S.Amdt. 1798

SA 1798. Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Sanders) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr.
Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and
report on economic security, science, research, innovation,
manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

At the end of title IV of division C, add the following:

SEC. 3409. REPORT ON UNFAIR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES DUE TO
POOR LABOR AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES AND
PRACTICES.

(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in
coordination with the United States Trade Representative and
the Secretary of Commerce, shall publish an unclassified
report in the Federal Register that identifies, with respect
to the 5 United States trading partners whose labor and
environmental policies and practices are most concerning--
(1) unfair competitive advantages provided by a government
of a country to companies in such country as a result of poor
labor policies and practices, including--
(A) barriers to workers' access to independent unions;
(B) the enablement or toleration of forced labor;
(C) the enablement or toleration of child labor; and
(D) the failure of the Government to enforce labor laws and
regulations, including law and regulations regarding minimum
wage, safe working conditions, and overtime pay; and
(2) unfair competitive advantages provided by a government
of a country to companies in such country as a result of poor
environmental policies and practices, including--
(A) low air and water quality and pollution emissions
standards;
(B) subsidies for polluting energy sources; and
(C) the failure of the Government to enforce environmental
laws and regulations, including prohibitions against the
dumping of waste.
(b) Consultation.--In preparing the report required under
subsection (a), the Secretary of State, in coordination with
the United States Trade Representative and the Secretary of
Commerce, may, as necessary and appropriate, consult with--
(1) other Federal agencies;
(2) the private sector; and
(3) civil society organizations.
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