Governments at the federal and state level are large purchasers of goods and services and can therefore exert...tremendous...leverage on corporate actors...[There] is a growing recognition of [governments'] duty to ensure protection for human rights, as was recognized in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights...There have been a number of positive steps...in the United States...This Project seeks to build off of this momentum through clarifying and building consensus around how the US government can engage in the State duty to protect human rights...[with] procurement requirements [and screens]...Objectives: 1. Analyze and map existing policy, regulations, and research. 2. Formulate legal and policy recommendations... 3. Develop...analysis and legal arguments to back such recommendations. 4. Develop a strategy for long term implementation... Experts: Professor Anita Ramasastry...Professor Robert K. Stumberg...Dr. Bama Athreya