,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ibj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #aj1 #bjbe   
,mr4 ,hawley 7for himself and ,mr4      
,booker7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
ensure that ,federal contractors comply 
with child labor laws1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4  ,short title  ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,preventing ,child 
,labor ,exploitation in ,federal        
,contracting ,act4  #b4  ,definitions   
,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate        
committees of ,congress ,the term       
appropriate committees of ,congress     
means--  7,a7 the ,committee on ,health1
 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions of   
the ,senate2 and  7,b7 the ,committee on
 ,education and ,workforce of the ,house
 of ,representatives4  7#b7  ,executive 
agency  ,the term executive agency has  
the meaning given such term in section  
#acc of title #da1 ,united ,states      

,code4  7#c7  ,secretary  ,the term     
,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,labor4  #c4 ,promotion of workplace    
accountability  7a7 ,required           
representations and certifications ,not 
later than #ah months after the date of 
enactment of this ,act1 the ,federal    
,acquisition ,regulatory ,council shall 
amend the ,federal ,acquisition         
,regulation to--  7#a7 require any      
entity that enters into a contract with 
an executive agency to represent1 on an 
annual basis and to the best of the     
knowledge of the entity1 whether1 within
 the preceding #c-year period1 any final
 administrative merits determination1   
arbitral award or decision1 or civil    
judgment1 as defined in coordination    
with the ,secretary1 has been issued    
against the entity for any violation of 
section #ab of the ,fair ,labor         
,standards ,act of #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 
#bab71 relating to child labor2  7#b7   
provide 7through a revision of the      
,certification ,regarding ,knowledge of 

,child ,labor for ,listed ,end ,products
 as described in section #eb4bbb-ah of  
the ,federal ,acquisition ,regulation or
 through1 if necessary1 another         
certification7 a requirement that an    
offeror--  7,a7 certify1 to the best of 
the knowledge of the offeror1 whether1  
within the preceding #c-year period1 any
 final administrative merits            
determination1 arbitral award or        
decision1 or civil judgment1 as defined 
in coordination with the ,secretary1 for
 a violation described in paragraph 7#a7
 has been issued against the offeror2   
and  7,b7 require such a certification  
from each of the subcontractors or      
service providers to be used in         
performing1 or that were considered for 
the performance of1 the contract for    
which the offeror is submitting an offer
 and provide such certifications with   
the certification by the offeror under  
subparagraph 7,a72  7#c7 prohibit       
executive agencies from awarding a      
contract to-- 7,a7 an entity that       

provides an affirmative response to a   
representation under paragraph 7#a7 and 
has failed to implement any corrective  
measure negotiated under subsection 7b72
 or  7,b7 an offeror that-- 7i7 provides
 an affirmative response to a           
certification under paragraph 7#b7 and  
has failed to implement any corrective  
measure negotiated under subsection 7b72
 or  7ii7 intends to use a subcontractor
 or service provider in the performance 
of the contract that was identified as  
having a violation in such an           
affirmative response and has failed to  
implement any corrective measure        
negotiated under such subsection2  7#d7 
require the name and address of each    
entity that provides an affirmative     
response to a representation under      
paragraph 7#a71 and the name and address
 of each offeror1 subcontractor1 or     
service provider identified as having a 
violation in an affirmative response to 
a certification under paragraph 7#b71 to
 be referred to the ,secretary for      

purposes of negotiating with that       
entity1 offeror1 subcontractor1 or      
service provider on corrective measures 
under subsection 7b7 and preparing the  
list and conducting suspension and      
debarment proceedings under subsection  
7c72  7#e7 provide procedures for       
consultation with the ,secretary by an  
offeror described in paragraph 7#b7 to  
assist the offeror in evaluating the    
information on compliance with section  
#ab of the ,fair ,labor ,standards ,act 
of #aich1 relating to child labor1      
submitted to the offeror by a           
subcontractor or service provider       
pursuant to such paragraph2 and  7#f7   
make any other changes necessary to     
implement the requirements of this ,act4
  7b7  ,corrective measures  ,an entity 
that makes an affirmative response to a 
representation under subsection 7a77#a7 
or offeror1 subcontractor1 or service   
provider that makes an affirmative      
response in a certification under       
subsection 7a77#b7--  7#a7 shall update 

the representation or certification1    
respectively1 based on any steps taken  
by the entity1 offeror1 subcontractor1  
or service provider to correct a        
violation of or improve compliance with 
section #ab of the ,fair ,labor         
,standards ,act of #aich1 relating to   
child labor1 including any agreements   
entered into with the ,secretary2 and   
7#b7 may negotiate with the ,secretary  
regarding corrective measures that the  
entity1 offeror1 subcontractor1 or      
service provider may take in order to   
avoid being placed on the list under    
subsection 7c7 and referred for         
suspension and debarment proceedings    
under such subsection1 in the case the  
entity1 offeror1 subcontractor1 or      
service provider meets the criteria for 
such list and proceedings under such    
subsection4  7c7  ,list of ineligible   
entities  7#a7  ,in general  ,for each  
calendar year beginning with the first  
calendar year that begins after the date
 that is #b years after the date of     

enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary1 
in coordination with other executive    
agencies as necessary1 shall prepare a  
list and conduct suspension and         
debarment proceedings for--  7,a7 each  
entity that provided an affirmative     
response to a representation under      
subsection 7a77#a7 and has failed to    
implement any corrective measure        
negotiated under subsection 7b7 for the 
year of the list2 and  7,b7 each        
offeror1 subcontractor1 or service      
provider that was identified as having a
 violation in an affirmative response to
 a certification under subsection       
7a77#b7 and has failed to implement any 
corrective measure negotiated under     
subsection 7b7 for the year of the list4
  7#b7  ,ineligibility  7,a7  ,in       
general  ,the head of an executive      
agency shall not1 during the period of  
time described in subparagraph 7,b71    
solicit offers from1 award contracts to1
 or consent to subcontracts with any    
entity1 offeror1 subcontractor1 or      

service provider that is listed--  7i7  
under paragraph 7#a72 and  7ii7 as an   
active exclusion in the ,system for     
,award ,management4  7,b7  ,period of   
time  ,the period of time described in  
this subparagraph is a period of time   
determined by the suspension and        
debarment official that is not less than
 #d years from the date on which the    
entity1 offeror1 subcontractor1 or      
service provider is listed as an        
exclusion in the ,system for ,award     
,management4  7#c7  ,additional         
considerations  ,in determining the     
entities to consider for suspension and 
debarment proceedings under paragraph   
7#a71 the ,secretary shall ensure       
procedures for such determination are   
consistent with the procedures set forth
 in subpart #i4d of the ,federal        
,acquisition ,regulation for the        
suspension and debarment of ,federal    
contractors4  7d7  ,penalties for       
failure ,to report  7#a7  ,offense  ,it 
shall be unlawful for a person to       

knowingly fail to make a representation 
or certification required under         
paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b71 respectively1 of
 subsection 7a74  7#b7  ,penalty  7,a7  
,in general  ,a violation of paragraph  
7#a7 shall be referred by any executive 
agency with knowledge of such violation 
for suspension and debarment            
proceedings1 to be conducted by the     
suspension and debarment official of the
 ,department of ,labor4  7,b7  ,loss to 
government  ,a violation of paragraph   
7#a7 shall be subject to the penalties  
under sections #cgbi through #cgcc of   
title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code        
7commonly known as the ,false ,claims   
,act74  7e7  ,annual reports to         
,congress  ,for each calendar year      
beginning with the first calendar year  
that begins after the date that is #b   
years after the date of enactment of    
this ,act1 the ,secretary shall submit  
to the appropriate committees of        
,congress1 and make publicly available  
on a public website1 a report that      

includes--  7#a7 the number of entities1
 offerors1 subcontractors1 or service   
providers on the list under subsection  
7c7 for the year of the report2  7#b7   
the number of entities1 offerors1       
subcontractors1 or service providers    
that agreed to take corrective measures 
under subsection 7b7 for such year2     
7#c7 the amount of the applicable       
contracts for the entities1 offerors1   
subcontractors1 or service providers    
described in paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b72 and
  7#d7 an assessment of the             
effectiveness of the implementation of  
this ,act for such year4  #d4  ,civil   
penalties collected for child labor law 
violations  7a7  ,amounts  7#a7  ,in    
general  ,section #af7;e77#a77;,a7 of   
the ,fair ,labor ,standards ,act of     
#aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #baf7;e77#a77;,a77 
is amended--  7,a7 by aligning the left 
margins of clauses 7i7 and 7ii7 with the
 left margin of clause 7i7 of section   
#af7;e77#a77;,b7 of the ,fair ,labor    
,standards ,act of #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 

#baf7;e77#a77;,b772  7,b7 in clause 7i71
 by striking #aa1jjj and inserting      
#ajj1jjj2 and  7,c7 in clause 7ii71 by  
striking #ej1jjj and inserting #ejj1jjj4
  7#b7  ,effective date  ,the amendments
 made by paragraph 7#a7 shall be        
applicable to violations occurring on or
 after the date of enactment of this    
,act4  7b7  ,application of penalties   
,section #af7;e77#e7 of the ,fair ,labor
 ,standards ,act of #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4
 #baf7;e77#e77 is amended--  7#a7 by    
striking ,except and all that follows   
through sums and inserting ,sums2 and   
7#b7 by striking the second sentence4   
#e4 ,training with respect to child     
labor law violations ,the ,fair ,labor  
,standards ,act of #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 
#bja et seq47 is amended by inserting   
after section #ah;,d 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#bah;d7 the following3  #ah;,e4         
,training with respect to child labor   
law violations  ,the ,secretary shall   
establish programs to provide training  
for relevant personnel at the           

,department of ,labor and other         
executive agencies1 including the       
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services and the ,department of        
,homeland ,security1 on identifying and 
preventing violations of section #ab4  4
  #f4  ,,gao study  ,not later than #b  
years after the date of enactment of    
this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of 
the ,united ,states shall conduct a     
study on the prevalence of violations of
 section #ab of the ,fair ,labor        
,standards ,act of #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 
#bab71 relating to child labor1 among   
,federal contractors and submit to the  
appropriate committees of ,congress a   
report with the findings of the study4  
#g4  ,no additional funds  ,no          
additional funds are authorized to be   
appropriated for the purpose of carrying
 out this ,act4