,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bcjg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #af1 #bjah,mr4 
,m55dez 7= himself & ,mr4 ,br[n7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to require c\ntries
 to comply ) c]ta9 labor /&>ds to be    
eligible = ! ,g5]aliz$ ,sy/em (         
,pref]5ces1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,labor 
,rights = ,developm5t ,act ( #bjah4  #b4
 ,labor /&>ds = b5efici>y develop+      
c\ntries  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section         
#ejb7;b77#b77;,g7 ( ! ,trade ,act (     
#aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bdfb7;b77#b77;,g77
 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  7,g7 7i7   
7,i7 ,su* c\ntry has n e/abli%$1 9 law &
 9 practice1 ! foll[+ rights z def9$ by 
! ,int]national ,lab\r ,organization3   
7aa7 ,fre$om ( association4  7bb7 ,!    
effective recognition ( ! "r to         
collective b>ga9+4  7cc7 ,! elim9ation (
 all =ms ( compulsory or =c$ labor4     
7dd7 ,! effective abolition ( *ild labor

 & ! prohibition on ! wor/ =ms ( *ild   
labor4  7ee7 ,! elim9ation (            
discrim9ation 9 respect ( employm5t &   
occupation4  7ff7 ,acceptable conditions
 ( "w ) respect to m9imum wages1 h\rs ( 
"w1 & occupational safety & heal?4      
7,,ii7 ,su* c\ntry does n provide       
reasonable access to ! appropriate      
,unit$ ,/ates (ficials to inve/igate &  
monitor compliance ) ! rights specifi$ 9
 subclause 7,i71 includ+ by ensur+ full1
 indep5d5t access to "w sites1 work]s1 &
 manag]s = ! completion ( monitor+      
visits4  7ii7 ,dur+ ! #e-ye> p]iod      
beg9n+ on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,labor
 ,rights = ,developm5t ,act ( #bjah1    
clause 7i7 %all n apply to any c\ntry   
t-- 7,i7 is mak+ cont9ual progress t[>d 
e/abli%+ laws t are fully consi/5t ) !  
rights specifi$ 9 subclause 7,i7 ( t    
clause2 &  7,,ii7 does n h 9 effect laws
 t prohibit ! ex]cise ( any ( ^? rights4
  4  7b7 ,publication ( in=mation on    
labor /&>ds ,! ,presid5t %all publi%1 on
 a publicly available ,int]net website--

  7#a7 annually until ! end ( ! #e-ye>  
p]iod describ$ 9 clause 7ii7 ( section  
#ejb7;b77#b77;,g7 ( ! ,trade ,act (     
#aigd1 z am5d$ by subsection 7a71 a     
description ( ! cont9ual progress made  
by ea* c\ntry t[>d meet+ ! requirem5ts (
 t section2 &  7#b7 at ! end ( t #e-ye> 
p]iod1 a c]tification ) respect to :e!r 
or n ea* c\ntry has met su* requirem5ts4
  7c7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts ,section #ejb7;c7
 ( ! ,trade ,act ( #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 
#bdfb7;c77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph   
7#e71 by /rik+ ! semicolon & ins]t+ 2 &2
  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#f77;,b71 by /rik+ 2 
& & ins]t+ a p]iod2 &  7#c7 by /rik+    
p>agraph 7#g74  #c4 ,au?orization (     
appropriations = labor capacity build+  
,!re are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor1 = ea* ( ! fiscal   
ye>s #bjah ?r\gh #bjbj1 #bj1jjj1jjj = ! 
,bureau ( ,int]national ,labor ,affairs1
 to be available to assi/ c\ntries 9    
meet+ ! labor obligations describ$ 9    
section #ejb7;b77,g77i77,i7 ( ! ,trade  
,act ( #aigd1 z am5d$ by section #b4    

#d4 ,regulations ,! ,unit$ ,/ates ,trade
 ,repres5tative1 9 consultation ) !     
,secret>y ( ,labor1 %all prescribe su*  
regulations z may be necess>y--  7#a7 to
 provide = ! receipt ( public petitions 
f any p]son at any "t ) respect to !    
compliance ( c\ntries ) ! labor         
obligations describ$ 9 section          
#ejb7;b77,g77i77,i7 ( ! ,trade ,act (   
#aigd1 z am5d$ by section #b2  7#b7 to  
provide = a ?or\gh & exp$iti\s review ( 
su* petitions by ! ,bureau (            
,int]national ,labor ,affairs ( !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,labor2  7#c7 to provide a  
writt5 rationale 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/]     
support+ any decisions made ) respect to
 su* petitions2 &  7#d7 to provide = !  
timely )drawal1 susp5sion1 or limitation
 ( duty-free treatm5t1 at a national or 
indu/ry level1 z appropriate1 "u title  
,v ( ! ,trade ,act ( #aigd 7#ai         
,u4,s4,c4 #bdfa et seq47 = violations ( 
! labor obligations describ$ 9 section  
#ejb7;b77,g77i77,i7 ( ! ,trade ,act (   
#aigd1 z am5d$ by section #b1 by a      

b5efici>y develop+ c\ntry "u t title4