This bill aims to prevent companies with child labor law violations from receiving federal contracts. It requires the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to update contracting rules so that businesses seeking government contracts, along with their subcontractors, must disclose whether they have faced any legal judgments or determinations related to child labor violations within the past three years. Companies that fail to correct such violations can be placed on a public ineligibility list, barring them from federal contracts for at least four years, and knowingly failing to report violations could result in penalties under the False Claims Act and suspension or debarment proceedings. The bill also directs the Government Accountability Office to study how widespread child labor violations are among federal contractors, with a report due within two years, and requires the Department of Labor to publish annual reports tracking enforcement outcomes. The law specifies that no new federal funding is authorized to implement these requirements, meaning existing agency resources would be used to carry them out.
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