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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1036 
To provide for modifications to ending trafficking in government contracting, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2025 
Mr. VALADAO (for himself, Mr. TURNER of Ohio, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, and 
Mr. MAGAZINER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To provide for modifications to ending trafficking in 
government contracting, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ensuring Account-
ability and Dignity in Government Contracting Act of 
2025’’. 
SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO ENDING TRAFFICKING IN GOV-
ERNMENT CONTRACTING. 
(a) COMPLIANCE PLAN
AND CERTIFICATION RE-
QUIREMENT.—Section 1703 of the National Defense Au-
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thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (22 U.S.C. 7104a) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘upon re-
quest’’ and inserting ‘‘at the time each certification 
required under subsection (a) is made and upon re-
quest’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) INCIDENT REPORTING.—If, after a grant, con-
tract, or cooperative agreement is provided or entered into, 
the duly designated representative of the recipient deter-
mines that the recipient, subcontractor or subgrantee, or 
agent of the recipient or of a subcontractor or subgrantee 
has engaged in any of the activities described in section 
106(g) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 
(22 U.S.C. 7104(g)) during the term of the grant, con-
tract, or cooperative agreement, the representative shall 
promptly submit to the relevant contracting or grant offi-
cer a report that describes the circumstances relating to 
such activities and the remedial actions taken to address 
such activities.’’. 
(b) MONITORING
AND INVESTIGATION
OF TRAF-
FICKING IN PERSONS.—Section 1704 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (22 U.S.C. 
7104b) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting after the 
first sentence the following: ‘‘In the event that a 
duly designated representative of the recipient sub-
mits a report described in section 1703(e), the In-
spector General shall conduct an investigation of the 
activities and remedial actions described in the re-
port.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘If the rationale for not completing an in-
vestigation includes that a recipient acknowledged 
the activity occurred and has, according to the In-
spector General, taken appropriate corrective action 
to remediate it, the Inspector General shall notify 
the head of the executive agency that awarded the 
contract, grant, or cooperative agreement and the 
relevant agency suspension and debarment official.’’; 
and 
(3) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘, as amended by sec-
tion 1702,’’ and inserting ‘‘or failed to 
take appropriate corrective action to ad-
dress such activities,’’; and 
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(ii) by inserting ‘‘, suspend payments 
under the grant, contract, or cooperative 
agreement until the recipient has taken ap-
propriate remedial action,’’ after ‘‘debar-
ment official’’; 
(B) by striking subparagraph (C); and 
(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (D), 
(E), and (F) as subparagraphs (C), (D), and 
(E), respectively. 
SEC. 3. OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET REPORT. 
Not later than 18 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget shall submit to Congress a report on 
the feasibility of— 
(1) amending section 1703 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (22 
U.S.C. 7104a), as amended by section 2(a) of this 
Act, to require contracting officials, including those 
at the Department of Homeland Security, the De-
partment of Defense, the Department of State, and 
the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment, to assess compliance of contractor anti-traf-
ficking plans for product and service categories and 
geographic locations that Federal agencies identify 
as higher risk for human trafficking; 
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(2) streamlining agency reporting required by 
Federal trafficking victims protection laws to pro-
mote efficiency while meeting congressional informa-
tion needs; and 
(3) requiring Federal agencies, such as the De-
partment of Homeland Security, the Department of 
Defense, the Department of State, and the United 
States Agency for International Development, to 
track and report whether contracting personnel have 
taken anti-trafficking acquisition training explaining 
their responsibilities to combat human trafficking. 
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