22 U.S.C. § 262p–9 — Reform of the “Doing Business” Report of the World Bank

(a) The Treasury Secretary must instruct the U.S. representatives at the World Bank, International Development Association, and International Finance Corporation on U.S. policy goals, and direct them to use America's voice and vote to actively push for: (1) Suspending use of the "Employing Workers" Indicator to rank or score country performance in the World Bank's annual Doing Business Report, until better indicators are developed that fairly reflect the value of internationally recognized worker rights — including core labor standards — in creating a stable, favorable investment environment. These new indicators should draw on member governments' experience with labor market issues, and should be developed together with the World Bank, International Finance Corporation, International Labor Organization, private companies, and labor unions. (2) Eliminating the "Labor Tax and Social Contributions" sub-indicator from the annual Doing Business Report. (3) Removing the "Employing Workers" Indicator as a factor ("guidepost") used to calculate each recipient country's annual Country Policy and Institutional Assessment score. (b) Within 60 days after June 24, 2009, the Treasury Secretary must instruct the U.S. representatives named in subsection (a) to take proper steps to carry out these policy goals, and must post that instruction on the Treasury Department's website.