Sec. 1235. GAO report on the use of foreign labor contractors
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Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report on the use of foreign labor contractors to— the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate ; the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate ; the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives ; and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives . The report under subsection
(a)should, to the extent possible— address the role and practices of United States employers in— the use of labor recruiters or brokers; or directly recruiting foreign workers; analyze the laws that protect such workers, both overseas and domestically; describe the oversight and enforcement mechanisms in Federal departments and agencies for such laws; and identify any gaps that may exist in these protections; and recommend possible actions for Federal departments and agencies to combat any abuses. The report under subsection
(a)shall— describe the role of labor recruiters or brokers working in countries that are sending workers and receiving funds, including any identified involvement in labor abuses; describe the role and practices of employers in the United States that commission labor recruiters or brokers or directly recruit foreign workers; describe the role of Federal departments and agencies in overseeing and regulating the foreign labor recruitment process, including certifying and enforcing under existing regulations; describe the type of jobs and the numbers of positions in the United States that have been filled through foreign workers during each of the last 8 years, including positions within the Federal Government; describe any efforts or programs undertaken by Federal, State and local government entities to encourage employers, directly or indirectly, to use foreign workers or to reward employers for using foreign workers; and based on the information required under paragraphs
(1)through (3), identify any common abuses of foreign workers and the employment system, including the use of fees and debts, and recommendations of actions that could be taken by Federal departments and agencies to combat any identified abuses.