,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #digf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #h1  
#bjbj,mr4 ,hawley introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,trade ,act of 
#aigd to reform the ,generalized ,system
 of ,preferences to better protect      
,united ,states workers4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,trade ,preference ,reform and ,worker  
,protection ,act of #bjbj4  #b4         
,provision of duty-free treatment under 
,generalized ,system of ,preferences    
only during periods of low unemployment 
in the ,united ,states  7a7 ,in general 
,section #eje of the ,trade ,act of     
#aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bdfe7 is amended  
to read as follows3  #eje4 ,duty-free   
treatment provided only during periods  
of low unemployment in the ,united      
,states  7a7 ,in general ,the ,president
 may provide duty-free treatment under  
this title only if the monthly          

seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in
 the ,united ,states1 as determined by  
the ,bureau of ,labor ,statistics of the
 ,department of ,labor1 has been less   
than #d percent1 on average1 during the 
preceding #f-month period4  7b7         
,suspension ,not later than #cj days    
after the unemployment rate increases to
 a level higher than the level described
 in subsection 7a71 the ,president shall
 suspend the provision of duty-free     
treatment under this title until the    
unemployment rate decreases to the level
 described in subsection 7a74  4  7b7   
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
contents for the ,trade ,act of #aigd is
 amended by striking the item relating  
to section #eje and inserting the       
following3  ,sec4 #eje4 ,duty-free      
treatment provided only during periods  
of low unemployment in the ,united      
,states4  4  7c7 ,effective date ,the   
amendments made by this section take    
effect on the date that is #cj days     
after the date of the enactment of this 

,act4  #c4 ,ineligibility of countries  
that use forced labor for ,generalized  
,system of ,preferences  7a7 ,in general
 ,section #ejb7;b77#b7 of the ,trade    
,act of #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4            
#bdfb7;b77#b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
inserting after subparagraph 7,h7 the   
following3  7,i7 ,such country is       
identified by the ,bureau of            
,international ,labor ,affairs of the   
,department of ,labor pursuant to       
section #aje7;b77#b77;,c7 of the        
,trafficking ,victims ,protection       
,reauthorization ,act of #bjje 7#bb     
,u4,s4,c4 #gaab7;b77#b77;,c77 as a      
source country of goods that are        
believed to be produced by forced labor 
or child labor in violation of          
international standards4  2 and  7#b7 in
 the flush text at the end1 by striking 
7,f71 7,g71 and 7,h7 and inserting and  
7,f74  7b7 ,effective date ,the         
amendments made by subsection 7a7 apply 
with respect to articles entered on or  
after the date that is #cj days after   

the date of the enactment of this ,act4