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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2822 
To ensure that contractors of the Department of Agriculture comply with 
certain labor laws, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 25, 2023 
Mr. CASAR (for himself, Ms. BUDZINSKI, Ms. TOKUDA, Ms. BALINT, Ms. 
KAMLAGER-DOVE, Ms. SALINAS, Mr. ROBERT GARCIA of California, Mrs. 
FOUSHEE, Ms. LEE of Pennsylvania, Mr. LIEU, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. PIN-
GREE, Mr. DELUZIO, Ms. HOYLE of Oregon, Ms. CROCKETT, Mr. 
HUFFMAN, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Ms. BROWN, Mr. POCAN, Mr. COHEN, Mr. 
CICILLINE, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. TONKO, Mr. MAGAZINER, Mr. JACKSON 
of Illinois, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. CLEAVER, and Ms. 
BUSH) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To ensure that contractors of the Department of Agriculture 
comply with certain labor laws, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Child Labor Exploi-
tation Accountability Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROMOTION OF ECONOMIC SECURITY AND WORK-
PLACE ACCOUNTABILITY. 
(a) REQUIRED DISCLOSURES.—The Secretary of Ag-
riculture shall require any entity that enters into a con-
tract with the Department of Agriculture on or after the 
date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act to disclose to the Secretary of Labor, on an annual 
basis and to the best of the knowledge of the entity, wheth-
er, within the preceding 3-year period, any administrative 
merits determination, arbitral award or decision, or civil 
judgment, as defined in regulations issued by the Sec-
retary of Labor, has been issued against the entity, or any 
subcontractor of the entity, for violations of any of the 
following (including, as applicable, any regulations issued 
under any of the following): 
(1) The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 
U.S.C. 201 et seq.). 
(2) The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 
1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.). 
(3) The National Labor Relations Act (29 
U.S.C. 151 et seq.). 
(4) Subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, 
United States Code (commonly known as the 
‘‘Davis-Bacon Act’’). 
(5) Chapter 67 of title 41, United States Code 
(commonly known as the ‘‘Service Contract Act’’). 
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(6) Executive Order 11246 (42 U.S.C. 2000e 
note; relating to equal employment opportunity). 
(7) Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973 (29 U.S.C. 793). 
(8) Section 4212 of title 38, United States 
Code. 
(9) The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 
(29 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.). 
(10) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 
(42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.). 
(11) Title I of the Americans with Disabilities 
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12111 et seq.). 
(12) The Age Discrimination in Employment 
Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 621 et seq.). 
(13) Executive Order 13658 (79 Fed. Reg. 
9851; relating to establishing a minimum wage for 
contractors). 
(14) The Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 151 et 
seq.). 
(15) The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (divi-
sion II of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 
(Public Law 117–328)). 
(16) Section 4714 of title 41, United States 
Code. 
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(17) Part 170 of title 40, Code of Federal Reg-
ulations (regarding the Worker Protection Stand-
ard). 
(18) Section 218 of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1188) relating to protections 
for H–2A workers. 
(19) Section 274B of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
1324b). 
(20) Any applicable State or local labor or em-
ployment law, as defined in regulations issued by the 
Secretary of Labor. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of Labor shall 
be available, as appropriate and in coordination as de-
scribed in subsection (e), for consultation with an entity 
described in subsection (a) to assist the entity in evalu-
ating the information on labor compliance submitted to 
the entity by a subcontractor pursuant to such subsection. 
(c) CORRECTIVE MEASURES.—On an annual basis, 
the Secretary of Labor— 
(1) shall provide an entity that makes a disclo-
sure pursuant to subsection (a) an opportunity to re-
port any steps taken by the entity, or any subcon-
tractor of the entity, to correct violations of or im-
prove compliance with the labor laws, including Ex-
ecutive orders, listed in such subsection, including 
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any agreements entered into with an enforcement 
agency; and 
(2) may negotiate with such entity corrective 
measures that the entity or any subcontractor of the 
entity may take in order to avoid having the entity 
placed on the list under subsection (d). 
(d) LIST OF INELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For each calendar year be-
ginning with the first calendar year that begins after 
the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Labor, in coordination 
as described in subsection (e), shall prepare, and 
submit to the Secretary of Agriculture, a list of each 
entity that shall be ineligible for a contract with the 
Department of Agriculture for that year based on— 
(A) serious, repeated, or pervasive viola-
tions of the labor laws, including Executive or-
ders, listed under subsection (a) committed by 
the entity or any subcontractor of the entity; or 
(B) the failure of such entity, or any sub-
contractor of such entity, to complete any cor-
rective measure negotiated under subsection (c). 
(2) INELIGIBILITY.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture shall not— 
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(A) solicit a contract from any entity on 
the list under paragraph (1) that is in effect for 
a year for that year or any of the subsequent 
4 years; and 
(B) conduct an inspection pursuant to the 
Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et 
seq.) or the Poultry Products Inspection Act 
(21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.), as applicable, of any 
facility owned or controlled by an entity on the 
list under paragraph (1) that is in effect for a 
year for that year or for any of the subsequent 
4 years. 
(e) COORDINATION.—In providing the consultation 
described in subsection (b) and preparing the list under 
subsection (d), the Secretary of Labor shall coordinate, 
as appropriate, with the National Labor Relations Board, 
the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the En-
vironmental Protection Agency, States, and local govern-
ments. 
(f) CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO REPORT.— 
(1) OFFENSE.—It shall be unlawful for an enti-
ty to knowingly fail to make a disclosure required 
under subsection (a). 
(2) PENALTY.— 
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(3) the amount of the applicable contracts for 
the entities described in paragraph (1) or (2); and 
(4) performance indicators and measures, as 
determined by the Secretary of Agriculture, assess-
ing the effectiveness of the implementation by the 
Secretary of Agriculture of this Act for such year. 
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