,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bajj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ad1 #bjbe,mr4   
,bab9 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &   
,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t f provid+    
bail\ts or o!r f9ancial assi/ance to any
 ,/ate or local gov]nm5t t enacts any   
law provid+ rep>ations = slav]y1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,no ,bail\ts =          
,rep>ations ,act 4  #b4 ,prohibition on 
bail\ts = ,/ate & local gov]nm5ts c>ry+ 
out rep>ations programs  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t1 includ+ !     
,f$]al ,res]ve ,sy/em & indep5d5t       
ag5cies1 may n provide any loan1 grant1 
or o!r =m ( f9ancial assi/ance to !     
gov]nm5t ( any ,/ate or political       
subdivision !re(1 or any ag5cy or       
in/rum5tality ( su* a ,/ate or political
 subdivision1 t enacts into law any     
program provid+ rep>ations on ! basis   
(--  7#a7 slav]y2 or  7#b7 race1        

e?nicity1 national orig91 or hi/orical  
practices relat$ !reto4  7b7            
,application ,subsection 7a7 %all only  
apply to ! unit ( gov]nm5t s enact+ a   
rep>ations program4  7c7 ,def9ition ,=  
purposes ( ?is section1 ! t]m ,/ate     
means any ,/ate ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 !    
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? (  
,pu]to ,rico1 ! ,virg9 ,isl&s1 ,am]ican 
,samoa1 ,guam1 & ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana      
,isl&s1 or any o!r t]ritory or          
possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4