I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5376 
To require nationals of the United States that employ individuals in a foreign 
country to provide full transparency and disclosure in all their operations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 11, 2006 
Ms. MCKINNEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on International Relations 
A BILL 
To require nationals of the United States that employ indi-
viduals in a foreign country to provide full transparency 
and disclosure in all their operations. 
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 ‘‘Transparency and Re-
sponsibility for United States Trade Health Act of 2006’’ 
or ‘‘TRUTH Act of 2006’’. 
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SEC. 2. TRANSPARENCY AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS 
FOR UNITED STATES NATIONALS IN FOREIGN 
COUNTRIES. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—A national of the United States 
that employs 1 or more individuals in a foreign country, 
either directly or through subsidiaries, subcontractors, af-
filiates, joint ventures, partners, or licensees (including 
any security forces of the national), shall take the nec-
essary steps to provide transparency and disclosure in all 
its operations, including the full public disclosure of the 
following: 
(1) Information relating to location, address, 
and corporate name of all facilities abroad, including 
such information of all subsidiaries, subcontractors, 
affiliates, joint ventures, partners, suppliers, or li-
censees (including any security forces of the na-
tional). 
(2) Applicable financial agreements, and invest-
ments of partners, suppliers, subsidiaries, contrac-
tors, and subcontractors of the national of the 
United States (including any security forces of the 
national). 
(3) Worker rights practices and labor stand-
ards, including any complaints from employees and 
violations of local labor laws. 
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(4) Age, gender, and number of employees in 
each facility. 
(5) Wages paid to employees, including policies 
on overtime pay. 
(6) Working conditions based on current stand-
ards of the Occupational Safety and Health Organi-
zation for similar operations. 
(7) Programs that educate employees about 
dangers and safety precautions of any chemical used 
in the workplace. 
(8) Environmental performance, including toxic 
release inventory of all pollutants released into the 
local land, water, or air and disclosure of the 
amount of natural resources that are extracted, 
processed, or purchased abroad. 
(9) The existence of security arrangements with 
state police and military forces or with third party 
military or paramilitary forces. 
(10) The human rights policy of the national, 
any complaints received from local communities, and 
any human rights lawsuits filed against the national. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) NATIONAL OF THE UNITED STATES.—The 
term ‘‘national of the United States’’ means— 
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(A) a citizen of the United States or an 
alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence 
in the United States; or 
(B) a corporation, partnership, or other 
business association that is organized under the 
laws of the United States. 
(2) 
UNITED
STATES.—The 
term 
‘‘United 
States’’ means the States of the United States, the 
District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico, and any territory or possession of the United 
States. 
SEC. 3. ENFORCEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 
(a) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—The President shall 
issue such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry 
out the provisions of this Act. 
(b) ENFORCEMENT.—The President, with respect to 
his authorities under subsection (a), shall take the nec-
essary steps to ensure compliance (including the moni-
toring of compliance) with the provisions of this Act and 
any rules and regulations issued to carry out this Act. 
(c) LIABILITY.—Any person who is in violation of any 
provision of this Act (or any rule, regulation, license, or 
order issued to carry out this Act) shall be liable for dam-
ages in a civil cause of action initiated in an appropriate 
United States district court to any individual aggrieved 
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by the act or omission of the person in question, or to 
the heirs, estate, or other legal representative of the indi-
vidual. 
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