SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON IMPORTATION OF SOCCER BALLS
MANUFACTURED 
OR 
ASSEMBLED 
WITH
CHILD LABOR.
(a) IDENTIFICATION OF COUNTRIES.—The Secretary
of Labor shall identify those countries in which soccer
balls are manufactured or assembled, in whole or in part,
with the use of child labor.
(b) PROHIBITION ON IMPORTS.—
(1) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall prohibit the entry of any soccer balls man-
ufactured or assembled, in whole or in part, in a
country identified by the Secretary of Labor under
subsection (a). For purposes of this subsection and
subsection (a), the term ‘‘assembled’’ includes, but is
not limited to, stitching.
(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not
apply to the entry of any article for which a certifi-
cation that meets the requirements of subsection (c)
is provided and the article, or the packaging in
which it is offered for sale, contains, in accordance
with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of
Labor, a label stating that the article is not a prod-
uct of child labor.
(c) CERTIFICATION THAT ARTICLE IS NOT A PROD-
UCT OF CHILD LABOR.—
(1) FORM
AND
CONTENT.—The Secretary of
the Treasury shall prescribe the form and content of
documentation, for submission in connection with
the entry of an article, that satisfies the Secretary
that the exporter of the article to the United States,
and the importer of the article into the customs ter-
ritory of the United States, have undertaken reason-
able steps to ensure that the article is not a product
of child labor.
(2) REASONABLE
STEPS.—For purposes of
paragraph (1), ‘‘reasonable steps’’ includes—
(A) in the case of the exporter of an arti-
cle—
(i) having entered into a contract with
an organization described in paragraph (4)
in the country concerned for allowing in-
spections for the purpose of certifying both
that the article is not a product of child
labor, and that a label, protected under the
copyright or trademark laws of that coun-
try, that contains such certification is af-
fixed to the article; and
(ii) having affixed to the article a
label described in clause (i); and
(B) in the case of the importer of an arti-
cle into the customs territory of the United
States, having required the certification and
label described in subparagraph (A) in the
agreement setting forth the terms and condi-
tions of the acquisition or provision of the im-
ported article.
(3) WRITTEN EVIDENCE.—The documentation
required by the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall
include written evidence that the reasonable steps
set forth in paragraph (2) have been taken.
(4) CERTIFYING
ORGANIZATIONS.—The Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall compile and maintain a
list of independent professional, internationally cred-
ible organizations, in foreign countries, that have
been established for the purpose of conducting in-
spections, certifying, and labeling that articles to be
exported from those countries are not products of
child labor. Each such organization may consist of,
but not be limited to, representatives of nongovern-
mental child welfare and human rights organiza-
tions, manufacturers, exporters, independent trade
unions, national governments, and neutral inter-
national organizations.
SEC. 3. PENALTIES.
(a) UNLAWFUL ACTS.—It is unlawful—
(1) to attempt to enter any soccer ball if the
entry is prohibited under section 2(b)(1); or
(2) to violate any regulation prescribed under
section 4.
(b) CIVIL PENALTY.—Any person who commits any
unlawful act set forth in subsection (a) is liable for a civil
penalty of not to exceed $25,000.
(c) CRIMINAL PENALTY.—In addition to being liable
for a civil penalty under subsection (b), any person who
intentionally commits any unlawful act set forth in sub-
section (a) is, upon conviction, liable for a fine of not less
than $10,000 and not more than $35,000, or imprison-
ment for not more than 1 year, or both.
(d) CONSTRUCTION.—The violations set forth in sub-
section (a) shall be treated as violations of the customs
laws for purposes of applying the enforcement provisions
of the Tariff Act of 1930, including—
(1) the search, seizure, and forfeiture provi-
sions;
(2) section 592 (relating to penalties for entry
by fraud, gross negligence, or negligence); and
(3) section 619 (relating to compensation to in-
formers).
SEC. 4. REGULATIONS.
The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of the
Treasury shall issue such regulations as are necessary to
carry out this Act.
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act:
(1) CHILD
LABOR.—The term ‘‘child labor’’
means the performance of services in exchange for
remuneration (without regard to whom paid), sub-
sistence, goods, or services, or any combination
thereof, or under circumstances tantamount to invol-
untary servitude—
(A) by persons who have not attained the
minimum age, except for—
(i) light work by persons no more
than 2 years younger than the minimum
age that is not likely to harm their health
or development and which does not preju-
dice their attendance at school, their par-
ticipation in vocational orientation or
training programs approved by the com-
petent authority in the country concerned,
or their capacity to benefit from the in-
struction received,
(ii) work on family and small-scale ag-
ricultural holdings which produce for local
consumption and do not regularly employ
hired workers,
(iii) work done by persons at least 14
years of age in schools or other training in-
stitutions for general, vocational, or tech-
nical education,
(iv) work done by persons at least 14
years of age as an integral part of a pro-
gram of education, training, or occupa-
tional guidance carried out in accordance
with conditions prescribed by the com-
petent authority in the country concerned,
and
(v) participation in artistic perform-
ances pursuant to permits granted in indi-
vidual cases by the competent authority in
the country concerned; and
(B) by persons under the age of 18 if such
services would likely jeopardize the health, safe-
ty, or moral character of a young person, except
for the performance of such services by individ-
uals at least 16 years of age where—
(i) the country concerned has ex-
pressly authorized such employment by na-
tional laws or regulation;
(ii) the health, safety, and morals of
the individuals involved are fully protected;
and
(iii) the individuals involved have re-
ceived adequate specific instruction or vo-
cational training in the relevant branch of
activity.
(2) MINIMUM AGE.—The term ‘‘minimum age’’
means the age at which children complete compul-
sory schooling under the national laws of the coun-
try concerned, or the age of 15, whichever is older,
except that when a country whose economy and edu-
cational facilities are insufficiently developed has
specified, pursuant to an international agreement, a
minimum age of 14 years for a period of limited and
specifically identified duration, the term ‘‘minimum
age’’ means the age of 14 years during that period
with respect to that country.
(3) PRODUCT
OF
CHILD
LABOR.—An article
shall be treated as being manufactured or assembled
with the use of child labor if the article—
(A) was fabricated, assembled, or proc-
essed, in whole or part, or
(B) contains any part that was fabricated,
assembled, or processed, in whole or in part,
with child labor.
(4) ENTRY.—The term ‘‘entry’’ means entry, or
withdrawal from warehouse for consumption, in the
customs territory of the United States.
SEC. 6. UNITED STATES SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPMENTAL
ALTERNATIVES 
FOR 
UNDERAGE 
CHILD
WORKERS.
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Presi-
dent the sum of—
(1) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1997
through 2000 for a United States contribution to
the International Labor Organization for the activi-
ties of the International Program on the Elimination
of Child Labor; and
(2) $100,000 for fiscal year 1997 for a United
States contribution to the United Nations Commis-
sion on Human Rights for those activities relating to
bonded child labor that are carried out by the Sub-
committee and Working Group on Contemporary
Forms of Slavery.
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