1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Child Labor Act . 2. Amendments to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (a) Private enforcement Section 16(b) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 216(e)(1) ) is amended— (1) by inserting after the third sentence the following: Any employer who violates the provisions of section 12 or 13(c), relating to child labor, shall be liable to any child harmed as a result of such violation for compensatory damages and punitive damages in an amount not more than $250,000. ; (2) in the fourth sentence— (A) by inserting or, with respect to violations of the provisions of section 12 or 13(c), relating to child labor, children after more employees ; and (B) by inserting or children, as the case may be, after other employees ; (3) in the fifth sentence, by inserting or children, as the case may be, after employees ; and (4) by adding at the end the following: The right provided by this subsection to bring an action by or on behalf of any child with respect to violations of the provisions of section 12 or 13(c), relating to child labor, and the right of any child to become a party plaintiff to any such action, shall terminate upon the filing of a complaint by the Secretary in an action under section 17 in which legal or equitable relief is sought as a result of alleged violations of such provisions. . (b) Civil penalties Section 16(e)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 216(e)(1) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking not to exceed and inserting of an amount (subject to subparagraph (C)) that is ; (B) in clause (i), by striking $11,000 and inserting not less than $5,000 and not more than $132,270 ; and (C) in clause (ii), by striking $50,000 and inserting not less than $25,000 and not more than $601,150