,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adcd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #c1       
#bjbc,mr4 ,hawley introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to require certain businesses  
to disclose and eradicate the use of    
unlawful child labor in their supply    
chain1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,corporate ,responsibility for      
,child ,labor ,elimination ,act of      
#bjbc4  #b4 ,required reporting on use  
of unlawful child labor from covered    
business entities  7a7 ,definitions ,in 
this ,act3 7#a7 ,covered business entity
 ,the term covered business entity means
 any issuer1 as defined in section      
#b7;a7 of the ,securities ,act of #aicc 
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gg;b7a771 that has      
annual1 worldwide gross receipts that   
exceed #ejj1jjj1jjj4  7#b7 ,gross       
receipts ,the term gross receipts has   

the meaning given the term in section   
#iic7;f7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code
 of #aihf4  7#c7 ,on-site service ,the  
term on-site service means any service  
work provided on the site of a covered  
business entity or supplier of such     
entity1 including food service work1    
catering services1 cleaning1 and        
maintenance4  7#d7 ,on-site service     
provider ,the term on-site service      
provider1 with respect to a covered     
business entity1 means any entity that  
provides workers who perform on-site    
services for the covered business entity
 or any supplier of such covered        
business entity4  7#e7 ,secretary ,the  
term ,secretary means the ,secretary of 
,labor4  7#f7 ,supplier ,the term       
supplier1 with respect to a covered     
business entity1 means any entity that  
produces any input of a good produced by
 such covered business entity4  7#g7    
,supply chain ,the term supply chain    
means the end-to-end process for        
producing and transporting goods        

beginning at the point of origin through
 a point of distribution to the         
destination1 inclusive of suppliers and 
on-site service providers4  7#h7        
,unlawful child labor ,the term unlawful
 child labor means any labor practice   
that violates child labor laws in the   
,united ,states1 including ,federal and 
,state child labor laws4  7b7 ,audit and
 reporting requirements  7#a7 ,in       
general ,not later than #a year after   
the date of enactment of this ,act1 and 
every year thereafter1 each covered     
business entity shall-- 7,a7 conduct an 
audit of its supply chain1 pursuant to  
the requirements of section #c1 to      
investigate the presence or use of      
unlawful child labor by the covered     
business entity1 suppliers of the       
covered business entity1 and on-site    
service providers of the covered        
business entity2  7,b7 submit a report  
to the ,secretary containing the        
information described in paragraph 7#b7 
on the results of such audit and efforts

 of the covered business entity to      
eradicate unlawful child labor from the 
covered business entity1 suppliers of   
the covered business entity1 and on-site
 service providers of the covered       
business entity2 and  7,c7 7i7 publish  
the report described in subparagraph    
7,b7 on the public website of the       
covered business entity1 and provide a  
conspicuous and easily understood link  
on the homepage of such website that    
leads to the report2 or  7ii7 in the    
case of a covered business entity that  
does not have a public website1 provide 
the report in written form to any       
consumer of the covered business entity 
not later than #cj days after the       
consumer submits a request for the      
report4  7#b7 ,required report contents 
,each report required under paragraph   
7#a77;,b7 shall contain1 at a minimum-- 
7,a7 a disclosure of the policies of the
 covered business entity to prevent the 
use of unlawful child labor by the      
covered business entity and any supplier

 or on-site service provider of the     
covered business entity2  7,b7 a        
disclosure of what policies or          
procedures1 if any1 the covered business
 entity uses-- 7i7 for the verification 
of suppliers of the covered business    
entity and on-site service providers of 
the covered business entity to evaluate 
and address risks of unlawful child     
labor and whether the verification was  
conducted by a third party2  7ii7 to    
require suppliers of the covered        
business entity and on-site service     
providers of the covered business entity
 to provide written certification that  
inputs supplied or on-site services     
provided1 respectively1 comply with the 
child labor laws in the ,united ,states1
 including any ,federal or ,state child 
labor law2  7iii7 to maintain internal  
accountability standards and procedures 
for workers1 including contractors1 of  
the covered business entity failing to  
meet requirements regarding unlawful    
child labor2 and  7iv7 to provide       

training on recognizing and preventing  
unlawful child labor1 particularly with 
respect to mitigating risks within the  
supply chain of the covered business    
entity1 to workers1 including management
 personnel1 of the covered business     
entity who have direct responsibility   
for managing the supply chain of the    
covered business entity2  7,c7 a        
description of the findings of each     
audit required under paragraph          
7#a77;,a71 including the details of any 
instances of found or suspected unlawful
 child labor2 and  7,d7 a written       
certification1 signed by the chief      
executive officer of the covered        
business entity1 that-- 7i7 the covered 
business entity has complied with the   
requirements of this ,act and exercised 
due diligence in order to eradicate     
unlawful child labor from the supply    
chain of the covered business entity2   
7ii7 to the best of the chief executive 
officer's knowledge1 the covered        
business entity has found no instances  

of the use of unlawful child labor by   
the covered business entity or any      
supplier or on-site service provider of 
the covered business entity or has      
disclosed every known instance of such  
use of unlawful child labor2 and  7iii7 
the chief executive officer and any     
other officers submitting the report or 
certification understand that section   
#ajja of title #ah1 ,united ,states     
,code 7commonly known as the ,false     
,statements ,act71 applies to the       
information contained in the report     
submitted to the ,secretary4  7c7       
,report of violations to congress ,each 
year1 the ,secretary shall prepare and  
submit a report to ,congress regarding  
covered business entities that-- 7#a7   
have failed to conduct audits required  
under this ,act for the preceding year  
or have been adjudicated in violation of
 any other provision of this ,act2 or   
7#b7 have been found to have used       
unlawful child labor1 including the use 
of unlawful child labor in their supply 

chain4  #c4 ,audit requirements  7a7 ,in
 general ,each audit conducted under    
section #b7;b77#a77;,a7 shall meet each 
of the following requirements3 7#a7     
,worker interviews ,the auditor shall-- 
7,a7 select a cross-section of workers  
to interview that represents the full   
diversity of all workplaces of the      
covered business entity or a supplier or
 on-site service provider of the covered
 business entity1 and includes1 if      
applicable1 men and women1 migrant      
workers and local workers1 workers on   
different shifts1 workers performing    
different tasks1 and members of various 
teams2  7,b7 if individuals under the   
age of #ah are working at a facility of 
the covered business entity or a        
supplier or on-site service provider of 
the covered business entity1 interview a
 representative group of such           
individuals using age-sensitive         
interview techniques2  7,c7 conduct     
interviews-- 7i7 off-site of any        
facility of the covered business entity 

or a supplier or on-site service        
provider of the covered business entity 
and during non-work hours for the       
worker2  7ii7 individually 7except for  
purposes of subparagraph 7,b77 or in    
groups2 and  7iii7 using methods of     
communication that limit1 to the        
greatest extent practicable1 any        
reliance on devices or services provided
 to the worker by the covered business  
entity or any supplier or on-site       
service provider of the covered business
 entity2  7,d7 use audit tools to ensure
 that each worker is asked a            
comprehensive set of questions2  7,e7   
collect from interviewed workers copies 
of the workers' pay stubs1 in order to  
compare the pay stubs with payment      
records provided by the covered business
 entity or any supplier or on-site      
service provider of the covered business
 entity2  7,f7 ensure that all worker   
responses are confidential and are never
 shared with management personnel of the
 covered business entity or any supplier

 or on-site service provider of the     
covered business entity2 and  7,g7      
interview a representative of the labor 
organization or other organization      
representing workers at a facility of   
the covered business entity or any      
supplier or on-site service provider of 
the covered business entity or1 if no   
such organization is present1 attempt to
 interview a representative of such     
workers from a local worker advocacy    
group4  7#b7 ,management interviews ,the
 auditor shall-- 7,a7 interview a       
cross-section of management personnel of
 the covered business entity or any     
supplier or on-site service provider of 
the covered business entity1 including  
human resources personnel1 production   
supervisors1 and others2 and  7,b7 use  
audit tools to ensure that such         
individuals are asked a comprehensive   
set of questions4  7#c7 ,required       
information ,the auditor shall conduct a
 thorough review of information         
regarding the covered business entity   

and any supplier or on-site service     
provider of the covered business entity 
to provide tangible proof of compliance 
with child labor laws in the ,united    
,states1 including any ,federal or      
,state child labor law1 and to          
corroborate or find discrepancies in the
 information gathered through the worker
 and management interviews under        
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b71 respectively4 
,at a minimum1 such review shall        
contain1 with respect to the covered    
business entity and any supplier or     
on-site service provider of the covered 
business entity1 a review of each of the
 following3 7,a7 ,procedures and        
documents with respect to verifying the 
age of workers4  7,b7 ,a master list of 
juvenile workers or information related 
to juvenile workers4  7,c7 ,procedures  
regarding the selection and recruitment 
of workers4  7,d7 ,contracts with labor 
brokers1 if any4  7,e7 ,worker contracts
 and other employment agreements4  7,f7 
,introduction program materials4  7,g7  

,personnel files of workers4  7,h7      
,worker communication and training      
plans1 including certifications provided
 to workers including skills training1  
worker preparedness1 government         
certification programs1 and systems or  
policy orientations4  7,i7 ,collective  
bargaining agreements1 including        
collective bargaining representative    
certifications1 descriptions of the role
 of any applicable labor organization1  
and minutes of the meetings of such a   
labor organization4  7,j7 ,contracts    
with any security agency1 and           
descriptions of the scope of            
responsibilities of the security agency4
  7,k7 ,payroll and time records4  7,l7 
,production capacity reports4  7,m7     
,written human resources policies and   
procedures4  7,n7 ,occupational health  
and safety plans and records including  
legal permits1 maintenance and          
monitoring records1 injury and accident 
reports1 investigation procedures1      
chemical inventories1 personal          

protective equipment inventories1       
training certificates1 and evacuation   
plans4  7,o7 ,disciplinary notices4     
7,p7 ,grievance reports4  7,q7          
,performance evaluations4  7,r7         
,promotion or merit increase records4   
7,s7 ,dismissal and suspension records  
of workers4  7,t7 ,records of workers   
who have resigned4  7,u7 ,worker pay    
stubs4  7#d7 ,closing meeting with      
management ,the auditor shall hold a    
closing meeting with management         
personnel of the covered business entity
 to-- 7,a7 report violations of child   
labor laws in the ,united ,states1      
including any ,federal or ,state child  
labor law1 found in any facility of the 
covered business entity or any supplier 
or on-site service provider of the      
covered business entity2 and  7,b7      
determine the steps forward to address  
and remediate any such violations4  7#e7
 ,report preparation ,the auditor shall 
prepare a full report of the audit1     
which shall include-- 7,a7 a disclosure 

of the suppliers of the covered business
 entity and on-site service providers of
 the covered business entity2  7,b7     
documented processes and procedures of  
the covered business entity and any     
supplier or on-site service provider of 
the covered business entity that relate 
to eradicating unlawful child labor2    
7,c7 documented risk assessment and     
prioritization policies of the covered  
business entity and any supplier or     
on-site service provider of the covered 
business entity as such policies relate 
to eradicating unlawful child labor2    
7,d7 a description of the worker        
interviews1 management interviews1 and  
documentation review required under     
paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 and 7#c71        
respectively2  7,e7 a description of all
 violations or suspected violations of  
child labor laws in the ,united ,states1
 including any ,federal or ,state child 
labor law1 by the covered business      
entity and any supplier or on-site      
service provider of the covered business

 entity2 and  7,f7 for each violation or
 suspected violation described in       
subparagraph 7,e71 a description of any 
corrective or protective action         
recommended for the covered business    
entity1 supplier1 or on-site service    
provider consisting of1 at a minimum--  
7i7 the issues relating to1 and any root
 causes of1 the violation or suspected  
violation2  7ii7 the implementation of a
 solution to remedy the violation or    
suspected violation2 and  7iii7 a method
 to check the effectiveness of such     
solution4  7b7 ,additional requirements 
relating to audits  7#a7 ,no retaliation
 for audit cooperation ,any covered     
business entity1 supplier of a covered  
business entity1 or on-site service     
provider of a covered business entity   
shall not retaliate against any worker  
for participating in an interview under 
paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 of subsection 7a7
 or providing to an auditor information 
necessary for the audit requirements    
under subsection 7a77#c74  7#b7         

,contract requirements ,each covered    
business entity shall include1 in any   
contract with a supplier or on-site     
service provider1 a requirement that--  
7,a7 the supplier or on-site service    
provider shall not retaliate against any
 worker for participating in an audit   
relating to unlawful child labor2 and   
7,b7 worker participation in any such   
audit shall be protected through the    
same grievance mechanisms available to  
the worker for any other type of        
workplace grievance4  #d4 ,enforcement  
7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary may     
assess civil damages against a covered  
business entity in an amount of not more
 than #ajj1jjj1jjj if1 after notice and 
an opportunity for a hearing1 the       
,secretary determines that the covered  
business entity has violated any        
requirement of section #b7;b74  7b7     
,prohibition on retaliation ,the        
,secretary may assess civil damages     
against a covered business entity1      
supplier1 or on-site service provider in

 an amount of not more than #ejj1jjj1jjj
 if1 after notice and an opportunity for
 a hearing1 the ,secretary determines   
the covered business entity1 supplier1  
or on-site service provider has         
willfully violated section #c7;b77#a74  
7c7 ,declarative or injunctive relief   
,the ,secretary may request the         
,attorney ,general institute a civil    
action for relief1 including a permanent
 or temporary injunction1 restraining   
order1 or any other appropriate order1  
in the district court of the ,united    
,states for any district in which the   
covered business entity conducts        
business1 whenever the ,secretary       
believes that a violation of section    
#b7;b7 constitutes a hazard to workers4 
#e4 ,regulations ,not later than #ahj   
days after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,secretary shall promulgate  
regulations to carry out this ,act4