Sec. 123. Ensuring United States procurement does not fund human trafficking
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Section 106 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7104 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: The Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Labor, Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, and Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall each submit to the Administrator of General Services (who shall submit the reports to the appropriate congressional committees), at the end of each fiscal year, a report that includes each of the following:
The name and contact information of the individual within the agency’s office of legal counsel or office of acquisition policy who is responsible for overseeing the implementation of subsection
(g)of this section, title XVII of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 ( 22 U.S.C. 7104a et seq.), and any related regulation in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (including the Federal Acquisition Regulation; Ending Trafficking in Persons (48 C.F.R. Parts 1, 2, 9, 12, 22, 42, and 52)). Agency action to ensure contractors are educated on the applicable laws and regulations listed in subparagraph (A). Agency action to ensure the acquisition workforce and agency officials understand implementation of the laws and regulations listed in subparagraph (A), including best practices for— ensuring compliance with such laws and regulations; assessing the serious, repeated, willful, or pervasive nature of any violation of such laws or regulations; and evaluating steps contractors have taken to correct any such violation. The number of contracts containing language referring to the laws and regulations listed in subparagraph
(A)and the number of contracts that did not contain any language referring to the laws and regulations listed in subparagraph (A). The number of allegations of severe forms of trafficking in persons received and the source of the allegation (contractor, subcontractor, employee of contractor or subcontractor, or an individual outside of the contract). The number of such allegations investigated by the agency, a summary of any findings of such investigation, and any improvements recommended by the agency to prevent such conduct from recurring. The number of such allegations referred to the Attorney General for prosecution under section 3271 of title 18, United States Code, and the outcomes of such referrals. Any remedial action taken as a result of such investigation, including whether— a contractor or subcontractor (at any tier) was debarred or suspended due to a violation of a law or regulation relating to severe forms of trafficking in persons; or a contract was terminated pursuant to subsection
(g)as a result of such violation. Any other assistance offered to agency contractors to ensure compliance with a law or regulation relating to severe forms of trafficking in persons. Any interagency meetings or data sharing regarding suspended or disbarred contractors or subcontractors (at any tier) for severe forms of trafficking in persons. Any contract with a contractor or subcontractor (at any tier) located outside the United States and the country location for each such contractor or subcontractor. In this subsection, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Armed Services, and Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives; and the Committees on Foreign Relations, Armed Services, and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. .
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