Presidential Documents

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Federal Register

Vol. 65, No. 213

Thursday, November 2, 2000

Title 3—

The President

Executive Order 13174 of October 27, 2000

Commission on Workers, Communities, and Economic

Change in the New Economy

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the

laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1. Establishment. There is established the ‘‘Commission on Workers,

Communities, and Economic Change in the New Economy’’ (Commission).

The Commission shall be composed of up to 14 persons to be appointed

by the President from individuals who represent State or local agencies

relating to workforce or community development, economists or other workforce development experts, labor organizations, business leaders, and Members of Congress. The President shall designate a Chairperson from among

the members of the Commission.

Sec. 2. Functions. The Commission shall conduct a study of matters relating

to economic dislocation, and worker and community adjustment to such

dislocations. In carrying out this study, the Commission shall examine:

(a) the impact of international trade, technology, globalization, and the

changing nature of work on both workers and their communities;

(b) the effectiveness of existing Federal programs in assisting workers

and communities in adjusting to economic change, including the adequacy

of the design of such programs;

(c) the strategies for providing workplace education and training to assist

workers in acquiring new skills;

(d) the strategies for assisting communities to adjust to changing economic

conditions and changes in the mix of employment opportunities in those

communities;

(e) the role of public-private partnerships in implementing job training

and community assistance; and

(f) the role of income support and economic security programs in facilitating worker adjustment to rapidly changing economic circumstances.

Sec. 3. Report. Not later than 12 months after the first meeting of the

Commission, the Commission shall prepare and submit to the President

and the Congress a report that contains a detailed statement of the findings

and conclusions of the Commission’s study carried out under section 2

of this order, and includes:

(1) a summary of best practices and policies carried out by employers

and public-private partnerships in providing workers with the education

and training needed to effectively adjust to economic change;

(2) a summary of best practices and policies carried out by or on behalf

of communities in responding to large-scale economic changes; and

(3) any recommendations relating to legislative and administrative actions

that the Commission determines to be appropriate.

Sec. 4. Administration. (a) Members of the Commission shall serve without

compensation for their work on the Commission. While engaged in the

work of the Commission, members appointed from among private citizens

of the United States may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem

in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law for persons serving intermittently

in the Government service (5 U.S.C. 5701-5707).

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(b) The Department of Labor shall provide the Commission with funding

and administrative support. The Commission may have paid staff. In addition,

appropriate Federal agencies may be requested to designate staff to assist

with the work of the Commission. The Secretary of Labor shall perform

the functions of the President under the Federal Advisory Committee Act,

as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), except that of reporting to the Congress, in

accordance with the guidelines and procedures established by the Administrator of General Services.

Sec. 5. General Provisions. The Commission shall terminate 30 days after

submitting its report.

THE WHITE HOUSE,

October 27, 2000.

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