(3) to amend United States law to prohibit the
entry into commerce of products resulting from the
labor of underage children; and
(4) to offer assistance to foreign countries to
improve the enforcement of national laws prohibiting
the employment of children under age 15 and to in-
crease assistance to alleviate the underlying poverty
that is often the cause of the commercial exploi-
tation of children under age 15.
SEC. 3. UNITED STATES INITIATIVE TO CURTAIL INTER-
NATIONAL TRADE IN PRODUCTS OF CHILD
LABOR.
In pursuit of the policy set forth in this Act, the
President is urged to seek an agreement with governments
that conduct trade with the United States for the purpose
of securing an international ban on trade in the products
of child labor.
SEC. 4. IDENTIFICATION OF FOREIGN INDUSTRIES AND
THEIR RESPECTIVE HOST COUNTRIES THAT
UTILIZE CHILD LABOR IN EXPORT OF GOODS.
(a) IDENTIFICATION
OF INDUSTRIES
AND HOST
COUNTRIES.—The Secretary of Labor (hereafter in this
section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall undertake
periodic reviews using all available information, including
information made available by the International Labor Or-
ganization and human rights organizations (the first such
review to be undertaken not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of the Act), to identify any foreign
industry that—
(1) does not comply with the applicable national
laws prohibiting child labor in the workplace;
(2) utilizes child labor in the export of products;
and
(3) has on a continuing basis exported products
of child labor to the United States.
For purposes of this Act, the identification of a foreign
industry shall be treated as also being an identification
of the host country.
(b) PETITIONS REQUESTING IDENTIFICATION.—
(1) FILING.—Any person may file a petition
with the Secretary requesting that a particular for-
eign industry and its host country be identified
under subsection (a). The petition must set forth the
allegations in support of the request.
(2) ACTION
ON
RECEIPT
OF
PETITION.—Not
later than 90 days after receiving a petition under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—
(A) decide whether or not the allegations
in the petition warrant further action by the
Secretary in regard to the foreign industry and
its host country under subsection (a); and
(B) notify the petitioner of the decision
under subparagraph (A) and the facts and rea-
sons supporting the decision.
(c) CONSULTATION AND COMMENT.—Prior to identi-
fying a foreign industry and its host country under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall—
(1) consult with the United States Trade Rep-
resentative, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of
Commerce, and the Secretary of the Treasury re-
garding such action;
(2) hold at least 1 public hearing within a rea-
sonable time for the receipt of oral comment from
the public regarding such a proposed identification;
(3) publish notice in the Federal Register—
(A) that such an identification is being
considered,
(B) of the time and place of the hearing
scheduled under paragraph (2), and
(C) inviting the submission within a rea-
sonable time of written comment from the pub-
lic; and
(4) take into account the information obtained
under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3).
(d) REVOCATION OF IDENTIFICATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2),
the Secretary may revoke the identification of any
foreign industry and its host country under sub-
section (a) if information available to the Secretary
indicates that such action is appropriate.
(2) REPORT
OF
SECRETARY.—No revocation
under paragraph (1) may take effect earlier than the
60th day after the date on which the Secretary sub-
mits to the Congress a written report—
(A) stating that in the opinion of the Sec-
retary the foreign industry and host country
concerned does not utilize child labor in the ex-
port of products; and
(B) stating the facts on which such opinion
is based and any other reason why the Sec-
retary considers the revocation appropriate.
(3) PROCEDURE.—No revocation under para-
graph (1) may take effect unless the Secretary—
(A) publishes notice in the Federal Reg-
ister that such a revocation is under consider-
ation and inviting the submission within a rea-
sonable time of oral and written comments from
the public on the revocation; and
(B) takes into account the information re-
ceived under subparagraph (A) before preparing
the report required under paragraph (2).
(e) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall—
(1) promptly publish in the Federal Register—
(A) the name of each foreign industry and
its host country identified under subsection (a);
(B) the text of the decision made under
subsection (b)(2)(A) and a statement of the
facts and reasons supporting the decision; and
(C) the name of each foreign industry and
its host country with respect to which an identi-
fication has been revoked under subsection (d);
and
(2) maintain in the Federal Register a current
list of all foreign industries and their respective host
countries identified under subsection (a).
SEC. 5. PROHIBITION ON ENTRY.
(a) PROHIBITION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), during the effective identification period
for a foreign industry and its host country the Sec-
retary may not permit the entry of any manufac-
tured article that is a product of that foreign indus-
try.
(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not
apply to the entry of a manufactured article—
(A) for which a certification that meets the
requirements of subsection (b) is provided and
the article, or the packaging in which it is of-
fered for sale, contains, in accordance with reg-
ulations prescribed by the Secretary, a label
stating that the article is not a product of child
labor;
(B) that is entered under any subheading
in subchapter IV or VI of chapter 98 (relating
to personal exemptions) of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States; or
(C) that was exported from the foreign in-
dustry and its host country and was en route
to the United States before the first day of the
effective identification period for such industry
and its host country.
(b) CERTIFICATION THAT ARTICLE IS NOT A PROD-
UCT OF CHILD LABOR.—
(1) FORM AND CONTENT.—The Secretary shall
prescribe the form and content of documentation, for
submission in connection with the entry of a manu-
factured article, that satisfies the Secretary that the
exporter of the article in the host country, and the