(2) include, for each waiver recommendation, a 
determination that the waiver is necessary to protect 
the national interest of the United States; and 
(3) include, for each principle or right for which 
a waiver is recommended, an explanation of why the 
President recommends waiving application of that 
principle or right. 
(b) PERIOD OF WAIVER.—A waiver under this sec-
tion shall be effective for a 12-month period unless Con-
gress enacts a joint resolution described in subsection (c). 
(c) JOINT RESOLUTION REQUIREMENTS AND PROCE-
DURES.— 
(1) RESOLUTION DESCRIBED.—For purposes of 
this subsection, the term ‘‘resolution’’ means only a 
joint resolution of the two Houses of Congress, the 
matter after the resolving clause of which is as fol-
lows: ‘‘That the Congress does not approve the waiv-
er of section 201 of the Decent Working Conditions 
and Fair Competition Act or section 307(b) (2) and 
(3) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307) rec-
ommended by the President to the Congress on 
lllllll with respect to the application of 
lllllll to the goods oflllllll.’’, 
with the first blank space being filled with the ap-
propriate date, the second blank space being filled
with the principle or right to be waived, and the 
third blank space being filled with the name of the 
country, if any, with respect to which the waiver of 
authority is disapproved. 
(2) APPLICATION
OF
PROCEDURAL
PROVI-
SIONS.—The provisions of section 152 (b) through 
(f) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2192 (b) 
through (f)) shall apply to resolutions described in 
paragraph (1). 
(3) APPROVAL BY CONGRESS.—If Congress ap-
proves a joint resolution, Congress shall send the 
resolution to the President before the end of the 90- 
day period beginning on the date that Congress re-
ceives the waiver described in subsection (a). 
(4) EFFECT OF VETO.—If the President vetoes 
the joint resolution, the resolution is enacted into 
law if each House of Congress votes to override the 
veto on or before the later of the last day of the 90- 
day period referred to in paragraph (3) or the last 
day of the 15-day period, excluding any day de-
scribed in section 154(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2194(b)), beginning on the date the Con-
gress receives the veto message from the President. 
(5) INTRODUCTION.—A joint resolution to 
which this subsection applies may be introduced at
any time on or after the date the President trans-
mits to Congress the waiver described in subsection 
(a). 
(d) TERMINATION OR EXTENSION OF WAIVER.—A 
waiver with respect to the goods of any country terminates 
on the day after the waiver authority granted by this sub-
section ceases to be effective with respect to such country, 
unless an extension of the waiver authority is granted. The 
President may recommend an extension of the waiver au-
thority in the same manner as the original recommenda-
tion, except that the President may not recommend an ex-
tension later than the date that is 30 days before the waiv-
er authority expires. The President may, at any time, ter-
minate by Executive order any waiver under this section. 
TITLE II—FEDERAL TRADE 
COMMISSION 
SEC. 201. VIOLATION OF FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 
ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—It is unlawful for any person to 
introduce into commerce, sell, trade, or advertise in com-
merce, offer to sell or transport or distribute in commerce 
any sweatshop good. 
(b) SWEATSHOP GOOD.—For purposes of this title, 
the term ‘‘sweatshop good’’ means any good, ware, article, 
or merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured wholly
or in part in violation of core labor standards, listed in 
section 3 of this Act. 
(c) ENFORCEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Trade Commis-
sion shall enforce the provisions of this section with 
respect to the prohibitions under subsection (a) as if 
the violation were an unfair or deceptive act or prac-
tice proscribed under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the 
Federal 
Trade 
Commission 
Act 
(15 
U.S.C. 
57a(a)(1)(B)). 
(2) ACTIONS BY THE COMMISSION.—The Com-
mission shall prevent any person from violating this 
Act in the same manner, by the same means, and 
with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as 
though all applicable terms and provisions of the 
Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et 
seq.) were incorporated into and made a part of this 
title. Any person that violates the provisions of this 
title shall be subject to the penalties and entitled to 
the privileges and immunities provided in said Fed-
eral Trade Commission Act in the same manner, by 
the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, 
power, and duties as though all applicable terms and 
provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act 
were incorporated into and made a part of this title.
(3) 
INVESTIGATIONS.—Notwithstanding 
any 
other provision of law, the Federal Trade Commis-
sion shall investigate any complaint received from a 
worker alleging a violation of this title with respect 
to a good, ware, article, or merchandise produced by 
that worker. 
(4) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 6 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Fed-
eral Trade Commission shall publish rules to carry 
out the provisions of this title. 
SEC. 202. PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION. 
(a) PRIVATE SUITS.—A person with standing to sue 
under subsection (c) may bring a civil action against any 
seller of goods, wares, articles, or merchandise on grounds 
of violation of section 201. 
(b) JURISDICTION.—The United States district 
courts shall have jurisdiction, without regard to the 
amount in controversy or the citizenship of the parties, 
to enforce this section. 
(c) STANDING TO SUE.—The followings persons have 
standing to sue under this section: 
(1) Competitors of the retailer of any good, 
ware, article, or merchandise sold in violation of sec-
tion 201.
(2) Investors of the retailer of any good, ware, 
article, or merchandise sold in violation of section 
201. 
(d) DAMAGES; INJUNCTIVE
RELIEF; ATTORNEY 
COSTS AND FEES.— 
(1) When a violation of section 201 is estab-
lished in any civil action arising under this section, 
the plaintiff shall be entitled to recover $10,000 per 
violation or the fair market value of the goods, 
whichever is greater. The court may increase the 
award of damages if the court finds that the defend-
ant willfully or knowingly violated section 201. 
(2) The plaintiff may sue for injunctive relief 
against threatened loss or damage due to a violation 
of section 201. 
(3) The court shall award the cost of the suit, 
including a reasonable attorney’s fee, to a prevailing 
plaintiff. 
(e) INTERAGENCY COOPERATION.—All Federal de-
partments and agencies shall cooperate with the Commis-
sioner of Customs and the Federal Trade Commission, to 
the extent practicable in the enforcement of this title. 
(f) LIST OF VIOLATORS; DISCLOSURE AND PUBLICA-
TION BY FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION.—On January 1 
and July 1 of each year, the Federal Trade Commission
shall publish in the Federal Register and post on an Inter-
net website the following information: 
(1) An alphabetical list of the name, address, 
and chief executive officer of each person that has, 
during the 2 years prior to publication, violated the 
provisions of this title, along with a summary de-
scription of each violation and the cumulative num-
ber of violations by each person on the list. 
(2) A detailed description of each violation that 
includes the following information: 
(A) The name, address, and chief executive 
officer of each violator. 
(B) The circumstances under which core 
labor standards, as defined in section 3 of this 
Act were violated in the course of the mining, 
production, or manufacturing of the goods in 
question. 
TITLE III—GOVERNMENT 
PROCUREMENT 
SEC. 301. GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT OF SWEATSHOP 
GOODS PROHIBITED. 
(a) AMENDMENT TO FEDERAL PROPERTY AND AD-
MINISTRATIVE SERVICES ACT OF 1949.—Title III of the 
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949
(41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 318. PROHIBITION ON PROCUREMENT OF SWEAT-
SHOP GOODS. 
‘‘(a) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—The head of 
an executive agency shall ensure that each covered con-
tract entered into by such official for the procurement of 
property includes a clause that requires the contractor— 
‘‘(1) to certify to the contracting officer that 
the contractor has made a good faith effort to deter-
mine whether any product furnished under the con-
tract is a sweatshop good, and that, on the basis of 
those efforts, the contractor is unaware that any 
such product is a sweatshop good; and 
‘‘(2) to cooperate fully in providing reasonable 
access to the contractor’s records, persons, or prem-
ises if requested by the contracting agency, the Di-
rectorate of Border and Transportation Security of 
the Department of Homeland Security, or the De-
partment of Justice for the purpose of determining 
whether any product furnished under the contract is 
a sweatshop good. 
‘‘(b) INVESTIGATIONS.—Whenever a contracting offi-
cer of an executive agency has reason to believe that a 
product furnished under a covered contract is a sweatshop
good, the head of the executive agency shall refer the mat-
ter for investigation to the Inspector General of the execu-
tive agency and, as the head of the executive agency or 
the Inspector General determines appropriate, to the At-
torney General and the Under Secretary for Border and 
Transportation Security. 
‘‘(c) REMEDIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of an executive 
agency may impose remedies as provided in this sub-
section if the head of the executive agency finds that 
the contractor— 
‘‘(A) has furnished under a covered con-
tract a product that is a sweatshop good; 
‘‘(B) has submitted a false certification 
under subsection (a)(1); or 
‘‘(C) has failed to cooperate with an inves-
tigation under this section. 
‘‘(2) TERMINATION OF CONTRACT.—The head 
of an executive agency may terminate a covered con-
tract on the basis of a finding of a violation that oc-
curs under paragraph (1) after the date the require-
ments of this section are implemented through the 
amendment of the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
under sections 6 and 25 of the Office of Federal 
Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 405 and 421).
‘‘(3) DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION.—The head 
of an executive agency may debar or suspend a con-
tractor from eligibility for Federal contracts on the 
basis of a finding that the contractor has committed 
a violation described in paragraph (1). The debar-
ment period may not exceed 3 years. 
‘‘(4) INCLUSION
ON
LIST
OF
PARTIES
EX-
CLUDED FROM FEDERAL PROCUREMENT AND NON-
PROCUREMENT
PROGRAMS.—The Administrator of 
General Services shall include on the List of Parties 
Excluded from Federal Procurement and Non-
procurement Programs maintained by the Adminis-
trator under part 9 of the Federal Acquisition Regu-
lation each contractor that is debarred, suspended, 
proposed for debarment or suspension, or declared 
ineligible by the head of an executive agency on the 
basis that the contractor has committed a violation 
under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(5) REMEDIES NOT EXCLUSIVE.—This section 
shall not be construed to limit the use of other rem-
edies available to the head of an executive agency or 
any other official of the Federal Government on the 
basis of a finding under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(1) COVERED CONTRACT.—The term ‘covered 
contract’ means a contract for a total amount in ex-
cess of the micro-purchase threshold, as that term is 
defined in section 32(f) of the Office of Federal Pro-
curement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 428(f)). 
‘‘(2) SWEATSHOP GOOD.—The term ‘sweatshop 
good’ means all goods, wares, articles, and merchan-
dise mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in 
part in violation of core labor standards, as defined 
in section 3 of the Decent Working Conditions and 
Fair Competition Act.’’. 
(b) AMENDMENT
TO TITLE 10, UNITED STATES 
CODE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 137 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2333. Prohibition on procurement of sweatshop 
goods 
‘‘(a) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—The head of 
an agency shall ensure that each covered contract entered 
into by such official for the procurement of property in-
cludes a clause that requires the contractor— 
‘‘(1) to certify to the contracting officer that 
the contractor has made a good faith effort to deter-
mine whether any product furnished under the con-
tract is a sweatshop good, and that, on the basis of 
those efforts, the contractor is unaware that any 
such product is a sweatshop good; and 
‘‘(2) to cooperate fully in providing reasonable 
access to the contractor’s records, persons, or prem-
ises if requested by the contracting agency, the Di-
rectorate of Border and Transportation Security of 
the Department of Homeland Security, or the De-
partment of Justice for the purpose of determining 
whether any product furnished under the contract is 
a sweatshop good. 
‘‘(b) INVESTIGATIONS.—Whenever a contracting offi-
cer of an agency has reason to believe that a product fur-
nished under a covered contract is a sweatshop good, the 
head of the agency shall refer the matter for investigation 
to the Inspector General of the agency and, as the head 
of the agency or the Inspector General determines appro-
priate, to the Attorney General and the Under Secretary 
for Border and Transportation Security. 
‘‘(c) REMEDIES.—(1) The head of an agency may im-
pose remedies as provided in this subsection if the head 
of the agency finds that the contractor— 
‘‘(A) has furnished under a covered contract a 
product that is a sweatshop good;
‘‘(B) has submitted a false certification under 
subsection (a)(1); or 
‘‘(C) has failed to cooperate with an investiga-
tion under subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) The head of an agency may terminate a covered 
contract on the basis of a finding of a violation that occurs 
under paragraph (1) after the date the requirements of 
this section are implemented through the amendment of 
the Federal Acquisition Regulation under sections 6 and 
25 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
U.S.C. 405 and 421). 
‘‘(3) The head of an agency may debar or suspend 
a contractor from eligibility for Federal contracts on the 
basis of a finding that the contractor has committed a vio-
lation described in paragraph (1). The debarment period 
may not exceed 3 years. 
‘‘(4) The Administrator of General Services shall in-
clude on the List of Parties Excluded from Federal Pro-
curement and Nonprocurement Programs maintained by 
the Administrator under part 9 of the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation each contractor that is debarred, suspended, 
proposed for debarment or suspension, or declared ineli-
gible by the head of an agency on the basis that the con-
tractor has committed a violation under paragraph (1).
‘‘(5) This section shall not be construed to limit the 
use of other remedies available to the head of an agency 
or any other official of the Federal Government on the 
basis of a finding under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘covered contract’ means a con-
tract for a total amount in excess of the micro-pur-
chase threshold, as that term is defined in section 
32(f) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
Act (41 U.S.C. 428(f)). 
‘‘(2) The term ‘sweatshop good’ means all 
goods, wares, articles, and merchandise mined, pro-
duced, or manufactured wholly or in part in violation 
of core labor standards, as defined in section 3 of 
the Decent Working Conditions and Fair Competi-
tion Act.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents at the beginning of such chapter is amended 
by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘2333. Prohibition on procurement of sweatshop goods.’’. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION THROUGH THE FEDERAL AC-
QUISITION REGULATION.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisi-
tion Regulatory Council shall amend the Federal Acquisi-
tion Regulation issued under sections 6 and 25 of the Of-
fice of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 405
and 421) to provide for the implementation of the require-
ments of section 318 of the Federal Property of Adminis-
trative Services Act of 1949 and section 2333 of title 10, 
United States Code, as added by subsections (a) and (b), 
respectively. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the re-
quirements of this section and of section 318 of the Fed-
eral Property of Administrative Services Act of 1949 and 
section 2333 of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
subsections (a) and (b), respectively, are implemented 
through the amendment of the Federal Acquisition Regu-
lation pursuant to subsection (c), the Administrator of 
General Services, with the assistance of other executive 
agencies, shall submit to the Office of Management and 
Budget a report on the actions taken under such sections. 
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