that constrain the full and free economic participa-
tion of all workers in the global economy. 
(2) REVIEW OF LAWS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Title V of the Trade 
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.) is amend-
ed by inserting after section 504 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 504A. REVIEW OF LAWS RELATING TO INTERNATION-
ALLY RECOGNIZED WORKER RIGHTS AND 
EQUAL RIGHTS AND PROTECTION UNDER 
THE LAW. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than May 1, 2021, and 
annually thereafter, the United States Trade Representa-
tive and the Deputy Undersecretary of Labor for Inter-
national Affairs, in consultation with the policy advisory 
committee on labor established under section 135(c)(1), 
shall jointly— 
‘‘(1) review the laws of each beneficiary devel-
oping country relating to internationally recognized 
worker rights and the affording of equal rights and 
protection under the law, regardless of gender, in 
each of the categories described in subsection (b); 
‘‘(2) assess the legal rights and protections af-
forded in such countries; and 
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‘‘(3) submit to Congress a report on the laws 
of and legal rights and protections afforded in such 
countries. 
‘‘(b) CATEGORIES DESCRIBED.—The categories de-
scribed in this subsection are the following: 
‘‘(1) Internationally recognized worker rights. 
‘‘(2) Mobility. 
‘‘(3) Employment conditions, benefits and pay, 
including equal pay for equal work and removal of 
employment restrictions. 
‘‘(4) Entrepreneurship. 
‘‘(5) Assets, including property and inheritance 
rights. 
‘‘(6) Equal access to education. 
‘‘(7) Access to institutions. 
‘‘(8) Protections from violence and harassment, 
including gender-based violence and harassment. 
‘‘(9) Marriage, divorce, and child custody. 
‘‘(c) METHODOLOGY AND SOURCES.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a)(3) shall include— 
‘‘(1) an explanation of the methodology and 
sources used for the conduct of reviews under sub-
section (a)(1) and the conduct of assessments under 
subsection (a)(2); and 
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‘‘(2) where relevant, citations to data, informa-
tion, studies, and assessments that were used to pre-
pare the report and were gathered, compiled, or de-
veloped by the United States Government, foreign 
governments, multilateral institutions, nongovern-
mental organizations, or educational institutions. 
‘‘(d) MEASUREMENT OF WOMEN’S ECONOMIC EM-
POWERMENT.—To support the measurement of women’s 
economic empowerment, the Trade Representative shall 
encourage and support the reporting by beneficiary devel-
oping countries of sex-disaggregated economic and busi-
ness data, including the gathering of information con-
sistent with the United Nations Sustainable Development 
Goals, particularly the goals relating to gender equality 
and decent work.’’. 
(B) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of 
contents for the Trade Act of 1974 is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 
504 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 504A. Review of laws relating to internationally recognized worker rights 
and equal rights and protection under the law.’’. 
(c) EXTENSION OF GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREF-
ERENCES.—Section 505 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2465) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2020’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMIS-
SION STUDY. 
Not later than May 1, 2021, the United States Inter-
national Trade Commission shall submit to Congress a re-
port that contains a study on rules of origin and the utili-
zation rates under the Generalized System of Preferences 
program under title V of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2461 et seq.), including an assessment of— 
(1) the utilization rates of least-developed bene-
ficiary developing countries under the program; and 
(2) the effectiveness of the program’s rules of 
origin in promoting trade benefits to least-developed 
beneficiary developing countries under the program 
and preventing the transshipment of products from 
countries that are not beneficiary developing coun-
tries under the program. 
Æ 
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