,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cjjb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #i1  
#bjai,ms4 ,cantwell introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,trade         
,facilitation and ,trade ,enforcement   
,act of #bjae to increase amounts       
transferred to the ,trade ,enforcement  
,trust ,fund and to require the use of  
certain amounts in the fund to implement
 labor obligations in a free trade      
agreement with ,mexico1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,united ,states     
,technical ,assistance for ,mexican     
,labor ,capacity ,building ,act of      
#bjai4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds   
the following3 7#a7 ,the ,trade         
,enforcement ,trust ,fund was           
established on ,february #bd1 #bjaf1    
with the enactment of the ,trade        
,facilitation and ,trade ,enforcement   
,act of #bjae 7,public ,law #aad-abe74  

7#b7 ,congress created the ,trade       
,enforcement ,trust ,fund-- 7,a7 to     
provide dedicated resources to enforce  
the commitments and obligations under   
the ,,wto ,agreements 7as defined in    
section #faa7;g7 of the ,trade          
,facilitation and ,trade ,enforcement   
,act of #bjae 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #ddje7;g777
 and free trade agreements to which the 
,united ,states is a party2  7,b7 to    
monitor and ensure the full             
implementation by foreign trading       
partners of commitments and obligations 
under free trade agreements to which the
 ,united ,states is a party2  7,c7 to   
investigate and respond to enforcement  
petitions filed under section #cjb of   
the ,trade ,act of #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 
#bdab72 and  7,d7 to support            
capacity-building efforts undertaken by 
the ,united ,states pursuant to free    
trade agreements to which the ,united   
,states is a party4  7#c7 ,since its    
establishment1 the ,trade ,enforcement  
,trust ,fund 7under section #faa of the 

,trade ,facilitation and ,trade         
,enforcement ,act of #bjae 7#ai         
,u4,s4,c4 #ddje77 has supported efforts 
to investigate discriminatory trade     
practices and enforce obligations       
relating to labor1 the environment1     
intellectual property1 and trade in     
goods and services among trading        
partners of the ,united ,states in      
,africa1 ,asia1 ,europe1 and ,south     
,america4  7#d7 ,the renegotiation of   
the ,north ,american ,free ,trade       
,agreement presents an opportunity to   
further and expand the goals of the     
,trade ,enforcement ,trust ,fund with   
respect to ,mexico and ,canada1         
particularly regarding the              
implementation and enforcement by       
,mexico of labor obligations under the  
,united ,states-,mexico-,canada         
,agreement4  #c4 ,modification of ,trade
 ,enforcement ,trust ,fund  7a7         
,increase of amounts in fund ,subsection
 7b7 of section #faa of the ,trade      
,facilitation and ,trade ,enforcement   

,act of #bjae 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #ddje7 is  
amended--  7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by   
striking #ae1jjj1jjj and inserting      
#ij1jjj1jjj2 and  7#b7 in paragraph     
7#b71 by striking #cj1jjj1jjj and       
inserting #aje1jjj1jjj4  7b7            
,modification of administration of fund 
,subsection 7d77#a7 of such section is  
amended1 in the matter preceding        
subparagraph 7,a7-- 7#a7 by striking    
relevant subordinate bodies of the ,,tpc
 and inserting 1 relevant subordinate   
bodies of the ,,tpc1 and other ,federal 
agencies as required by law2 and  7#b7  
by striking 1 only as provided by       
appropriations ,acts14  7c7 ,use of     
certain amounts ,to implement labor     
obligations in free trade agreement with
 ,mexico ,subsection 7d7 of such section
 is amended--  7#a7 by redesignating    
paragraph 7#b7 as paragraph 7#c72 and   
7#b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#a7  
the following3  7#b7 ,implementation of 
labor obligations in free trade         
agreement with ,mexico  7,a7 ,amounts   

for ,department of ,labor ,not less than
 #ei1djj1jjj of the amount transferred  
to the ,trust ,fund under subsection    
7b77#a7 each fiscal year shall be used  
by the ,department of ,labor as follows3
  7i7 ,for the ,office of ,trade and    
,labor ,affairs at the ,bureau of       
,international ,labor ,affairs of the   
,department of ,labor--  7,i7 not less  
than #ce1jjj1jjj-- 7aa7 to monitor the  
enforcement by ,mexico of obligations   
under a free trade agreement between    
,mexico and the ,united ,states1        
including laws and practices related to 
the implementation by ,mexico of labor  
laws that relate to the labor           
obligations in the agreement2  7bb7 to  
conduct capacity building1 provide      
technical assistance1 and promote the   
use of digital technologies to assist   
,mexico with enforcement of those labor 
laws2  7cc7 to assist ,mexico in making 
available online and in an easily       
accessible format all current collective
 bargaining agreements in ,federal and  

local jurisdictions in ,mexico2  7dd7 to
 inspect facilities in ,mexico to       
determine whether those facilities are  
complying with those labor laws2  7ee7  
to cooperate with ,canada1 the          
,international ,labour ,organization1   
and international financial institutions
 with respect to monitoring the labor   
obligations in the agreement that apply 
to ,mexico2  7ff7 in coordination with  
nongovernmental organizations that have 
a history of working with independent   
labor unions on labor rights advocacy1  
to fund programs to improve working     
conditions1 educate workers about labor 
rights1 and strengthen the capacity of  
independent workers' organizations in   
,mexico2 and  7gg7 to support a         
long-term commitment by the ,bureau of  
,international ,labor ,affairs to       
promote sustainable1 independent worker 
organizations in ,mexico2 and  7,,ii7   
not less than #b1ajj1jjj to provide for 
#ab full-time equivalent personnel to   
monitor1 report on1 and assist with the 

implementation by ,mexico of labor law  
that relate to the labor obligations in 
the agreement4  7ii7 ,for the ,office of
 ,child ,labor1 ,forced ,labor1 and     
,human ,trafficking at the ,bureau of   
,international ,labor ,affairs of the   
,department of ,labor--  7,i7 not less  
than #bj1jjj1jjj-- 7aa7 to combat child 
labor and forced labor in ,mexico and to
 report on the prevalence of child labor
 and forced labor in ,mexico2 and  7bb7 
to support technical assistance and     
cooperation efforts to combat child     
labor and forced labor in ,mexico2 and  
7,,ii7 not less than #a1djj1jjj to      
provide for #h full-time equivalent     
personnel to research1 monitor1 and     
report on the effective enforcement by  
,mexico of its child labor laws and     
forced labor laws4  7iii7 ,not less than
 #ijj1jjj to provide for #c permanent   
,labor ,attachs at the ,united ,states  
,embassy in ,mexico or consulates of the
 ,united ,states in ,mexico to monitor1 
report on1 and assist with the          

implementation by ,mexico of labor laws 
that relate to the labor obligations in 
the agreement1 including one attach to  
monitor1 report on1 and assist with     
efforts to combat child labor in        
,mexico4  7,b7 ,amounts for ,united     
,states ,agency for ,international      
,development ,not less than #ae1fjj1jjj 
of the amount transferred to the ,trust 
,fund under subsection 7b77#a7 each     
fiscal year shall be used by the ,united
 ,states ,agency for ,international     
,development as follows3  7i7 ,to       
monitor anti-corruption obligations and 
obligations intended to promote the rule
 of law in a free trade agreement       
between ,mexico and the ,united ,states 
and to provide capacity building1       
technical assistance1 and judicial and  
legal training related to that          
monitoring4  7ii7 ,to conduct capacity  
building and provide technical          
assistance to assist ,mexico with       
enforcement of labor laws that relate to
 the labor obligations in the agreement4

  7,c7 ,use of nongovernmental          
organizations ,amounts may be expended  
under subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7       
through the award of grants to          
nongovernmental organizations4  7,d7    
,status of labor commitments and        
coordination of assistance ,not less    
frequently than biannually1 the         
,secretary of ,labor1 the ,administrator
 of the ,united ,states ,agency for     
,international ,development1 the ,united
 ,states ,trade ,representative1 and the
 ,secretary of ,state shall meet to     
discuss the status of labor commitments 
under a free trade agreement between    
,mexico and the ,united ,states and the 
coordination of activities and          
assistance under subparagraphs 7,a7 and 
7,b74  7,e7 ,annual reports on amounts  
spent  7i7 ,in general ,not less        
frequently than annually1 the ,secretary
 of ,labor and the ,administrator of the
 ,united ,states ,agency for            
,international ,development shall each  
submit to the ,committee on ,finance of 

the ,senate and the ,committee on ,ways 
and ,means of the ,house of             
,representatives and make available to  
the public a report on--  7,i7 how      
amounts described in subparagraphs 7,a7 
and 7,b7 were spent and what outcomes   
were achieved during the year covered by
 the report2 and  7,,ii7 proposed future
 allocations and priorities for those   
amounts4  7ii7 ,assessment of           
effectiveness ,the ,secretary of ,labor 
and the ,administrator of the ,united   
,states ,agency for ,international      
,development shall include in each      
report submitted under clause 7i7 an    
assessment of the effectiveness of past 
expenditures and proposed future        
allocations in achieving the goals      
described in subparagraphs 7,a7 and     
7,b74  4  7d7 ,annual report ,subsection
 7e7 of such section is amended-- 7#a7  
in the subsection heading by striking   
,report and inserting ,reports2  7#b7 by
 striking ,not and inserting 7#a7       
,report on actions taken with respect to

 agreements4--,not2 and  7#c7 by adding 
at the end the following3  7#b7 ,annual 
report on actions taken ,not later than 
one year after the date of the enactment
 of the ,united ,states ,technical      
,assistance for ,mexican ,labor         
,capacity ,building ,act of #bjai1 and  
annually thereafter1 the ,united ,states
 ,trade ,representative1 in consultation
 with the ,federal agencies represented 
on the ,,tpc1 shall submit to ,congress 
a report on the actions taken under     
subsection 7d7 during the year covered  
by the report4  4  7e7 ,supplement not  
supplant ,increased funding for efforts 
relating to trade enforcement1 trade    
capacity building1 and foreign          
assistance efforts pursuant to the      
amendments made by this section shall   
supplement1 not supplant1 existing      
funding for those efforts4  #d4 ,report 
on status of labor obligations with     
respect to ,mexico ,not later than #ahj 
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 and every #ahj days          

thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,labor    
shall submit to the ,committee on       
,finance of the ,senate and the         
,committee on ,ways and ,means of the   
,house of ,representatives a report on  
the status of the laws and regulations  
in ,mexico that are intended to         
implement the labor obligations of      
,mexico under a free trade agreement    
between ,mexico and the ,united ,states 
and an assessment of the effectiveness  
of those laws and regulations4  #e4     
,labor enforcement trigger with respect 
to ,mexico  7a7 ,in general ,not later  
than #ae days after the date on which a 
majority of the members of the ,labor   
,advisory ,committee for ,trade         
,negotiations and ,trade ,policy request
 that the ,united ,states ,trade        
,representative and the ,secretary of   
,labor investigate a covered labor      
matter1 the ,trade ,representative and  
the ,secretary shall submit to the      
,labor ,advisory ,committee for ,trade  
,negotiations and ,trade ,policy1 the   

,committee on ,finance of the ,senate1  
and the ,committee on ,ways and ,means  
of the ,house of ,representatives a     
report--  7#a7 indicating whether the   
,trade ,representative and the          
,secretary plan to investigate the      
covered labor matter2 and  7#b7 if the  
,trade ,representative and the          
,secretary do not plan to investigate   
the matter1 explaining why not4  7b7    
,matters ,to be included ,a request     
under subsection 7a7 shall include1 at a
 minimum1 a description of the covered  
labor matter requested to be            
investigated under that subsection and  
any related documentary evidence4  7c7  
,manner of request ,a request may be    
made under subsection 7a7 by-- 7#a7 a   
notification to the ,united ,states     
,trade ,representative1 the ,secretary  
of ,labor1 the ,committee on ,finance of
 the ,senate1 and the ,committee on     
,ways and ,means of the ,house of       
,representatives following a majority   
vote of the members of the ,labor       

,advisory ,committee for ,trade         
,negotiations and ,trade ,policy or     
their designees2 or  7#b7 a signed      
letter by the majority of the members of
 the ,labor ,advisory ,committee for    
,trade ,negotiations and ,trade ,policy 
or their designees to the ,united       
,states ,trade ,representative1 the     
,secretary of ,labor1 the ,committee on 
,finance of the ,senate1 and the        
,committee on ,ways and ,means of the   
,house of ,representatives4  7d7 ,action
 in connection with request ,if the     
,united ,states ,trade ,representative  
and the ,secretary of ,labor decide to  
investigate a covered labor matter after
 the receipt of a request under         
subsection 7a71 the ,trade              
,representative and the ,secretary      
shall--  7#a7 not later than #abj days  
after receiving the request1 conclude   
the investigation2 and  7#b7 not later  
than #ij days after concluding the      
investigation1 submit to the ,labor     
,advisory ,committee for ,trade         

,negotiations and ,trade ,policy1 the   
,committee on ,finance of the ,senate1  
and the ,committee on ,ways and ,means  
of the ,house of ,representatives a     
report--  7,a7 indicating whether the   
,trade ,representative intends to pursue
 dispute resolution consultations with  
,mexico with respect to the matter2 and 
7,b7 if the ,trade ,representative does 
not intend to pursue dispute resolution 
consultations1 explaining why not1      
including the specific reasons1 such as 
resource constraints or any other       
factors4  7e7 ,covered labor matter ,in 
this section1 the term covered labor    
matter means a labor matter in ,mexico  
that may indicate a violation of the    
labor obligations by ,mexico under a    
free trade agreement between the ,united
 ,states and ,mexico4  #f4 ,monitoring1 
reporting1 and technical assistance with
 respect to combating child labor and   
forced labor in ,mexico  7a7 ,annual    
report ,not later than #ahj days after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 

and annually thereafter1 the ,deputy    
,undersecretary for ,international      
,affairs of the ,department of ,labor   
shall submit to ,congress a report on   
child labor and forced labor in ,mexico1
 including--  7#a7 an assessment of the 
implementation by ,mexico of its        
international commitments to eliminate  
the worst forms of child labor2 and     
7#b7 an assessment of the effective     
enforcement of child labor laws and     
forced labor laws in ,mexico4  7b7      
,inclusion of information in biennial   
list ,the head of the ,bureau of        
,international ,labor ,affairs of the   
,department of ,labor shall include in  
the biennial ,list of ,goods ,produced  
by ,child ,labor or ,forced ,labor1 as  
required under section #aje7;b77#b77;,c7
 of the ,trafficking ,victims           
,protection ,reauthorization ,act of    
#bjje 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4                    
#gaab7;b77#b77;,c771 information        
included in the report under subsection 
7a74  7c7 ,technical assistance and     

cooperation ,based on the results of the
 report under subsection 7a71 and using 
amounts under section                   
#faa7;d77#b77;,a77ii7 of the ,trade     
,facilitation and ,trade ,enforcement   
,act of #bjae 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #ddje71 as 
amended by section #c7;c7 of this ,act1 
the head of the ,office of ,child       
,labor1 ,forced ,labor1 and ,human      
,trafficking of the ,department of      
,labor shall provide technical          
assistance and cooperation to reduce    
child labor and forced labor in supply  
chains and sectors in ,mexico that      
produce goods likely to be exported to  
the ,united ,states4  #g4 ,modification 
of annual report on workers rights in   
certain developing countries ,section   
#ejd of the ,trade ,act of #aigd 7#ai   
,u4,s4,c4 #bdfd7 is amended by inserting
 before the period at the end the       
following3 and effective enforcement of 
child labor laws and forced labor laws4 
#h4 ,meeting requirements for labor     
advisory committees on trade ,section   

#ace7;d7 of the ,trade ,act of #aigd    
7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #baee7;d77 is amended--  
7#a7 by striking ,committees and        
inserting 7#a7 ,committees2 and  7#b7 by
 adding at the end the following3  7#b7 
,in the case of a committee established 
under subsection 7c7 for labor          
interests1 that committee shall meet as 
described in paragraph 7#a7 not less    
frequently than twice each year4  4