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DISCUSSION DRAFT S.L.C.
(c) CRIMINAL PENALTIES.-Section 16(a) (29 U.S.C. 1
216(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 2
"Any person who violates the provisions of section 3
15(a)(4), concerning oppressive child labor, shall on con- 4
viction be subject to a fine of not more than $15,000, or 5
to imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or both, in 6
the case of a willful or repeat violation that results in or 7
contributes to a fatality of a minor employee or a perma- 8
nent disability of a minor employee, or a violation which 9
is concurrent with a criminal violation of any other provi- 10
sion of this Act or of any other Federal or State law.". 11
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.-Nothing in the 12
amendments made by this section shall be construed to 13
preempt any State law that provides protections or rem- 14
edies for employees that are greater than the protections 15
or remedies provided under such amendments. 16
SEC. 4. REPORTING AND RECORD-KEEPING. 17
Section 12 (29 U.S.C. 212) is amended by adding 18
at the end the following: 19
"(e)(1) The Secretary and the Director of the Bureau 20
of the Census of the United States shall biannually com- 21
pile data from respective State employment security agen- 22
cies and from other sources in all the States concerning- 23
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