,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #dbf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #e1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,lankford 7for himself1 ,ms4  
,klobuchar1 and ,ms4 ,hassan7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was read     
twice and referred to the ,committee on 
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide for    
modifications to ending trafficking in  
government contracting1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,ensuring           
,accountability and ,dignity in         
,government ,contracting ,act of #bjbe4 
#b4 ,modifications to ending trafficking
 in government contracting  7a7         
,compliance plan and certification      
requirement ,section #agjc of the       
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjac 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4  
#gajd;a7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection
 7c71 by striking upon request and      
inserting at the time each certification
 required under subsection 7a7 is made  

and upon request 2 and  7#b7 by adding  
at the end the following new subsection3
  7e7 ,incident reporting ,if1 after a  
grant1 contract1 or cooperative         
agreement is provided or entered into1  
the duly designated representative of   
the recipient determines that the       
recipient1 subcontractor or subgrantee1 
or agent of the recipient or of a       
subcontractor or subgrantee has engaged 
in any of the activities described in   
section #ajf7;g7 of the ,trafficking    
,victims ,protection ,act of #bjjj 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #gajd7;g77 during the term of 
the grant1 contract1 or cooperative     
agreement1 the representative shall     
promptly submit to the relevant         
contracting or grant officer a report   
that describes the circumstances        
relating to such activities and the     
remedial actions taken to address such  
activities4  4  7b7 ,monitoring and     
investigation of trafficking in persons 
,section #agjd of the ,national ,defense
 ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year  

#bjac 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajd;b7 is        
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a77#b71 by
 inserting after the first sentence the 
following3 ,in the event that a duly    
designated representative of the        
recipient submits a report described in 
section #agjc7;e71 the ,inspector       
,general shall conduct an investigation 
of the activities and remedial actions  
described in the report42  7#b7 in      
subsection 7b71 by adding at the end the
 following3 ,if the rationale for not   
completing an investigation includes    
that a recipient acknowledged the       
activity occurred and has1 according to 
the ,inspector ,general1 taken          
appropriate corrective action to        
remediate it1 the ,inspector ,general   
shall notify the head of the executive  
agency that awarded the contract1 grant1
 or cooperative agreement and the       
relevant agency suspension and debarment
 official42 and  7#c7 in subsection     
7c77#a7-- 7,a7 in the matter preceding  
subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 by striking 1 as

 amended by section #agjb1 and inserting
 or failed to take appropriate          
corrective action to address such       
activities12 and  7ii7 by inserting 1   
suspend payments under the grant1       
contract1 or cooperative agreement until
 the recipient has taken appropriate    
remedial action1 after debarment        
official2  7,b7 by striking subparagraph
 7,c72 and  7,c7 by redesignating       
subparagraphs 7,d71 7,e71 and 7,f7 as   
subparagraphs 7,c71 7,d71 and 7,e71     
respectively4  #c4 ,office of           
,management and ,budget report ,not     
later than #ah months after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,director of the ,office of ,management 
and ,budget shall submit to ,congress a 
report on the feasibility of-- 7#a7     
amending section #agjc of the ,national 
,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal
 ,year #bjac 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajd;a71 as
 amended by section #b7;a7 of this ,act1
 to require contracting officials1      
including those at the ,department of   

,homeland ,security1 the ,department of 
,defense1 the ,department of ,state1 and
 the ,united ,states ,agency for        
,international ,development1 to assess  
compliance of contractor                
anti-trafficking plans for product and  
service categories and geographic       
locations that ,federal agencies        
identify as higher risk for human       
trafficking2  7#b7 streamlining agency  
reporting required by ,federal          
trafficking victims protection laws to  
promote efficiency while meeting        
congressional information needs2 and    
7#c7 requiring ,federal agencies1 such  
as the ,department of ,homeland         
,security1 the ,department of ,defense1 
the ,department of ,state1 and the      
,united ,states ,agency for             
,international ,development1 to track   
and report whether contracting personnel
 have taken anti-trafficking acquisition
 training explaining their              
responsibilities to combat human        
trafficking4