Federal Contractor Anti-Harassment Training Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5113
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
Introduced: 2018-02-27
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses

Employment and training programs

Public contracts and procurement

Sex offenses
Latest action: action_date: 2018-02-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-02-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Federal Contractor Anti-Harassment Training Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill requires an executive agency, as a condition for the award of a federal contract, to: (1) require a contractor, and any subcontractor,&nbsp;to provide mandatory sexual-harassment training to each of its employees on a biennial basis and, to each employee hired on or after the contract date, within&nbsp;90 days of that&nbsp;date and biennially thereafter; and (2) allow such contractor, and any subcontractor, to use the agency's sexual-harassment training materials and resources in providing such training.</p> <ul></ul>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5113 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 27, 2018 Ms. Barragán (for herself, Ms. Norton , Ms. Titus , and Mr. Gutiérrez ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To amend title 41, United States Code, to require sexual harassment training for the employees of Federal contractors, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Contractor Anti-Harassment Training Act of 2018 . 2. Sexual harassment training for employees of Federal contractors (a) Sexual harassment training for employees of Federal contractors (1) In general Chapter 63 of title 41, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 6310. Sexual harassment training for employees of Federal contractors (a) In general As a condition for the award of a contract, the head of an executive agency shall— (1) require a contractor— (A) to provide mandatory sexual harassment training— (i) to each employee of the contractor on a biennial basis; and (ii) to each employee hired by the contractor on or after the date of the award of the contract not later than 90 days after such date and on a biennial basis thereafter; and (B) to ensure that any subcontractor of the contractor provides mandatory sexual harassment training to the employees of the subcontractor, in accordance with the requirements described in subparagraph (A); and (2) allow such contractor, and any subcontractor of such contractor, to use the sexual harassment training materials and resources of the executive agency in providing such mandatory sexual harassment training. (b) Executive agency defined In this section, the term executive agency has the meaning given that term in section 102 of title 40. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 6310. Sexual harassment training for employees of Federal contractors. . (b) Applicability The amendment made by subsection (a)(1) shall apply with respect to contracts awarded on or after the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.