every 24 hours if such a payment was made 
during such 24-hour period. 
‘‘(D) THIRD-PARTY ENTITY REPORTING.— 
The Secretary shall establish procedures for any 
third-party entity that enters into an agreement 
or an arrangement with an employer to engage 
in activities to disfavor a labor organization or 
weaken the rights of employees to organize and 
bargain collectively to provide reports to the 
Secretary that are consistent with the proce-
dures for the reports required of employers 
under subparagraphs (A) through (C). 
‘‘(2) NEGATIVE INFORMATION.—Not later than 
7 days after an employer disseminates to employees 
information that disfavors a labor organization or 
the rights of employees to organize and bargain col-
lectively, the employer shall disclose such informa-
tion, including the names and contact information 
for employees receiving the information, to the af-
fected labor organization and to the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) REGISTRATION
AND
CERTIFICATION
OF 
PERSUADERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A labor relations con-
sultant or other independent contractor or orga-
nization that provides services pursuant to an 
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agreement or arrangement described in para-
graph (1)(A) shall prior to, and as a condition 
for, providing such services register with and be 
certified by the Office of Labor Management 
Standards. 
‘‘(B) PROCESS
FOR
REGISTRATION
AND 
CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall prescribe 
a process for the registration and certification 
required under subparagraph (A). Such process 
shall include requiring the labor relations con-
sultant, other independent contractor, or orga-
nization described in such subparagraph to— 
‘‘(i) provide its name, address, busi-
ness telephone number, and principal place 
of business; 
‘‘(ii) provide the name of its principal 
officers, if any; 
‘‘(iii) provide a general description of 
its business activities; and 
‘‘(iv) submit to a criminal background 
check conducted by the Secretary at the 
expense of such consultant, independent 
contractor, or organization. 
‘‘(C) PROHIBITION AGAINST REGISTERING 
AND CERTIFYING CERTAIN PERSONS.—The Of-
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fice of Labor Management Standards shall not 
register and certify under this paragraph any 
labor relations consultant, independent con-
tractor, or organization that has been convicted 
of any offense described in section 504(a).’’. 
(b) PENALTIES.—Section 210 of the Labor-Manage-
ment Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 
440) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Whenever’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) 
Whenever’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Sec-
retary shall impose on any employer that violates para-
graph (1) or (2) of section 203(h) a civil penalty in an 
amount not to exceed $10,000 for each violation. 
‘‘(2) An employer shall not be subject to a civil pen-
alty under paragraph (1) if the employer can show a good 
faith attempt to comply with paragraph (1) or (2) of sec-
tion 203(h). 
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall impose on any labor rela-
tions consultant or other independent contractor or orga-
nization that violates section 203(h)(3) a civil penalty in 
the amount of $250 per day for each day the consultant, 
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independent contractor, or organization is not in compli-
ance with such section.’’. 
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