,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hgjf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #cj1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,de,saulnier 7for himself and 
,mr4 ,walberg7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in 
addition to the ,committees on          
,education and ,labor1 and ,ways and    
,means1 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 ,act of ,march #d1 #aiac to   
establish the ,bureau of ,international 
,labor ,affairs within the ,department  
of ,labor1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,bureau of ,international ,labor    
,affairs ,authorization ,act of #bjbj4  
#b4 ,establishment ,the ,act of ,march  
#d1 #aiac 7#cg ,stat4 #gcf1 chapter     
#ada2 #bi ,u4,s4,c4 #eea et seq471 is   
amended by adding at the end the        

following3  #ab4 ,bureau of             
,international ,labor ,affairs  7a7     
,establishment of the bureau of         
international labor affairs  7#a7 ,in   
general ,there is established within the
 ,department of ,labor a ,bureau of     
,international ,labor ,affairs 7referred
 to in this section as the ,bureau74    
,the ,bureau shall include offices to   
carry out functions related to-- 7,a7   
trade and labor affairs2  7,b7 child    
labor1 forced labor1 and human          
trafficking2  7,c7 international        
relations and economic affairs2 and     
7,d7 other functions and activities as  
designated by the ,secretary of ,labor4 
7#b7 ,deputy undersecretary ,the        
,secretary of ,labor shall appoint a    
,deputy ,undersecretary for             
,international ,affairs to head the     
,bureau4 ,the ,deputy ,undersecretary   
for ,international ,affairs shall       
continue to carry out all duties        
assigned to the ,deputy ,undersecretary 
for ,international ,affairs as of the   

day before the date of enactment of the 
,bureau of ,international ,labor        
,affairs ,authorization ,act of #bjbj   
and other duties and functions1 as      
appropriate1 to fulfill the mission of  
the ,bureau4  7#c7 ,functions ,the      
functions of the ,bureau on and after   
the date of enactment of the ,bureau of 
,international ,labor ,affairs          
,authorization ,act of #bjbj shall      
include the responsibilities and        
functions of the ,bureau on the day     
before the date of enactment of the     
,bureau of ,international ,labor        
,affairs ,authorization ,act of #bjbj1  
and include all of its personnel1       
assets1 authorities1 liabilities1 and   
other resources1 including              
representational funds1 required to     
support such functions4  7#d7 ,mission  
,the mission of the ,bureau shall be    
to-- 7,a7 promote a fair global playing 
field for workers and businesses in the 
,united ,states and around the world by 
enforcing trade commitments1            

strengthening international labor       
standards1 and combating international  
child labor1 forced labor1 and human    
trafficking2  7,b7 assist trading       
partners1 through technical assistance  
and capacity building1 in improving     
working conditions1 combating child     
labor1 forced labor1 and human          
trafficking1 raising living standards1  
and protecting the ability of workers to
 exercise their internationally         
recognized labor rights to promote a    
fair global playing field for workers   
and businesses in the ,united ,states   
and trade partner countries2  7,c7      
support negotiations1 conduct           
monitoring1 and administer1 and engage  
in enforcement of1 labor commitments in 
trade agreements and preference         
programs2  7,d7 hire and designate labor
 attaches to serve at ,united ,states   
diplomatic and consular posts to assess 
working conditions1 advance worker      
rights1 address the workplace           
exploitation of children and other      

vulnerable populations1 and serve as    
authoritative experts on labor policies 
and practices2  7,e7 carry out          
representational activities1 research1  
and other functions as designated by the
 ,secretary of ,labor2 and  7,f7        
implement the duties and                
responsibilities assigned to the        
,department of ,labor under the         
,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act  
of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gaja et seq471 
the ,trade and ,development ,act of     
#bjjj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #cgja et seq471 the
 ,united ,states-,mexico-,canada        
,agreement ,implementation ,act 7,public
 ,law #aaf-aac71 and other ,acts1 and   
,executive orders1 as appropriate4  7b7 
,grants1 contracts1 and cooperative     
agreements ,the ,secretary of ,labor may
 utilize funds made available to the    
,bureau to administer or operate        
international labor activities and      
provide bilateral and multilateral      
technical assistance by or through      
contracts1 grants1 cooperative          

agreements1 and other arrangements to   
carry out the mission and functions set 
forth in this section4  7c7 ,report to  
congress ,the ,secretary shall submit to
 ,congress on an annual basis a report  
on the activities of the ,bureau during 
the previous year1 including-- 7#a7     
activities to prevent forced and child  
labor2  7#b7 support for trade agreement
 monitoring and enforcement activities2 
7#c7 the location and activities of     
labor attaches2 and  7#d7 the use of    
funds for contracts1 grants1 cooperative
 agreements and other funding           
arrangements4  4