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: 
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‘‘§ 2334. 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 De-
partment of Homeland Security, or the Department 
of Justice for the purpose of determining whether 
any product furnished under the contract is a sweat-
shop 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-
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priate, to the Attorney General and the Secretary of 
Homeland 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-
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