,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #edad  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #af1
 #bjbf,mr4 ,schatz 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,young7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,fair ,labor ,standards ,act  
of #aich to enhance penalties for child 
labor law violations1 to assist         
employers in avoiding such violations1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,stop ,child ,labor ,act4  #b4          
,amendments to the ,fair ,labor         
,standards ,act of #aich  7a7 ,private  
enforcement ,section #af7;b7 of the     
,fair ,labor ,standards ,act of #aich   
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #baf7;b77 is amended--   
7#a7 by inserting after the third       
sentence the following3 ,any employer   
who violates the provisions of section  
#ab or #ac7;c71 relating to child labor1
 shall be liable to the employee or     

employees affected for compensatory     
damages and punitive damages in an      
amount that is not more than #bej1jjj   
for each such employee42 and  7#b7 by   
adding at the end the following3 ,the   
right provided by this subsection to    
bring an action by or on behalf of any  
employee with respect to violations of  
the provisions of section #ab or        
#ac7;c71 relating to child labor1 and   
the right of any employee to become a   
party plaintiff to any such action1     
shall terminate upon the filing of a    
complaint by the ,secretary in an action
 under section #ag in which legal or    
equitable relief is sought as a result  
of alleged violations of such           
provisions44  7b7 ,civil penalties      
,section #af7;e77#a7 of the ,fair ,labor
 ,standards ,act of #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4
 #baf7;e77#a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,a7 in the matter  
preceding clause 7i71 by striking not to
 exceed and inserting of an amount      
7subject to subparagraph 7,c77 that is2 

7,b7 in clause 7i71 by striking #aa1jjj 
and inserting not less than #e1jjj and  
not more than #acb1bgj2 and  7,c7 in    
clause 7ii71 by striking #ej1jjj and    
inserting not less than #be1jjj and not 
more than #fja1aej2 and  7#b7 by adding 
at the end the following3  7,c7 ,the    
dollar amounts referred to in clauses   
7i7 and 7ii7 of subparagraph 7,a7 shall 
be increased annually1 for fiscal year  
#bjbg and every fiscal year thereafter1 
by the percent increase1 if any1 in the 
consumer price index for all urban      
consumers 7all items2 ,united ,states   
city average7 for the most recent       
#ab-month period for which applicable   
data is available4  4  7c7 ,criminal    
penalties ,section #af7;a7 of the ,fair 
,labor ,standards ,act of #aich 7#bi    
,u4,s4,c4 #baf7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 by
 striking ,any and inserting 7#a7 ,any2 
7#b7 by inserting 7other than subsection
 7a77#d7 of such section7 after section 
#ae2  7#c7 by striking subsection each  
place it appears and inserting          

paragraph2 and  7#d7 by adding at the   
end the following3  7#b7 ,any person who
 repeatedly or willfully violates       
section #ae7;a77#d7 shall upon          
conviction thereof be subject to a fine 
of not more than #ej1jjj1 or to         
imprisonment for not more than #a year1 
or both4  4  7d7 ,effective date ,the   
amendments made by subsections 7a71 7b71
 and 7c7 shall apply with respect to    
violations alleged to have occurred on  
or after the date of the enactment of   
this ,act4  #c4 ,grant program for      
prevention of child labor violations    
7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of      
,labor may award grants to eligible     
entities for purposes of education1     
training1 and development of systems to 
help employers recognize1 avoid1 and    
prevent violations of section #ab or    
#ac7;c7 of the ,fair ,labor ,standards  
,act of #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bab1      
#bac7;c774  7b7 ,eligible entity ,for   
purposes of this section1 the term      
eligible entity means-- 7#a7 a nonprofit

 organization described in section      
#eja7;c77#c7 of the ,internal ,revenue  
,code of #aihf2  7#b7 a nonprofit trade 
industry or employer association2  7#c7 
a labor-management partnership2 or  7#d7
 a labor organization4  #d4 ,national   
advisory committee on child labor  7a7  
,establishment ,there is established the
 ,national ,advisory ,committee on      
,child ,labor 7in this section referred 
to as the ,committee74  7b7 ,membership 
7#a7 ,composition ,the ,committee shall 
be composed of #ab members of whom--    
7,a7 #c shall be representatives of     
management who are appointed by the     
,secretary of ,labor2  7,b7 #c shall be 
representatives of labor organizations  
who are appointed by the ,secretary of  
,labor2  7,c7 #a shall be a member of   
the public who is appointed by the      
,secretary of ,labor2  7,d7 #b shall be 
members of the public who are appointed 
by the ,secretary of ,health and ,human 
,services2 and  7,e7 #c shall be child  
welfare professionals who are appointed 

by the ,secretary of ,health and ,human 
,services4  7#b7 ,date ,the appointments
 of the members of the ,committee shall 
be made not later than #ij days after   
the date of enactment of this ,act4     
7#c7 ,period of appointment2 vacancies  
7,a7 ,in general ,a member of the       
,committee shall be appointed for a term
 of #b years4  7,b7 ,vacancies ,a       
vacancy in the ,committee-- 7i7 shall   
not affect the powers of the ,committee2
 and  7ii7 shall be filled in the same  
manner as the original appointment4     
7#d7 ,meetings ,the ,committee shall    
hold no fewer than #b meetings during   
each calendar year4  7#e7 ,chairperson  
,the ,secretary of ,labor shall         
designate the ,chairperson of the       
,committee from among the members of the
 ,committee appointed under paragraph   
7#a74  7c7 ,duties of ,committee ,the   
,committee shall advise1 consult1 and   
make recommendations to the ,secretary  
of ,labor and the ,secretary of ,health 
and ,human ,services on matters related 

to the recognition1 avoidance1          
prevention1 and enforcement of          
violations of section #ab or #ac7;c7 of 
the ,fair ,labor ,standards ,act of     
#aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bab1 #bac7;c774   
7d7 ,committee personnel matters  7#a7  
,compensation of members ,a member of   
the ,committee who is not an officer or 
employee of the ,federal ,government    
shall be compensated at a rate equal to 
the daily equivalent of the annual rate 
of basic pay prescribed for level ,,iv  
of the ,executive ,schedule under       
section #ecae of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code1 for each day 7including  
travel time7 during which the member is 
engaged in the performance of the duties
 of the ,committee4  7#b7 ,travel       
expenses ,a member of the ,committee    
shall be allowed travel expenses1       
including per diem in lieu of           
subsistence1 at rates authorized for    
employees of agencies under subchapter  
,i of chapter #eg of title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code1 while away from their    

homes or regular places of business in  
the performance of services for the     
,committee4  7#c7 ,staff  7,a7 ,in      
general ,the ,chairperson of the        
,committee may1 without regard to the   
civil service laws 7including           
regulations71 appoint and terminate an  
executive director and such other       
additional personnel as may be necessary
 to enable the ,committee to perform its
 duties1 except that the employment of  
an executive director shall be subject  
to confirmation by the ,committee4  7,b7
 ,compensation ,the ,chairperson of the 
,committee may fix the compensation of  
the executive director and other        
personnel without regard to chapter #ea 
and subchapter ,,iii of chapter #ec of  
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1        
relating to classification of positions 
and ,general ,schedule pay rates1 except
 that the rate of pay for the executive 
director and other personnel may not    
exceed the rate payable for level ,v of 
the ,executive ,schedule under section  

#ecaf of that title4  7#d7 ,detail of   
government employees ,a ,federal        
,government employee may be detailed to 
the ,committee without reimbursement1   
and such detail shall be without        
interruption or loss of civil service   
status or privilege4  7#e7 ,procurement 
of temporary and intermittent services  
,the ,chairperson of the ,committee may 
procure temporary and intermittent      
services under section #caji7;b7 of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 at     
rates for individuals that do not exceed
 the daily equivalent of the annual rate
 of basic pay prescribed for level ,v of
 the ,executive ,schedule under section 
#ecaf of that title4  7e7 ,duration of  
,committee ,section #ajac of title #e1  
,united ,states ,code1 shall not apply  
to the ,committee4  7f7 ,authorization  
of appropriations ,there is authorized  
to be appropriated to the ,committee to 
carry out this section #c1jjj1jjj for   
fiscal year #bjbg4