Sec. 6. Labor compliance advisors
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Each executive agency shall designate a senior official to act as the agency’s Labor Compliance Advisor. The Labor Compliance Advisor shall— meet quarterly with the Deputy Secretary, Deputy Administrator, or equivalent executive agency official with regard to matters covered under this Act; work with the acquisition workforce, agency officials, and agency contractors to promote greater awareness and understanding of labor law requirements, including recordkeeping, reporting, and notice requirements, as well as best practices for obtaining compliance with these requirements; coordinate assistance for executive agency contractors seeking help in addressing and preventing labor violations; in consultation with the Department of Labor or other relevant enforcement agencies, and pursuant to section 4(b) as necessary, provide assistance to contracting officers regarding appropriate actions to be taken in response to violations identified prior to or after contracts are awarded, and address complaints in a timely manner, by— providing assistance to contracting officers and other executive agency officials in reviewing the information provided pursuant to subsections
(a)and
(b)of section 4 and section 5(a), or other information indicating a violation of a labor law in order to assess the serious, repeated, willful, or pervasive nature of any violation and evaluate steps contractors have taken to correct violations or improve compliance with relevant requirements; helping agency officials determine the appropriate response to address violations of the requirements of the labor laws and Executive orders listed in section 4(a)(1) or other information indicating such a labor violation (particularly serious, repeated, willful, or pervasive violations), including agreements requiring appropriate remedial measures, decisions not to award a contract or exercise an option on a contract, contract termination, or referral to the executive agency suspension and debarment official; providing assistance to appropriate executive agency officials in receiving and responding to, or making referrals of, complaints alleging violations by agency contractors and subcontractors of the requirements of the labor laws listed in section 4(a)(1); and supporting contracting officers, suspension and debarment officials, and other agency officials in the coordination of actions taken pursuant to this subsection to ensure agency-wide consistency, to the extent practicable; as appropriate, send information to agency suspension and debarment officials in accordance with agency procedures; consult with the agency’s Chief Acquisition Officer and Senior Procurement Executive, and the Department of Labor as necessary, in the development of regulations, policies, and guidance addressing labor law compliance by contractors and subcontractors; make recommendations to the agency to strengthen agency management of contractor compliance with labor laws; publicly report, on an annual basis, a summary of agency actions taken to promote greater labor compliance, including the agency’s response pursuant to this order to serious, repeated, willful, or pervasive violations of the requirements of the labor laws and Executive orders listed in section 4(a)(1); and participate in the interagency meetings regularly convened by the Secretary of Labor pursuant to section 7(b)(2)(C).