Future in Logging Careers Act

This bill amends child labor laws to create an exemption for 16-17 year olds working in logging operations under specific conditions. It directly affects minor workers (ages 16-17) employed by logging businesses owned or operated by their parents or legal guardians. The key provision allows these minors to work in certain logging tasks - like operating machinery or processing timber - where child labor rules would otherwise apply, but only when the employer is a parent or guardian. The exemption does not apply to logging businesses not owned by the minor's parent, and the Secretary of Labor retains authority to identify hazardous occupations. This changes existing child labor protections for a narrow subset of logging work.