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19 U.S.C. § 1307 — Convict-made goods; importation prohibited
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All goods, wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in any foreign country by convict labor or/and forced labor or/and indentured labor under penal sanctions shall not be entitled to entry at any of the ports of the United States, and the importation thereof is hereby prohibited, and the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to prescribe such regulations as may be necessary for the enforcement of this provision.
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All goods, wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in any foreign country by convict labor or/and forced labor or/and indentured labor under penal sanctions shall not be entitled to entry at any of the ports of the United States, and the importation thereof is hereby prohibited, and the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to prescribe such regulations as may be necessary for the enforcement of this provision.
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Not later than 180 days after February 24, 2016, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner shall submit to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a report on compliance with [section 1307 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1307&num=0&edition=prelim) that includes the following:
(1) The number of instances in which merchandise was denied entry pursuant to that section during the 1-year period preceding the submission of the report.
(2) A description of the merchandise denied entry pursuant to that section.
(3) Such other information as the Commissioner considers appropriate with respect to monitoring and enforcing compliance with that section.
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**(a) Establishment** Not later than 90 days after January 29, 2020, the President shall establish a Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force to monitor United States enforcement of the prohibition under [section 1307 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1307&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Members; meetings**
(1) **Members** — The Task Force shall be chaired by the Secretary of Homeland Security and shall be comprised of representatives from such other agencies with relevant expertise, including the Office of the United States Trade Representative and the Department of Labor, as the President determines appropriate.
(2) **Meetings** — The Task Force shall meet on a quarterly basis regarding active Withhold and Release Orders, ongoing investigations, petitions received, and enforcement priorities, and other relevant issues with respect to enforcing the prohibition under [section 1307 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1307&num=0&edition=prelim).
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The Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force shall submit to 11 So in original. Probably should be followed by “the”. appropriate congressional committees a biannual report that includes the following:
(1) The enforcement activities and priorities of the Department of Homeland Security with respect to enforcing the prohibition under [section 1307 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1307&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) The number of instances in which merchandise was denied entry pursuant to such prohibition during the preceding 180-day period.
(3) A description of the merchandise so denied entry.
(4) An enforcement plan regarding goods included in the most recent “Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor” report submitted in accordance with [section 2464 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2464&num=0&edition=prelim) and “List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor” submitted in accordance with [section 7112(b)(2)(C) of title 22](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7112/b/2/C&num=0&edition=prelim).
(5) Such other information as the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force considers appropriate with respect to monitoring and enforcing compliance with [section 1307 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1307&num=0&edition=prelim).
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The Task Force shall—
(1) develop, in consultation with the appropriate congressional committees, an enforcement plan regarding goods produced by or with forced labor in Mexico; and
(2) report to the Interagency Labor Committee with respect to any concerns relating to the enforcement of the prohibition under [section 1307 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1307&num=0&edition=prelim) with respect to Mexico, including any allegations that may be filed with respect to forced labor in Mexico.
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For purposes of this Act, the terms “independent states of the former Soviet Union” and “independent states” mean the following: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
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The Congress finds the following:
(1) In 1980, the United States opened trade relations with the People’s Republic of China by entering into a bilateral trade agreement, which was approved by joint resolution enacted pursuant to [section 2435(c) of title 19](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2435/c&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) Since 1980, the President has consistently extended nondiscriminatory treatment to products of the People’s Republic of China, pursuant to his authority under [section 2434 of title 19](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2434&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) Since 1980, the United States has entered into several additional trade-related agreements with the People’s Republic of China, including a memorandum of understanding on market access in 1992, two agreements on intellectual property rights protection in 1992 and 1995, and an agreement on agricultural cooperation in 1999.
(4) Trade in goods between the People’s Republic of China and the United States totaled almost $95,000,000,000 in 1999, compared with approximately $18,000,000,000 in 1989, representing growth of approximately 428 percent over 10 years.
(5) The United States merchandise trade deficit with the People’s Republic of China has grown from approximately $6,000,000,000 in 1989 to over $68,000,000,000 in 1999, a growth of over 1,000 percent.
(6) The People’s Republic of China currently restricts imports through relatively high tariffs and nontariff barriers, including import licensing, technology transfer, and local content requirements.
(7) United States businesses attempting to sell goods to markets in the People’s Republic of China have complained of uneven application of tariffs, customs procedures,
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The Task Force shall monitor and promote effective enforcement of and compliance with [section 1307 of title 19](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1307&num=0&edition=prelim) by performing the following functions:
(1) Coordinate closely with the United States Customs Service to promote maximum effectiveness in the enforcement by the Customs Service of [section 1307 of title 19](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1307&num=0&edition=prelim) with respect to the products of the People’s Republic of China. In order to assure such coordination, the Customs Service shall keep the Task Force informed, on a regular basis, of the progress of its investigations of allegations that goods are being entered into the United States, or that such entry is being attempted, in violation of the prohibition in [section 1307 of title 19](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1307&num=0&edition=prelim) on entry into the United States of goods mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in the People’s Republic of China by convict labor, forced labor, or indentured labor under penal sanctions. Such investigations may include visits to foreign sites where goods allegedly are being mined, produced, or manufactured in a manner that would lead to prohibition of their importation into the United States under [section 1307 of title 19](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1307&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) Make recommendations to the Customs Service on seeking new agreements with the People’s Republic of China to allow Customs Service officials to visit sites where goods may be mined, produced, or manufactured by convict labor, forced la
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**(a) Frequency of reports** Not later than the date that is 1 year after October 10, 2000, and not later than the end of each 1-year period thereafter, the Task Force shall submit to the Congress a report on the work of the Task Force during the preceding 1-year period.
**(b) Contents of reports** Each report under subsection (a) shall set forth, at a minimum—
(1) the number of allegations of violations of [section 1307 of title 19](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1307&num=0&edition=prelim) with respect to products of the Peoples’ 11 So in original. Probably should be “People’s”. Republic of China that were investigated during the preceding 1-year period;
(2) the number of actual violations of [section 1307 of title 19](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1307&num=0&edition=prelim) with respect to the products of the People’s Republic of China that were discovered during the preceding 1-year period;
(3) in the case of each attempted entry of products of the People’s Republic of China in violation of such [section 1307 of title 19](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1307&num=0&edition=prelim) discovered during the preceding 1-year period—
(A) the identity of the exporter of the goods;
(B) the identity of the person or persons who attempted to sell the goods for export; and
(C) the identity of all parties involved in transshipment of the goods; and
(4) such other information as the Task Force considers useful in monitoring and enforcing compliance with [section 1307 of title 19](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1307&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Establishment** The President shall establish an Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking.
**(b) Appointment** The President shall appoint the members of the Task Force, which shall include the Secretary of State, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of the Treasury, the United States Trade Representative, and such other officials as may be designated by the President.
**(c) Chairman** The Task Force shall be chaired by the Secretary of State.
**(d) Activities of the Task Force** The Task Force shall carry out the following activities:
(1) Coordinate the implementation of this chapter.
(2) Measure and evaluate progress of the United States and other countries in the areas of trafficking prevention, protection, and assistance to victims of trafficking, and prosecution and enforcement against traffickers, including the role of public corruption in facilitating trafficking. The Task Force shall have primary responsibility for assisting the Secretary of State in the preparation of the reports described in [section 7107 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7107&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) Expand interagency procedures to collect and organize data, including significant research and resource information on domestic and international trafficking and providing an annual report on the case referrals received from the national human trafficking hotline by Federal departments and agencies. Any data collecti
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**(a) In general** Except as provided in subsection (b), any significant goods, wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part by the labor of North Korean nationals or citizens shall be deemed to be prohibited under [section 1307 of title 19](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1307&num=0&edition=prelim) and shall not be entitled to entry at any of the ports of the United States.
**(b) Exception** The prohibition described in subsection (a) shall not apply if the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection finds, by clear and convincing evidence, that the goods, wares, articles, or merchandise described in such paragraph were not produced with convict labor, forced labor, or indentured labor under penal sanctions.
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