Preventing Child Labor Exploitation in Federal Contracting Act

S 3139, the Preventing Child Labor Exploitation in Federal Contracting Act, requires federal contractors and their subcontractors to annually disclose past violations of child labor laws (Section 12 of the Fair Labor Standards Act) to the Department of Labor. Contractors with serious, repeated, or uncorrected violations face a 5-year ban from federal contracts, as the Labor Secretary must publish an annual list of ineligible entities. The bill mandates annual reports from agencies detailing the number of contractors on the list, corrective actions taken, and contract values, with a separate study on child labor prevalence among federal contractors. It also imposes criminal penalties for knowingly failing to submit required disclosures. This directly affects all entities seeking or holding federal contracts involving subcontractors.