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cise an option on a contract, contract ter-
mination, or a referral to the executive 
agency suspension and debarment official; 
(iii) providing assistance to appro-
priate executive agency officials in receiv-
ing and responding to, or making referrals 
of, complaints alleging violations by agency 
contractors and subcontractors of the labor 
or civil rights laws listed in subsection 
(b)(1)(A); and 
(iv) supporting contracting officers, 
suspension and debarment officials, and 
other agency officials in the coordination of 
actions taken pursuant to this subsection 
to ensure agency-wide consistency, to the 
extent practicable; 
(E) as appropriate, send information to 
agency suspension and debarment officials in 
accordance with agency procedures; 
(F) consult with the agency’s Chief Acqui-
sition Officer and Senior Procurement Execu-
tive, and the Department of Labor and other 
relevant enforcement agencies as necessary, in 
the development of regulations, policies, and 
guidance addressing compliance by contractors 
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and subcontractors with the labor and civil 
rights laws listed in subsection (b)(1)(A); 
(G) make recommendations to the agency 
to strengthen agency management of contractor 
compliance with such labor and civil rights 
laws; 
(H) publicly report, on an annual basis, a 
summary of agency actions taken to promote 
greater compliance with such laws, including 
the agency’s response under this section to seri-
ous, repeated, willful, or pervasive violations of 
such laws; and 
(I) participate in the interagency meetings 
regularly convened by the Secretary of Labor 
under subsection (e)(2)(B)(iii). 
(e) MEASURES TO ENSURE GOVERNMENTWIDE CON-
SISTENCY.— 
(1) FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the 
Joint Resolution disapproving the rule sub-
mitted by the Department of Defense, the Gen-
eral Services Administration, and the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration relating 
to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (Public 
Law 115–11; 131 Stat. 75) and section 553 of 
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title 5, United States Code, not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of the 
General Services Administration, and the Ad-
ministrator of the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration shall reissue the final rule 
entitled ‘‘Federal Acquisition Regulation; Fair 
Pay and Safe Workplaces’’ (81 Fed. Reg. 
58562 (Aug. 25, 2016)), subject to subpara-
graph (B). 
(B) UPDATED DATES.—The agencies de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) may, in reissuing 
the final rule under such subparagraph— 
(i) update any date provided in such 
final rule as reasonable and necessary; and 
(ii) revise any provision in such rule 
for consistency with the requirements of 
this section. 
(2) DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.— 
(A) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Labor shall reissue the guidance enti-
tled ‘‘Guidance for Executive Order 13673, 
‘Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces’ ’’ (81 Fed. 
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Reg. 58654 (Aug. 25, 2016)). In reissuing such 
guidance, the Secretary of Labor may— 
(i) update any date provided in such 
guidance as reasonable and necessary; and 
(ii) revise any provision in such guid-
ance for consistency with the requirements 
of this section. 
(B) ADDITIONAL
ACTIVITIES.—The Sec-
retary of Labor shall— 
(i) develop a process— 
(I) for the Labor Compliance Ad-
visors designated pursuant to sub-
section (d) to consult with the Sec-
retary of Labor in carrying out the re-
sponsibilities of such Labor Compli-
ance 
Advisors 
under 
subsection 
(d)(2)(D); 
(II) by which contracting officers 
and Labor Compliance Advisors may 
give appropriate consideration to de-
terminations and agreements made by 
the Secretary of Labor and the heads 
of other executive agencies; and 
(III) by which contractors may 
enter into agreements with the Sec-
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retary of Labor, or the head of an-
other executive agency, prior to being 
considered for a contract; 
(ii) review data collection require-
ments and processes, and work with the 
Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget, the Administrator of General 
Services, and other agency heads to im-
prove such requirements and processes, as 
necessary, to reduce the burden on con-
tractors and increase the amount of infor-
mation available to executive agencies; 
(iii) regularly convene interagency 
meetings of Labor Compliance Advisors to 
share and promote best practices for im-
proving compliance with the labor and civil 
rights laws listed in subsection (b)(1)(A); 
and 
(iv) designate an appropriate contact 
for executive agencies seeking to consult 
with the Secretary of Labor with respect to 
the requirements and activities under this 
section. 
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(3) OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET.— 
The Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget shall— 
(A) work with the Administrator of Gen-
eral Services to include in the Federal Awardee 
Performance and Integrity Information System 
the information provided by contractors pursu-
ant to subsections (b)(1)(A) and (c)(1) and 
data on the resolution of any issues related to 
such information; and 
(B) designate an appropriate contact for 
agencies seeking to consult with the Office of 
Management and Budget on matters arising 
under this section. 
(4) GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of 
General Services, in consultation with other rel-
evant executive agencies, shall establish a single 
internet website for Federal contractors to use 
for all Federal contract reporting requirements 
under this section, as well as any other Federal 
contract reporting requirements to the extent 
practicable. 
(B) AGENCY COOPERATION.—The heads of 
executive agencies with covered contracts shall 
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provide the Administrator of General Services 
with the data necessary to maintain the inter-
net website established under subparagraph 
(A). 
(5) MINIMIZING COMPLIANCE BURDEN.—After 
reissuing the guidance under paragraph (2)(A) or 
the final rule under paragraph (1), the Secretary of 
Labor or the Secretary of Defense, the Adminis-
trator of the General Services Administration, and 
the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration may, respectively, amend such 
guidance or final rule consistent with the require-
ments under chapter 5 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(f) IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS.—Not later than 9 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Fed-
eral Acquisition Regulatory Council shall amend the Fed-
eral Acquisition Regulation to carry out the provisions of 
this section. 
(g) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed as— 
(1) impairing or otherwise affecting the author-
ity granted by law to an executive agency or the 
head thereof; or 
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(2) impairing or otherwise affecting the func-
tions of the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or 
legislative proposals. 
TITLE IV—NATIONWIDE GRANTS 
TO PREVENT AND RESPOND 
TO WORKPLACE DISCRIMINA-
TION, 
INCLUDING 
HARASS-
MENT 
SEC. 401. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Equal Employment Opportunity Commis-
sion. 
(2) COVERED
ESTABLISHMENT.—The term 
‘‘covered establishment’’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 302(a)(2). 
(3) EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION.—The term 
‘‘employment discrimination’’ means discrimination 
that is in violation of applicable Federal, State, or 
local employment law, including each of the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 
1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.). 
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(B) The Government Employee Rights Act 
of 1991 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–16a et seq.). 
(C) The Congressional Accountability Act 
of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.). 
(D) Subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 3, 
United States Code. 
(E) The Age Discrimination in Employ-
ment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 621 et seq.). 
(F) Title I and section 503 (for violations 
with respect to that title) of the Americans with 
Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12111 et 
seq.; 12203). 
(G) Sections 501 and 505 of the Rehabili-
tation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 791, 794a). 
(H) Section 6(d) of the Fair Labor Stand-
ards Act of 1938 (commonly known as the 
‘‘Equal Pay Act of 1963’’) (29 U.S.C. 206(d)). 
(I) Title II of the Genetic Information 
Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 
2000ff et seq.). 
(J) Section 4311 of title 38, United States 
Code. 
(K) The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act 
(42 U.S.C. 2000gg et seq.). 
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(L) Other Federal, State, or local employ-
ment law. 
(4) EMPLOYER.—The term ‘‘employer’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 302(a)(5). 
(5) WORKER.—The term ‘‘worker’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 302(a)(8). 
Subtitle A—National Grants for 
Preventing and Addressing Em-
ployment 
Discrimination, 
In-
cluding Harassment 
SEC. 411. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Women’s Bureau of the Depart-
ment of Labor. 
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means any of the following: 
(A) A nonprofit organization, including a 
community-based organization, nonprofit legal 
aid organization, or labor organization, that 
provides services and support to workers, in-
cluding by assisting workers in filing charges of 
employment discrimination. 
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(B) An institution of higher education, as 
defined in section 101 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
SEC. 412. GRANTS. 
(a) GRANTS.—The Director, in consultation with the 
Commission, shall award grants under this section, on a 
competitive basis, to eligible entities to assist such entities 
in carrying out a program for preventing and addressing 
employment 
discrimination, 
including 
harassment, 
through activities authorized under subsection (b). 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES.—A grant award-
ed under this section shall be used for activities to 
prevent and address employment discrimination, in-
cluding harassment, which may include— 
(A) educating workers about their rights 
related to employment discrimination, including 
harassment; 
(B) educating employers and covered es-
tablishments about their obligations to prevent 
and address employment discrimination, includ-
ing harassment; 
(C) providing assistance to workers in 
bringing complaints (including filing charges) of 
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employment discrimination, including harass-
ment; 
(D) establishing networks for education, 
communication, and participation in the work-
place and community; 
(E) monitoring compliance of employers 
and covered establishments with Federal, State, 
and local civil rights, labor, and employment 
laws; 
(F) recruiting and hiring of staff and vol-
unteers; and 
(G) any other activity the Director, in con-
sultation with the Commission, may reasonably 
prescribe for the purpose of preventing and ad-
dressing employment discrimination, including 
harassment. 
(2) PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES.—Notwithstanding 
paragraph (1), an eligible entity receiving a grant 
under this section may not use the grant funds for 
any purpose reasonably prohibited by the Director, 
in consultation with the Commission, through notice 
and comment rulemaking. 
(c) TERM OF GRANTS.—Each grant awarded under 
this section shall be available for expenditure for a period 
not to exceed 3 years. 
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(D) information on the type of outreach 
and relationship building that will be conducted 
under such program; 
(E) information on the training and edu-
cation that will be provided to workers, employ-
ers, and covered establishments under such pro-
gram; and 
(F) the method by which the eligible entity 
will measure the results of such program. 
(e) SELECTION.— 
(1) COMPETITIVE BASIS.—In accordance with 
this section, the Director, in consultation with the 
Commission, shall, on a competitive basis, select 
grant recipients from among eligible entities that 
have submitted an application meeting the require-
ments under subsection (d). 
(2) PRIORITY.—The Director, in consultation 
with the Commission, in selecting grant recipients 
under paragraph (1), shall give priority to eligible 
entities that— 
(A) serve workers in any industry or geo-
graphic area that is most highly at risk for em-
ployment discrimination, including harassment, 
as identified by the Director, in consultation 
with the Commission; and 
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(B) demonstrate past and ongoing work to 
prevent employment discrimination, including 
harassment. 
(f) PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each grant recipient under 
this section shall develop procedures for reporting, 
monitoring, measuring, and evaluating the activities 
of each program or activity funded under this sec-
tion. 
(2) GUIDELINES.—The procedures required 
under paragraph (1) shall be in accordance with 
guidelines established by the Director, in consulta-
tion with the Commission. 
SEC. 413. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Direc-
tor such sums as may be necessary to carry out this sub-
title. 
Subtitle B—Grants for Legal Assist-
ance for Low-Income Workers 
SEC. 421. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) COVERED CLIENT.—The term ‘‘covered cli-
ent’’ means an individual who— 
(A) is an eligible client; and 
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(B) faces legal issues related to harass-
ment or other employment discrimination. 
(2) ELIGIBLE CLIENT.—The term ‘‘eligible cli-
ent’’ has the meaning given the term in section 1002 
of the Legal Services Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 
2996a) and the regulations of the Legal Services 
Corporation. 
(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) a nonprofit organization; and 
(B) an individual who is licensed to prac-
tice law. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Labor. 
SEC. 422. GRANTS FOR CIVIL LEGAL NEEDS RELATED TO 
EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION. 
(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized 
to provide financial assistance to eligible entities to 
enable those eligible entities to provide for the civil 
legal needs of covered clients that are related to em-
ployment discrimination, and to provide for those cli-
ents such other services as are necessary to carry 
out the purposes of this subtitle, including any of 
the following activities: 
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(A) Providing covered clients advice, legal 
services, or representation. 
(B) Assisting covered clients in utilizing 
the employment discrimination complaint proc-
ess of the Commission or any other Federal, 
State, or local agency enforcing an employment 
discrimination law. 
(C) Assisting covered clients in utilizing a 
private employment discrimination complaint 
process. 
(D) Conducting outreach activities to pub-
licize the services offered under this section. 
(2) CITIZENSHIP
STATUS.—An eligible entity 
receiving a grant under this section shall provide 
services to a covered client without regard to the 
citizenship status or authorization to work of the 
covered client. 
(b) APPLICATION.—In order to be eligible to receive 
a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit 
an application to the Secretary at such time and in such 
manner as the Secretary may require. Such application 
shall include— 
(1) a description of the services that the eligible 
entity proposes to provide, implement, improve, or 
expand; 
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(2) a description of the covered clients the eligi-
ble entity intends to serve; 
(3) evidence of the eligible entity’s capacity to 
provide services to covered clients, such as the eligi-
ble entity’s record of success representing eligible cli-
ents in legal matters relating to employment dis-
crimination, or the eligible entity’s prior experience 
serving clients who cannot afford legal counsel; 
(4) an explanation of how the services the eligi-
ble entity intends to provide will assist covered cli-
ents in addressing legal issues related to employment 
discrimination; and 
(5) any other information that the Secretary 
may require. 
(c) AWARD BASIS.—The Secretary shall, in consulta-
tion with the Legal Services Corporation, award and over-
see grants under this section pursuant to such procedures 
and criteria as the Secretary may require. Such proce-
dures and criteria shall include consideration of— 
(1) whether the eligible entity has demonstrated 
an understanding of the legal needs of covered cli-
ents; 
(2) the eligible entity’s capacity to provide serv-
ices to covered clients, which may be demonstrated 
through evidence described in subsection (b)(3); 
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(3) the eligible entity’s knowledge of applicable 
Federal, State, and local employment discrimination 
laws; 
(4) the eligible entity’s capacity and ability to 
access other resources; 
(5) the eligible entity’s ability to ensure con-
tinuity of service to covered clients with pending 
legal issues; and 
(6) other factors that the Secretary determines 
are relevant. 
(d) EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.—To the extent prac-
ticable, in awarding grants under this section, the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Legal Services Corpora-
tion, shall ensure that the grants are made so as to provide 
the most economical and effective delivery of services de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1) to covered clients in both 
urban and rural areas, with consideration of the geo-
graphic distribution of persons in poverty. 
(e) DURATION OF THE GRANT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A grant under this section 
shall be for a term of not less than 1 year and not 
more than 5 years. 
(2) RENEWAL.—The Secretary may renew a 
grant awarded under this section for a period of not 
more than 2 additional years if the eligible entity 
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demonstrates that the eligible entity is effectively 
using funds and that the renewal of the grant will 
allow the eligible entity to scale up the provision of 
services, replicate the program involved, or provide 
continuity of service to covered clients. 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall provide 
to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and 
Workforce of the House of Representatives a report on 
the implementation of the grant program under this sec-
tion, including— 
(1) a description of the services provided using 
grant assistance under this section, including a de-
tailed description of the types of legal issues ad-
dressed by eligible entities and the number of cov-
ered clients served; and 
(2) an assessment of the number of individuals 
facing one or more legal issues related to employ-
ment discrimination who cannot afford adequate 
legal counsel, and the largest areas of unmet need 
for that counsel. 
SEC. 423. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subtitle such sums as may be necessary. 
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Subtitle C—Grants for a System of 
State Advocacy 
SEC. 431. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this subtitle is to provide allotments 
to support a system of advocacy (referred to in this sub-
title as a ‘‘system’’) in each State to protect the legal and 
human rights of workers in accordance with applicable 
Federal, State, and local employment discrimination law. 
SEC. 432. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) RECORD.—The term ‘‘record’’ includes— 
(A) a report prepared by an employer, cov-
ered establishment, or staff person charged with 
investigating reports of employment discrimina-
tion that describes incidents of possible dis-
crimination and the steps taken to investigate 
those incidents; 
(B) statistical information related to em-
ployment decisions and the race, sex (including 
sexual orientation and gender identity), religion, 
national origin, age, disability, genetic informa-
tion, or other protected characteristics of work-
ers; 
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(C) records described in section 11(c) of 
the Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. 
211(c)); and 
(D) any such similar record, as may be 
necessary to carry out the purposes of this sub-
title. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Labor. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’, except as oth-
erwise provided, includes, in addition to each of the 
several States of the United States, the District of 
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American 
Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands. 
SEC. 433. ALLOTMENTS AND PAYMENTS. 
(a) ALLOTMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To assist States in carrying 
out a system meeting the requirements under section 
434, including the activities for which the system 
has authority as described in that section, the Sec-
retary shall make allotments, on a fiscal year basis, 
to States from the amounts appropriated under sec-
tion 436 and not reserved under paragraph (5). 
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(2) MINIMUM
ALLOTMENTS.—In any case in 
which— 
(A) the total amount appropriated under 
section 436 for a fiscal year is not less than 
$20,000,000, the allotment under paragraph 
(1) for such fiscal year— 
(i) to each of American Samoa, 
Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, 
and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands may not be less than 
$100,000; and 
(ii) to any State not described in 
clause (i) may not be less than $200,000; 
and 
(B) the total amount appropriated under 
section 436 for a fiscal year is less than 
$20,000,000, the allotment under paragraph 
(1) for such fiscal year— 
(i) to each of American Samoa, 
Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, 
and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands may not be less than 
$50,000; and 
(ii) to any State not described in 
clause (i) may not be less than $150,000. 
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(3) REDUCTION
OF
ALLOTMENT.—Notwith-
standing paragraphs (1) and (2), if the aggregate of 
the amounts to be allotted to the States pursuant to 
such paragraphs for any fiscal year exceeds the total 
amount appropriated for such allotments under sec-
tion 436 for such fiscal year, the amount to be allot-
ted to each State for such fiscal year shall be pro-
portionately reduced. 
(4) INCREASE IN ALLOTMENTS.—If the sum ap-
propriated under section 436 and not reserved under 
paragraph (5) for any fiscal year exceeds the aggre-
gate of the minimum allotments for all States under 
this subsection for that fiscal year, such excess 
amount shall be allotted among the States, including 
American Samoa, Guam, the United States Virgin 
Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, so as to increase proportionately 
the minimum allotment for each State. 
(5) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; AMERICAN INDIAN 
CONSORTIUMS.—In any case in which the total 
amount appropriated under section 436 for a fiscal 
year is more than $24,500,000, the Secretary 
shall— 
(A) use not more than 2 percent of the 
amount appropriated to provide technical assist-
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