Preventing Child Labor Exploitation in Federal Contracting Act

This bill requires federal contractors and their subcontractors to annually certify whether they or their subcontractors have been found liable for child labor violations under the Fair Labor Standards Act within the past three years. Entities that fail to address such violations face exclusion from federal contracts for at least four years, with their names publicly listed in the System for Award Management. The law mandates that contractors submit these certifications as part of the bidding process, and agencies must withhold contracts from non-compliant entities or those using non-compliant subcontractors. It also increases civil penalties for child labor violations in federal contracting and directs a GAO study on the prevalence of such violations among contractors.