(d) PROTECTION
OF
CONFIDENTIALITY.—Section 
11(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (as amend-
ed by subsections (a) through (c)) is further amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) The rules and regulations promulgated by the 
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under sub-
paragraph (F), relating to the form of such a report, shall 
include requirements to protect the confidentiality of em-
ployees, including a requirement that the report shall not 
contain the name of any individual employee.’’. 
(e) USE; INSPECTIONS; EXAMINATIONS; REGULA-
TIONS.—Section 11(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act 
of 1938 (as amended by subsections (a) through (d)) is 
further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) The Equal Employment Opportunity Commis-
sion may publish any information and data that the Equal 
Employment Opportunity Commission obtains pursuant to 
the provisions of subparagraph (B). The Equal Employ-
ment Opportunity Commission may use the information 
and data for statistical and research purposes, and com-
pile and publish such studies, analyses, reports, and sur-
veys based on the information and data as the Equal Em-
ployment Opportunity Commission may consider appro-
priate. 
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‘‘(D) In order to carry out the purposes of this Act, 
the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission shall by 
regulation make reasonable provision for the inspection 
and examination by any person of the information and 
data contained in any report submitted to the Equal Em-
ployment Opportunity Commission pursuant to subpara-
graph (B). 
‘‘(E) The Equal Employment Opportunity Commis-
sion shall by regulation provide for the furnishing of copies 
of reports submitted to the Equal Employment Oppor-
tunity Commission pursuant to subparagraph (B) to any 
person upon payment of a charge based upon the cost of 
the service. 
‘‘(F) The Equal Employment Opportunity Commis-
sion shall issue rules and regulations prescribing the form 
and content of reports required to be submitted under sub-
paragraph (B) and such other reasonable rules and regu-
lations as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commis-
sion may find necessary to prevent the circumvention or 
evasion of such reporting requirements. In exercising the 
authority of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commis-
sion under subparagraph (B), the Equal Employment Op-
portunity Commission may prescribe by general rule sim-
plified reports for employers for whom the Equal Employ-
ment Opportunity Commission finds that because of the 
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size of the employers a detailed report would be unduly 
burdensome.’’. 
SEC. 7. RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND TECHNICAL ASSIST-
ANCE PROGRAM; REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
Section 4(d) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
1938 (29 U.S.C. 204(d)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(4) The Equal Employment Opportunity Commis-
sion shall conduct studies and provide information and 
technical assistance to employers, labor organizations, and 
the general public concerning effective means available to 
implement the provisions of section 6(h) prohibiting wage 
rate discrimination between employees performing work in 
equivalent jobs on the basis of sex, race, or national origin. 
Such studies, information, and technical assistance shall 
be based on and include reference to the objectives of such 
section to eliminate such discrimination. In order to 
achieve the objectives of such section, the Equal Employ-
ment Opportunity Commission shall carry on a continuing 
program of research, education, and technical assistance 
including— 
‘‘(A) conducting and promoting research with 
the intent of developing means to expeditiously cor-
rect the wage rate differentials described in section 
6(h); 
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‘‘(B) publishing and otherwise making available 
to employers, labor organizations, professional asso-
ciations, educational institutions, the various media 
of communication, and the general public the find-
ings of studies and other materials for promoting 
compliance with section 6(h); 
‘‘(C) sponsoring and assisting State and com-
munity informational and educational programs; and 
‘‘(D) providing technical assistance to employ-
ers, labor organizations, professional associations, 
and other interested persons on means of achieving 
and maintaining compliance with the provisions of 
section 6(h). 
‘‘(5) The report submitted biennially by the Secretary 
to Congress under paragraph (1) shall include a separate 
evaluation and appraisal regarding the implementation of 
section 6(h).’’. 
SEC. 8. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) CONGRESSIONAL EMPLOYEES.— 
(1) APPLICATION.—Section 203(a)(1) of the 
Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 
1313(a)(1)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘subsections (a)(1) and (d) 
of section 6’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (a)(1), 
(d), and (h) of section 6’’; and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘206 (a)(1) and (d)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘206(a)(1), (d), and (h)’’. 
(2) REMEDIES.—Section 203(b) of such Act (2 
U.S.C. 1313(b)) is amended by inserting before the 
period the following: ‘‘or, in an appropriate case, 
under section 16(f) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 216(f))’’. 
(b) EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYEES.— 
(1) APPLICATION.—Section 413(a)(1) of title 3, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘sub-
sections (a)(1) and (d) of section 6’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsections (a)(1), (d), and (h) of section 6’’. 
(2) REMEDIES.—Section 413(b) of such title is 
amended by inserting before the period the fol-
lowing: ‘‘or, in an appropriate case, under section 
16(f) of such Act’’. 
SEC. 9. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 
1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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