I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3888
To prohibit business enterprises that lay-off a greater percentage of their 
United States workers than workers in other countries from receiving 
any Federal assistance, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 3, 2004
Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. MICA, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, Mr. PAUL, 
Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. GOODE, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. OWENS, 
Mr. SERRANO, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. KILPATRICK, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. 
HOLDEN, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. STUPAK, Ms. SLAUGHTER, 
Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. OLVER, Mr. STARK, Mr. 
PALLONE, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Ms. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. 
NADLER, Mr. EVANS, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. GREEN
of Texas, Ms. 
MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Ms. NORTON, 
Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. 
KILDEE, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. GUTIERREZ, 
Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. STRICK-
LAND, Mr. WYNN, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Ms. LEE, 
Ms. SOLIS, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. VISCLOSKY, and Mr. 
PASCRELL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Government Reform 
A BILL 
To prohibit business enterprises that lay-off a greater per-
centage of their United States workers than workers 
in other countries from receiving any Federal assistance, 
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. GENERAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR 
RECEIPT OF FEDERAL ASSISTANCE BY BUSI-
NESS ENTERPRISES. 
(a) INITIAL REQUIREMENT.—Each Federal depart-
ment or agency that provides grants, loans, or loan guar-
antees to business enterprises after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act shall require that, as condition of receipt 
of a grant, loan, or loan guarantee, a business enterprise 
shall provide to the department or agency on an annual 
basis for the duration of the grant, loan, or loan guarantee 
the following information: 
(1) The number of individuals employed by the 
business enterprise in the United States and its ter-
ritories. 
(2) The number of individuals employed by the 
business enterprise outside the United States and its 
territories. 
(3) A description of the wages and benefits 
being provided to the employees of the business en-
terprise in the United States and its territories. 
(b) SUBSEQUENT REQUIREMENT.—Beginning 1 year 
after the date on which a Federal department or agency 
provides a grant, loan, or loan guarantee to a business 
enterprise after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
department or agency shall require the business enterprise 
to provide to the department or agency on an annual basis
for the duration of the grant, loan, or loan guarantee a 
written certification that contains the following informa-
tion: 
(1) The percentage of the workforce of the busi-
ness enterprise employed in the United States or its 
territories that has been laid off or induced to resign 
from the business enterprise during the preceding 
year. 
(2) The percentage of the total workforce of the 
business enterprise that has been laid off or induced 
to resign from the business enterprise during the 
preceding year. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO BUSI-
NESS ENTERPRISES THAT LAY OFF A GREAT-
ER 
PERCENTAGE 
OF 
WORKERS 
IN 
THE 
UNITED STATES THAN IN OTHER COUNTRIES. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if, in a 
written certification provided to a Federal department or 
agency by a business enterprise under section 1(b), the 
percentage described in section 1(b)(1) is greater than the 
percentage described in section 1(b)(2), then the business 
enterprise shall be ineligible for further assistance from 
the department or agency, and shall be ineligible for as-
sistance from any other Federal department or agency, 
unless and until the business enterprise provides to the