,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ibj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #aj1 #bjbe ,mr4   
,hawley 7= himself & ,mr4 ,book]7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to ensure t ,f$]al          
contractors comply ) *ild labor laws1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4  ,%ort title  ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,prev5t+ ,*ild     
,labor ,exploitation 9 ,f$]al ,contract+
 ,act4  #b4  ,def9itions  ,9 ?is ,act3  
7#a7 ,appropriate committees ( ,congress
 ,! t]m appropriate committees (        
,congress means--  7,a7 ! ,committee on 
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions (
 ! ,s5ate2 &  7,b7 ! ,committee on      
,education & ,work=ce ( ! ,h\se (       
,repres5tatives4  7#b7  ,executive ag5cy
  ,! t]m executive ag5cy has ! mean+    
giv5 su* t]m 9 section #acc ( title #da1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#c7  ,secret>y  
,! t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (    
,labor4  #c4 ,promotion ( workplace     

acc\ntability  7a7 ,requir$             
repres5tations & c]tifications ,n lat]  
?an #ah mon?s aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is ,act1 ! ,f$]al ,acquisition         
,regulatory ,c\ncil %all am5d ! ,f$]al  
,acquisition ,regulation to--  7#a7     
require any entity t ent]s into a       
contract ) an executive ag5cy to        
repres5t1 on an annual basis & to ! be/ 
( ! k ( ! entity1 :e!r1 )9 ! prec$+     
#c-ye> p]iod1 any f9al adm9i/rative     
m]its det]m9ation1 arbitral aw>d or     
decision1 or civil judgm5t1 z def9$ 9   
coord9ation ) ! ,secret>y1 has be5 issu$
 aga9/ ! entity = any violation (       
section #ab ( ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act
 ( #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bab71 relat+ to
 *ild labor2  7#b7 provide 7?r\gh a     
revision ( ! ,c]tification ,reg>d+ ,k ( 
,*ild ,labor = ,li/$ ,end ,products z   
describ$ 9 section #eb4bbb-ah ( ! ,f$]al
 ,acquisition ,regulation or ?r\gh1 if  
necess>y1 ano!r c]tification7 a         
requirem5t t an (f]or--  7,a7 c]tify1 to
 ! be/ ( ! k ( ! (f]or1 :e!r1 )9 !      

prec$+ #c-ye> p]iod1 any f9al           
adm9i/rative m]its det]m9ation1 arbitral
 aw>d or decision1 or civil judgm5t1 z  
def9$ 9 coord9ation ) ! ,secret>y1 = a  
violation describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 has  
be5 issu$ aga9/ ! (f]or2 &  7,b7 require
 su* a c]tification f ea* ( !           
subcontractors or s]vice provid]s to be 
us$ 9 p]=m+1 or t 7 consid]$ = !        
p]=mance (1 ! contract = :i* ! (f]or is 
submitt+ an (f] & provide su*           
c]tifications ) ! c]tification by !     
(f]or "u subp>agraph 7,a72  7#c7        
prohibit executive ag5cies f aw>d+ a    
contract to-- 7,a7 an entity t provides 
an affirmative response to a            
repres5tation "u p>agraph 7#a7 & has    
fail$ to implem5t any corrective measure
 negotiat$ "u subsection 7b72 or  7,b7  
an (f]or t-- 7i7 provides an affirmative
 response to a c]tification "u p>agraph 
7#b7 & has fail$ to implem5t any        
corrective measure negotiat$ "u         
subsection 7b72 or  7ii7 int5ds to use a
 subcontractor or s]vice provid] 9 !    

p]=mance ( ! contract t 0 id5tifi$ z    
hav+ a violation 9 su* an affirmative   
response & has fail$ to implem5t any    
corrective measure negotiat$ "u su*     
subsection2  7#d7 require ! "n & address
 ( ea* entity t provides an affirmative 
response to a repres5tation "u p>agraph 
7#a71 & ! "n & address ( ea* (f]or1     
subcontractor1 or s]vice provid]        
id5tifi$ z hav+ a violation 9 an        
affirmative response to a c]tification  
"u p>agraph 7#b71 to be ref]r$ to !     
,secret>y = purposes ( negotiat+ ) t    
entity1 (f]or1 subcontractor1 or s]vice 
provid] on corrective measures "u       
subsection 7b7 & prep>+ ! li/ & conduct+
 susp5sion & deb>m5t proce$+s "u        
subsection 7c72  7#e7 provide proc$ures 
= consultation ) ! ,secret>y by an (f]or
 describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 to assi/ !    
(f]or 9 evaluat+ ! in=mation on         
compliance ) section #ab ( ! ,fair      
,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich1 relat+ to   
*ild labor1 submitt$ to ! (f]or by a    
subcontractor or s]vice provid] pursuant

 to su* p>agraph2 &  7#f7 make any o!r  
*anges necess>y to implem5t !           
requirem5ts ( ?is ,act4  7b7            
,corrective measures  ,an entity t makes
 an affirmative response to a           
repres5tation "u subsection 7a77#a7 or  
(f]or1 subcontractor1 or s]vice provid] 
t makes an affirmative response 9 a     
c]tification "u subsection 7a77#b7--    
7#a7 %all update ! repres5tation or     
c]tification1 respectively1 bas$ on any 
/eps tak5 by ! entity1 (f]or1           
subcontractor1 or s]vice provid] to     
correct a violation ( or improve        
compliance ) section #ab ( ! ,fair      
,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich1 relat+ to   
*ild labor1 includ+ any agreem5ts ent]$ 
into ) ! ,secret>y2 &  7#b7 may         
negotiate ) ! ,secret>y reg>d+          
corrective measures t ! entity1 (f]or1  
subcontractor1 or s]vice provid] may    
take 9 ord] to avoid be+ plac$ on ! li/ 
"u subsection 7c7 & ref]r$ = susp5sion &
 deb>m5t proce$+s "u su* subsection1 9 !
 case ! entity1 (f]or1 subcontractor1 or

 s]vice provid] meets ! crit]ia = su*   
li/ & proce$+s "u su* subsection4  7c7  
,li/ ( ineligible entities  7#a7  ,9    
g5]al  ,= ea* cal5d> ye> beg9n+ ) ! fir/
 cal5d> ye> t beg9s aft] ! date t is #b 
ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,secret>y1 9 coord9ation ) o!r        
executive ag5cies z necess>y1 %all      
prep>e a li/ & conduct susp5sion &      
deb>m5t proce$+s =--  7,a7 ea* entity t 
provid$ an affirmative response to a    
repres5tation "u subsection 7a77#a7 &   
has fail$ to implem5t any corrective    
measure negotiat$ "u subsection 7b7 = ! 
ye> ( ! li/2 &  7,b7 ea* (f]or1         
subcontractor1 or s]vice provid] t 0    
id5tifi$ z hav+ a violation 9 an        
affirmative response to a c]tification  
"u subsection 7a77#b7 & has fail$ to    
implem5t any corrective measure         
negotiat$ "u subsection 7b7 = ! ye> ( ! 
li/4  7#b7  ,ineligibility  7,a7  ,9    
g5]al  ,! head ( an executive ag5cy %all
 n1 dur+ ! p]iod ( "t describ$ 9        
subp>agraph 7,b71 solicit (f]s f1 aw>d  

contracts to1 or cons5t to subcontracts 
) any entity1 (f]or1 subcontractor1 or  
s]vice provid] t is li/$--  7i7 "u      
p>agraph 7#a72 &  7ii7 z an active      
exclusion 9 ! ,sy/em = ,aw>d ,managem5t4
  7,b7  ,p]iod ( "t  ,! p]iod ( "t      
describ$ 9 ?is subp>agraph is a p]iod ( 
"t det]m9$ by ! susp5sion & deb>m5t     
(ficial t is n less ?an #d ye>s f ! date
 on :i* ! entity1 (f]or1 subcontractor1 
or s]vice provid] is li/$ z an exclusion
 9 ! ,sy/em = ,aw>d ,managem5t4  7#c7   
,additional consid]ations  ,9 det]m9+ ! 
entities to consid] = susp5sion &       
deb>m5t proce$+s "u p>agraph 7#a71 !    
,secret>y %all ensure proc$ures = su*   
det]m9ation are consi/5t ) ! proc$ures  
set =? 9 subp>t #i4d ( ! ,f$]al         
,acquisition ,regulation = ! susp5sion &
 deb>m5t ( ,f$]al contractors4  7d7     
,p5alties = failure ,to report  7#a7    
,(f5se  ,x %all be unlawful = a p]son to
 kn[+ly fail to make a repres5tation or 
c]tification requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 or
 7#b71 respectively1 ( subsection 7a74  

7#b7  ,p5alty  7,a7  ,9 g5]al  ,a       
violation ( p>agraph 7#a7 %all be ref]r$
 by any executive ag5cy ) k ( su*       
violation = susp5sion & deb>m5t         
proce$+s1 to be conduct$ by ! susp5sion 
& deb>m5t (ficial ( ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,labor4  7,b7  ,loss to gov]nm5t  ,a    
violation ( p>agraph 7#a7 %all be       
subject to ! p5alties "u sections #cgbi 
?r\gh #cgcc ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code 7commonly kn[n z ! ,false ,claims 
,act74  7e7  ,annual reports to         
,congress  ,= ea* cal5d> ye> beg9n+ ) ! 
fir/ cal5d> ye> t beg9s aft] ! date t is
 #b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is   
,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !      
appropriate committees ( ,congress1 &   
make publicly available on a public     
website1 a report t includes--  7#a7 !  
numb] ( entities1 (f]ors1               
subcontractors1 or s]vice provid]s on ! 
li/ "u subsection 7c7 = ! ye> ( !       
report2  7#b7 ! numb] ( entities1       
(f]ors1 subcontractors1 or s]vice       
provid]s t agre$ to take corrective     

measures "u subsection 7b7 = su* ye>2   
7#c7 ! am\nt ( ! applicable contracts = 
! entities1 (f]ors1 subcontractors1 or  
s]vice provid]s describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7
 or 7#b72 &  7#d7 an assessm5t ( !      
effectiv5ess ( ! implem5tation ( ?is    
,act = su* ye>4  #d4  ,civil p5alties   
collect$ = *ild labor law violations    
7a7  ,am\nts  7#a7  ,9 g5]al  ,section  
#af7;e77#a77;,a7 ( ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds
 ,act ( #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4            
#baf7;e77#a77;,a77 is am5d$--  7,a7 by  
align+ ! left m>g9s ( clauses 7i7 & 7ii7
 ) ! left m>g9 ( clause 7i7 ( section   
#af7;e77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds
 ,act ( #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4            
#baf7;e77#a77;,b772  7,b7 9 clause 7i71 
by /rik+ #aa1jjj & ins]t+ #ajj1jjj2 &   
7,c7 9 clause 7ii71 by /rik+ #ej1jjj &  
ins]t+ #ejj1jjj4  7#b7  ,effective date 
,! am5dm5ts made by p>agraph 7#a7 %all  
be applicable to violations occurr+ on  
or aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4   
7b7  ,application ( p5alties  ,section  
#af7;e77#e7 ( ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act

 ( #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #baf7;e77#e77 is
 am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ ,except & all t 
foll[s ?r\gh sums & ins]t+ ,sums2 &     
7#b7 by /rik+ ! second s5t5ce4  #e4     
,tra9+ ) respect to *ild labor law      
violations ,! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act (
 #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bja et seq47 is  
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #ah;,d 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bah;d7 ! foll[+3  #ah;,e4   
,tra9+ ) respect to *ild labor law      
violations  ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli%   
programs to provide tra9+ = relevant    
p]sonnel at ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor & o!r  
executive ag5cies1 includ+ ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices & ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,homel& ,security1 on id5tify+ &      
prev5t+ violations ( section #ab4  4    
#f4  ,,gao /udy  ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s    
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !    
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
%all conduct a /udy on ! preval5ce (    
violations ( section #ab ( ! ,fair      
,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich 7#bi         
,u4,s4,c4 #bab71 relat+ to *ild labor1  
among ,f$]al contractors & submit to !  

appropriate committees ( ,congress a    
report ) ! f9d+s ( ! /udy4  #g4  ,no    
additional funds  ,no additional funds  
are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ = !      
purpose ( c>ry+ out ?is ,act4