,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bcjh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #af1  
#bjah,mr4 ,menendez 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,portman7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill
  ,to provide for the suspension of the 
eligibility for the ,generalized ,system
 of ,preferences of countries that fail 
to meet minimum standards for the       
elimination of human trafficking1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,anti-,trafficking ,trade ,act of #bjah4
  #b4 ,suspension of eligibility for    
countries that fail to meet minimum     
standards for the elimination of human  
trafficking ,section #ejb7;b7 of the    
,trade ,act of #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4     
#bdfb7;b77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3  7#c7 ,countries that
 fail to meet minimum standards for the 
elimination of human trafficking  7,a7  
,tier #c countries  7i7 ,suspension of  

designation ,not later than #ij days    
after the submission to ,congress of an 
annual report on trafficking in persons1
 the ,president shall1 for each country 
listed as a tier #c country in that     
report that is designated as a          
beneficiary developing country for      
purposes of this title1 suspend that    
designation for one year4  7ii7         
,prohibition on designation ,during the 
#a-year period beginning on the date    
that is #ij days after the submission to
 ,congress of an annual report on       
trafficking in persons1 the ,president  
may not designate a country listed as a 
tier #c country in that report as a     
beneficiary developing country for      
purposes of this title4  7,b7 ,tier #b  
watch list countries ,not later than #ij
 days after the submission to ,congress 
of an annual report on trafficking in   
persons1 the ,president shall1 for each 
country listed as a tier #b watch list  
country in that report1 notify the      
government of that country that a       

downgrade to the classification of the  
country to classification as a tier #c  
country in the next annual report on    
trafficking in persons will result in   
the suspension of the designation of the
 country as a beneficiary developing    
country or the ineligibility of the     
country for designation as a beneficiary
 developing country1 as applicable4     
7,c7 ,waiver  7i7 ,in general ,the      
,president may waive a requirement of   
subparagraph 7,a7 with respect to a     
country if1 not later than #ij days     
after the submission to ,congress of the
 annual report on trafficking in persons
 that lists the country as a tier #c    
country1 the ,president submits to the  
appropriate congressional committees a  
letter stating that the government of   
the country has taken concrete actions  
to implement the principal              
recommendations with respect to that    
country in the report4  7ii7            
,requirements ,a letter submitted under 
clause 7i7 with respect to a country    

shall-- 7,i7 include a description of   
the concrete actions that the government
 of the country has taken to implement  
the principal recommendations described 
in that clause2  7,,ii7 be accompanied  
by supporting documentation providing   
credible evidence of each such concrete 
action1 including copies of relevant    
laws or regulations adopted or modified1
 and any enforcement actions taken1 by  
that country1 where appropriate2        
7,,iii7 include a certification that all
 eligible articles originating from the 
country are not included on the list of 
goods produced by child labor or forced 
labor maintained by the ,department of  
,labor and are otherwise reasonably     
believed to be free of forced labor2    
7,,iv7 include any public comments      
received from civil society             
organizations with respect to the laws  
and practices of the country regarding  
trafficking in persons2 and  7,v7 be    
published in the ,federal ,register4    
7iii7 ,limitation on waiver ,the        

,president may not exercise the waiver  
authority under clause 7i7 with respect 
to a country for more than one year4    
7,d7 ,definitions ,in this paragraph3   
7i7 ,annual report on trafficking in    
persons ,the term annual report on      
trafficking in persons means the annual 
report on trafficking in persons        
required under section #aaj7;b77#a7 of  
the ,trafficking ,victims ,protection   
,act of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4            
#gajg7;b77#a774  7ii7 ,appropriate      
congressional committees ,the term      
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7,i7 the ,committee on ,ways and
 ,means and the ,committee on ,foreign  
,affairs of the ,house of               
,representatives2 and  7,,ii7 the       
,committee on ,finance and the          
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the
 ,senate4  7iii7 ,tier #b watch list    
country ,the term tier #b watch list    
country means a country on the list of  
countries required by clause 7ii7 or    
7iii7 of section #aaj7;b77#b77;,a7 of   

the ,trafficking ,victims ,protection   
,act of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4            
#gajg7;b77#b77;,a774  7iv7 ,tier #c     
country ,the term tier #c country means 
a country on the list of countries      
required by section #aaj7;b77#a77;,c7 of
 the ,trafficking ,victims ,protection  
,act of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4            
#gajg7;b77#a77;,c774  4