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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3888

To prohibit business enterprises that lay-off a greater percentage of their 

United States workers than workers in other countries from receiving 

any Federal assistance, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 3, 2004

Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. MICA, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, Mr. PAUL, 

Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. GOODE, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. OWENS, 

Mr. SERRANO, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. KILPATRICK, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. 

HOLDEN, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. STUPAK, Ms. SLAUGHTER, 

Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. OLVER, Mr. STARK, Mr. 

PALLONE, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Ms. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. 

NADLER, Mr. EVANS, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Ms. 

MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Ms. NORTON, 

Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. 

KILDEE, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. GUTIERREZ, 

Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. STRICKLAND, Mr. WYNN, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Ms. LEE, 

Ms. SOLIS, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. VISCLOSKY, and Mr. 

PASCRELL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform 

A BILL

To prohibit business enterprises that lay-off a greater percentage of their United States workers than workers 

in other countries from receiving any Federal assistance, 

and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. GENERAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR 

2 RECEIPT OF FEDERAL ASSISTANCE BY BUSI3 NESS ENTERPRISES. 

4 (a) INITIAL REQUIREMENT.—Each Federal depart5 ment or agency that provides grants, loans, or loan guar6 antees to business enterprises after the date of the enact7 ment of this Act shall require that, as condition of receipt 

8 of a grant, loan, or loan guarantee, a business enterprise 

9 shall provide to the department or agency on an annual 

10 basis for the duration of the grant, loan, or loan guarantee 

11 the following information: 

12 (1) The number of individuals employed by the 

13 business enterprise in the United States and its ter14 ritories. 

15 (2) The number of individuals employed by the 

16 business enterprise outside the United States and its 

17 territories. 

18 (3) A description of the wages and benefits 

19 being provided to the employees of the business en20 terprise in the United States and its territories. 

21 (b) SUBSEQUENT REQUIREMENT.—Beginning 1 year 

22 after the date on which a Federal department or agency 

23 provides a grant, loan, or loan guarantee to a business 

24 enterprise after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

25 department or agency shall require the business enterprise 

26 to provide to the department or agency on an annual basis 
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1 for the duration of the grant, loan, or loan guarantee a 

2 written certification that contains the following informa3 tion: 

4 (1) The percentage of the workforce of the busi5 ness enterprise employed in the United States or its 

6 territories that has been laid off or induced to resign 

7 from the business enterprise during the preceding 

8 year. 

9 (2) The percentage of the total workforce of the 

10 business enterprise that has been laid off or induced 

11 to resign from the business enterprise during the 

12 preceding year. 

13 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO BUSI14 NESS ENTERPRISES THAT LAY OFF A GREAT15 ER PERCENTAGE OF WORKERS IN THE 

16 UNITED STATES THAN IN OTHER COUNTRIES. 

17 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if, in a 

18 written certification provided to a Federal department or 

19 agency by a business enterprise under section 1(b), the 

20 percentage described in section 1(b)(1) is greater than the 

21 percentage described in section 1(b)(2), then the business 

22 enterprise shall be ineligible for further assistance from 

23 the department or agency, and shall be ineligible for as24 sistance from any other Federal department or agency, 

25 unless and until the business enterprise provides to the 
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1 department or agency involved a new written certification 

2 which provides that the percentage of the workforce of the 

3 business enterprise employed in the United States or its 

4 territories is equal to or greater than such percentage for 

5 the year preceding the year for which the written certifi6 cation under section 1(b) was provided.

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