons1 or  
the ,worst ,forms of ,child ,labor  7#a7
 ,regulations ,not later than #a year   
after the date of enactment of the      
,global ,supply ,chain ,transparency for
 ,trafficking1 ,forced ,labor1 and      
,child ,labor ,eradication ,act1 the    
,commission1 in consultation with the   
,secretary of ,state1 shall promulgate  
regulations to require that any covered 
issuer required to file reports with the
 ,commission under this section to      
include annually in such reports1 a     
disclosure whether the covered issuer   
has taken any measures during the year  
for which such reporting is required to 
identify and address conditions of      
forced labor1 slavery1 human            
trafficking1 and the worst forms of     

child labor within the covered issuer's 
supply chain1 and a description of such 
measures taken4 ,such disclosure shall  
include1 under the heading #8,policies  
to ,address ,forced ,labor1 ,slavery1   
,human ,trafficking1 and the ,worst     
,forms of ,child ,labor'1 information   
describing to what extent1 if any1 the  
covered issuer conducts any of the      
following activities3  7,a7 ,whether the
 covered issuer maintains a policy to   
identify and eliminate the risks of     
forced labor1 slavery1 human            
trafficking1 and the worst forms of     
child labor within the covered issuer's 
supply chain 7such disclosure to include
 the text of the policy or substantive  
description of the elements of the      
policy71 and actions the covered issuer 
has taken pursuant to or in the absence 
of such policy4  7,b7 ,whether the      
covered issuer maintains a policy       
prohibiting its employees and employees 
of entities associated with its supply  
chain for engaging in commercial sex    

acts with a minor4  7,c7 ,the efforts of
 the covered issuer to evaluate and     
address the risks of forced labor1      
slavery1 human trafficking1 and the     
worst forms of child labor in the       
product supply chain4 ,if such efforts  
have been made1 such disclosure shall-- 
7i7 describe any risks identified within
 the supply chain1 and the measures     
taken toward eliminating those risks2   
7ii7 specify whether the evaluation was 
or was not conducted by a third party2  
7iii7 specify whether the process       
includes consultation with the          
independent labor organizations 7as such
 term is defined in section #b of the   
,national ,labor ,relations ,act 7#bi   
,u4,s4,c4 #aeb771 workers' associations1
 or workers within workplaces and       
incorporates the resulting input or     
written comments from such independent  
labor organizations1 workers'           
associations1 or workers and if so1 the 
disclosure shall describe the entities  
consulted and specify the method of such

 consultation2 and  7iv7 specify the    
extent to which the process covers      
entities within the supply chain1       
including entities upstream in the      
product supply chain and entities across
 lines of products or services4  7,d7   
,the efforts of the covered issuer to   
ensure that audits of suppliers within  
the supply chain of the covered issuer  
are conducted to--  7i7 investigate the 
working conditions and labor practices  
of such suppliers2  7ii7 verify whether 
such suppliers have in place appropriate
 systems to identify risks of forced    
labor1 slavery1 human trafficking1 and  
the worst forms of child labor within   
their own supply chain2 and  7iii7      
evaluate whether such systems are in    
compliance with the policies of the     
covered issuer or efforts in absence of 
such policies4  7,e7 ,the efforts of the
 covered issuer to--  7i7 require       
suppliers in the supply chain to attest 
that the manufacture of materials       
incorporated into any product and the   

recruitment of labor are carried out in 
compliance with the laws regarding      
forced labor1 slavery1 human            
trafficking1 and the worst forms of     
child labor of the country or countries 
in which the covered issuer is doing    
business2  7ii7 maintain internal       
accountability standards1 supply chain  
management1 and procurement systems1 and
 procedures for employees1 suppliers1   
contractors1 or other entities within   
its supply chain failing to meet the    
covered issuer's standards regarding    
forced labor1 slavery1 human            
trafficking1 and the worst forms of     
child labor1 including a description of 
such standards1 systems1 and procedures2
  7iii7 train the employees and         
management who have direct              
responsibility for supply chain         
management on issues related to forced  
labor1 slavery1 human trafficking1 and  
the worst forms of child labor1         
particularly with respect to mitigating 
risks within the supply chains of       

products2 and  7iv7 ensure that labor   
recruitment practices at all suppliers  
associated with the supply chain comply 
with the covered issuer's policies or   
efforts in absence of such policies for 
eliminating exploitive labor practices  
that contribute to forced labor1        
slavery1 human trafficking1 and the     
worst forms of child labor1 including by
 complying with audits of labor         
recruiters and disclosing the results of
 such audits4  7,f7 ,the efforts of the 
covered issuer in cases where forced    
labor1 slavery1 human trafficking1 and  
the worst forms of child labor have been
 identified within the supply chain1 to 
ensure that remedial action is provided 
to those who have identified as victims1
 including support for programs designed
 to prevent the recurrence of those     
events within the industry or sector in 
which they have been identified4  7#b7  
,requirements for availability of       
information  7,a7 ,in general ,the      
regulations promulgated under paragraph 

7#a7 shall require--  7i7 that the      
required information be disclosed by the
 covered issuer on the ,internet website
 of the covered issuer through a        
conspicuous and easily understandable   
link to the relevant information that   
shall be labeled ,global ,supply ,chain 
,transparency2 and  7ii7 if an          
individual submits a written request to 
the covered issuer for such information1
 that the covered issuer provides the   
individual with a written disclosure of 
the required information under this     
section within #cj days of the receipt  
of such request4  7,b7 ,disclosure ,the 
,commission shall make available to the 
public in a searchable format on the    
,commission's website--  7i7 a list of  
covered issuers required to disclose any
 measures taken by the company to       
identify and address conditions of      
forced labor1 slavery1 human            
trafficking1 and the worst forms of     
child labor within the covered issuer's 
supply chain1 as required by this       

subsection2 and  7ii7 a compilation of  
the information submitted under the     
rules issued under paragraph 7#a74  7#c7
 ,definitions ,as used in this          
subsection--  7,a7 the term covered     
issuer means an issuer that has annual  
worldwide global receipts in excess of  
#ajj1jjj1jjj2  7,b7 the terms forced    
labor1 slavery1 and human trafficking   
mean any labor practice or human        
trafficking activity in violation of    
national and international standards1   
including ,international ,labor         
,organization ,convention ,no4 #ahb1 the
 ,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act 
of #bjjj 7,public ,law #ajf-chf71 and   
acts that would violate the criminal    
provisions related to slavery and human 
trafficking under chapter #gg of title  
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 if they had 
been committed within the jurisdiction  
of the ,united ,states2  7,c7 the terms 
remediation and remedial action mean the
 activities or systems that an issuer   
puts in place to address non-compliance 

with the standards identified through   
monitoring or verification1 which may   
apply to individuals adversely affected 
by the non-compliant conduct or address 
broader systematic processes2  7,d7 the 
term supply chain1 with respect to a    
covered issuer disclosing the           
information required under the          
regulations promulgated under this      
section1 means all labor recruiters1    
suppliers of products1 component parts  
of products1 and raw materials used by  
such entity in the manufacturing of such
 entity's products whether or not such  
entity has a direct relationship with   
the supplier2 and  7,e7 the term the    
worst forms of child labor means child  
labor in violation of national and      
international standards1 including      
,international ,labor ,organization     
,convention ,no4 #ahb4  4  #d4          
,disclosures on website of ,department  
of ,labor  7a7 ,in general ,the         
,secretary of ,labor shall make         
available to the public in a searchable 

format on the ,department of ,labor's   
website--  7#a7 a list of companies     
required to disclose any measures taken 
by the company to identify and address  
conditions of forced labor1 slavery1    
human trafficking1 and the worst forms  
of child labor within the covered       
issuer's supply chain1 as required by   
section #ac7s7 of the ,securities       
,exchange ,act of #aicd1 as added by    
section #c2 and  7#b7 a compilation of  
the information disclosed pursuant to   
such requirements4  7b7 ,top #ajj list  
,the ,secretary of ,labor1 in           
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,state and other appropriate ,federal   
and international agencies1 independent 
labor evaluators1 and human rights      
groups1 shall annually develop and      
publish on the ,internet website of the 
,department of ,labor a list of top #ajj
 companies adhering to supply chain     
labor standards1 as established under   
relevant ,federal and international     
guidelines4