(1) develop a 5-year plan to encourage the full 
participation of women in high-wage, high-demand 
nontraditional occupations; 
(2) hold hearings on the national and regional 
levels on the goal of ending gender segregation in oc-
cupations, particularly the underrepresentation of 
women in high-demand, high-wage occupations; 
(3) recommend policies and programs, including 
the establishment of sanctions and bonuses for Fed-
eral contractors in designated sectors and the use of 
on-site equal opportunity monitors on all large feder-
ally funded projects; and 
(4) submit its progress report and policy rec-
ommendations to Congress and related Federal 
agencies not later than 1 year after the Commission 
is convened and every 2 years thereafter. 
SEC. 8. DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING. 
The Bureau of Labor Statistics shall collect data on 
the status of women’s participation in underrepresented 
sectors of the economy and shall examine the status of 
women in relation to that of men. Such data shall in-
clude— 
(1) the gender, race, age of participants, includ-
ing cross tabulations of those three; 
(2) occupation; 
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(3) geography; 
(4) advancement salary; 
(5) pay equity within categories within occupa-
tions; and 
(6) assignment disparity measured as through 
income and hours worked. 
The Bureau shall collect such information on an annual 
basis and submit it to relevant Federal agencies (including 
the Departments of Labor, Education, Commerce, the 
commission established under section 6, and to Congress. 
The Bureau shall also make such information available to 
the public on the Bureau’s Web site. 
SEC. 9. NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE. 
The Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Education, shall establish a national clearing-
house to collect and distribute best practices. The clearing-
house shall— 
(1) convene national and regional meetings and 
conferences to bring together stakeholders at all lev-
els; 
(2) collect and disseminate best practices of col-
laborative models for the recruitment, preparation, 
placement and retention of women in nontraditional 
employment; 
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(3) provide legal, policy and technical assistance 
in order to sustain and advance the promotion, em-
ployment and retention of women in high-wage, 
high-demand nontraditional occupations; and 
(4) develop and conduct a national training pro-
gram, including through distance learning, for staff, 
partners and board members of grantees and sub-
grantees. 
SEC. 10. EVALUATION. 
(a) EVALUATION.—Beginning 2 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct 
an independent, comprehensive, and scientifically sound 
evaluation, by grant or contract and using the highest 
quality research design available, of the impact of activi-
ties carried out under this Act in promoting the economic 
self-sufficiency of low-income women through their in-
creased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupa-
tions where they currently represent 25 percent or less of 
the workforce. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 4 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and biannually thereafter, 
the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the 
results of the evaluation described in subsection (a). 
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SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There 
are 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
$100,000,000 to the Secretary of Labor to carry out this 
Act, of which a minimum of $3,000,000 is authorized to 
be used to carry out sections 8 and 9. 
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