; garment industry; garment manufacturer; garment manufacturing The terms garment contractor , garment industry , garment manufacturer , and garment manufacturing have the meanings given such terms in section 8(f) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 208(f) ). (3) Production employee The term production employee , with respect to a garment manufacturer or garment contractor, means any employee of the manufacturer or contractor who is engaged in the garment industry. (4) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Labor, acting through the Undersecretary of the Garment Industry appointed under section 4(b). (b) Requirement To register with the Department of Labor Beginning on the date that is 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, no garment manufacturer or garment contractor shall engage in the garment industry during any year unless the manufacturer or contractor has registered for such year with the Secretary in accordance with this section. (c) Registration requirements (1) In general A garment manufacturer or garment contractor registering under this section shall submit to the Secretary— (A) a form, in writing, containing the information described in paragraph (2); (B) photographic verification of the identify of— (i) each owner or partner of the garment manufacturer or garment contractor; and (ii) in the case the garment manufacturer or garment contractor is a corporation, each officer of the corporation; (C) verification that the garment manufacturer or garment contractor has in effect a workers’ compensation insurance policy for all production employees of the manufacturer or contractor