§ 2312 TITLE 29—LABOR Page 774

1So in original. No subsec. (b) has been enacted.

basis with other eligible service providers for

grants under this chapter.

(Pub. L. 101–554, §12, Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2756.)

§ 2312. National activities

(a) 1 Information

From amounts available under section 2303(c)

of this title, the Secretary shall implement a

uniform data collection system to collect information from the States. The information to be

collected shall include—

(1) the number of displaced homemakers

served,

(2) the race, age, and sex of displaced homemakers,

(3) the number of dependents of displaced

homemakers,

(4) the amount of income of displaced homemakers,

(5) the range of services identified during the

assessment process as necessary for displaced

homemakers, and

(6) the services received by displaced homemakers and appropriate outcomes, including

type of training and education received, and

type of job and wage-at-placement for displaced homemakers placed.

(Pub. L. 101–554, §13, Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2756.)

§ 2313. Administrative provisions

(a) In general

The Secretary shall take appropriate action to

establish administrative procedures for the selection, administration, monitoring, and evaluation of displaced homemaker programs authorized under this chapter.

(b) Special rule

The Secretary may provide, where appropriate, through grants or contracts, training and

technical assistance to statewide public agencies or statewide nonprofit organizations serving displaced homemakers.

(c) Report

The Secretary shall biennially report to the

Congress on the funds and services provided to

displaced homemakers and the results of any

evaluations under this chapter.

(Pub. L. 101–554, §14, Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2757.)

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 2303 of this title.

§ 2314. Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated to

carry out this chapter $35,000,000 for fiscal year

1991 and such sums as may be necessary for each

succeeding fiscal year. Funds appropriated pursuant to this section are authorized to remain

available for two fiscal years succeeding the fiscal year for which appropriated.

(Pub. L. 101–554, §15, Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2757.)

CHAPTER 26—NATIONAL CENTER FOR THE

WORKPLACE

Sec.

2401. Purpose; designation.

Sec.

2402. Establishment.

(a) Establishment.

(b) Eligible recipient.

(c) Report.

2403. Use of funds.

(a) Center activities.

(b) Fellowships.

2404. Gifts and donations.

2405. Authorization.

(a) In general.

(b) Availability.

§ 2401. Purpose; designation

It is the purpose of this chapter to address the

problems created by the simultaneous convergence of broad economic, social, cultural, political, and technological changes in the workplace

through a national center administered by the

Department of Labor that will join together

workplace experts from America’s best institutions of higher education with experts from the

public and private sectors to conduct research,

share information, and propose remedies.

(Pub. L. 102–325, title XV, §1511, July 23, 1992, 106

Stat. 831.)

§ 2402. Establishment

(a) Establishment

(1) In general

There is authorized to be established the National Center for the Workplace (hereafter in

this chapter referred to as the ‘‘Center’’)

through competitive grant or contract between the Secretary of Labor and an eligible

recipient.

(2) Matching funds

In order to receive the grant described in

paragraph (1) an eligible entity shall provide

matching funds from non-Federal sources

equal to 25 percent of the funds received pursuant to such grant.

(b) Eligible recipient

An eligible recipient shall be a consortium of

institutions of higher education in the United

States. The consortium shall represent a diversity of views on and an expertise in the field of

employment policy, and shall be represented and

coordinated by a host institution of higher education that meets all of the following criteria:

(1) Broad collective knowledge of and demonstrable experience in the wide range of

employment and workplace issues.

(2) A faculty that, collectively, demonstrates a nonpartisan research and policy

perspective joining the several relevant workplace disciplines (labor economics, industrial

relations, collective bargaining, human resource management, sociology, psychology,

and law) in a multidisciplinary approach to

workplace issues.

(3) Established credibility and working relationships with employers, unions, and government agencies on a national scale, and established means of providing education and technical assistance to each of the above groups

that include publications, state-of-the-art

electronic and video technology, and distinguished extension/outreach programs operating on a national and international level.
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1See References in Text note below.

(c) Report

The Center shall annually report to the Congress, the Secretary of Education, and the Secretary of Labor on the activities of the Center.

(Pub. L. 102–325, title XV, §1512, July 23, 1992, 106

Stat. 831.)

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 2404 of this title.

§ 2403. Use of funds

(a) Center activities

Payments made under this chapter may be

used to establish and operate the Center, to

bring together major independent researchers

from the Center’s member-institutions focused

on the most significant workplace problems

with the aim of analysis and synthesis of policy

implications and dissemination of findings, and

to support the following activities:

(1) The coordination and funding of research

activities of the Center’s member-institutions

for collaborative collection and evaluation of

data on changes and trends in the workplace

and in the labor force, on established and

emerging public policy issues, on the economic

and occupational structures, and on work organizations and employment conditions.

(2) The analysis of the public policy implications of social and demographic changes in the

United States as they relate to the workplace.

(3) The conduct of seminars for Federal and

State policymakers on policy implications of

the Center’s findings. Such seminars shall be

held not more frequently than once each year.

In addition, the Center shall utilize electronic

technology, such as computer networks and

video conferencing, to convey the cumulative

value of the Center’s activities from year to

year and to foster continuous exchange of

ideas and information.

(4) The conduct of a National Conference on

employment policy not more frequently than

once each year for the leaders of business and

organized labor in the United States designed

to convey the cumulative value of the Center’s

activities and to foster an exchange of ideas

and information.

(5) The nonpartisan evaluation of the economic and social implications of national and

international workplace and employment issues.

(6) The provision of ready access to the Center’s collective expertise for policy officials in

the Federal and State governments and representatives of private and public sector organizations through meetings, publications, special reports, video conferences, electronic mail

and computer networks, and other means to

share up-to-date information on workplace

and employment issues, practices, and innovations, the most promising options, and guidance in management of the change process.

(7) The development of programs, curricula,

and instructional materials for colleges, universities, and other educational institutions

designed to impart the knowledge and skills

required to promote innovations in the design

of work and employment conditions that enhance organizational performance and meet

worker needs.

(8) The development and administration of a

national repository of information on key

workplace issues that can be readily accessed

by the public and private sector.

(b) Fellowships

Grant funds awarded under this chapter 1 may

also be used to provide graduate assistantships

and fellowships at the Center to encourage graduate study of the field of employment policy and

to encourage graduate research in areas that are

seen as critical to national competitiveness.

(Pub. L. 102–325, title XV, §1513, July 23, 1992, 106

Stat. 832.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the

original ‘‘this title’’, meaning title XV of Pub. L.

102–325, which has been translated as reading this part

to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

§ 2404. Gifts and donations

The Center is authorized to receive money and

other property donated, bequeathed, or devised

to the Center with or without a condition of restriction, for the purpose of furthering the activities of the Center. All funds or property

given, devised, or bequeathed shall be retained

in a separate account, and an accounting of

those funds and property shall be included in the

annual report submitted pursuant to section

2402(c) of this title.

(Pub. L. 102–325, title XV, §1514, July 23, 1992, 106

Stat. 833.)

§ 2405. Authorization

(a) In general

There are authorized to be appropriated

$2,500,000 for fiscal year 1993 and such sums as

may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding

fiscal years to carry out this chapter.

(b) Availability

Funds appropriated pursuant to the authority

of subsection (a) of this section shall remain

available until expended.

(Pub. L. 102–325, title XV, §1515, July 23, 1992, 106

Stat. 833.)

CHAPTER 27—WOMEN IN APPRENTICESHIP

AND NONTRADITIONAL OCCUPATIONS

Sec.

2501. Findings; statement of purpose.

(a) Findings.

(b) Purpose.

2502. Outreach to employers and labor unions.

(a) In general.

(b) Priority.

2503. Technical assistance.

(a) In general.

(b) Selection of employer and labor

unions.

2504. Competitive grants.

(a) In general.

(b) Priority.

2505. Applications.

2506. Liaison role of Department of Labor.

2507. Study of barriers to participation of women

in apprenticeable occupations and nontraditional occupations.