(7) Older workers are more likely to be involun-
tary part time, gig, or temporary workers than for 
prime age workers. 
(8) Nearly 30 percent of older women work in 
low wage jobs and most are considered working 
poor. 
(9) Concern about age discrimination amongst 
older workers has reached its highest level in nearly 
decades. 
(10) More than 1,000,000 older workers were 
pushed out or voluntarily left the labor force during 
the COVID–19 pandemic. 
(11) While some older workers have returned to 
the labor force since the beginning of the COVID– 
19 pandemic, many have struggled to obtain work 
and others fear returning to unsafe working condi-
tions. 
(12) The labor force participation rate and em-
ployment population ratio of older workers both de-
clined due to the COVID–19 pandemic and neither 
have fully recovered. 
(13) Older workers need specific policy consid-
eration and assistance that could be met by estab-
lishing an Older Workers’ Bureau within the De-
partment of Labor. 
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(b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this Act to pro-
mote productive, inclusive, and welfare-enhancing employ-
ment opportunities and workplaces for older workers 
through research, policy development, outreach, and grant 
programs. 
SEC. 3. OLDER WORKER’S BUREAU. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Department of Labor a bureau to be known as the ‘‘Older 
Workers’ Bureau’’ (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Bu-
reau’’). 
(b) PERSONNEL.— 
(1) DIRECTOR.— 
(A) APPOINTMENT.—Not later than one 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
President shall appoint a Director to lead the 
Bureau. 
(B) INCLUSION
IN
EXECUTIVE
SCHED-
ULE.—Section 5315 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Director of the Older Workers’ Bureau, Department 
of Labor.’’. 
(2) STAFF.—The Secretary of Labor, acting 
through the Director, shall employ such staff as the 
Secretary determines necessary to carry out the 
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functions of the Bureau, at such rates of pay as the 
Secretary may provide. 
(c) FUNCTIONS.—The Bureau shall promote the wel-
fare, improve the working conditions, increase the effi-
ciency, and advance the employment opportunities of older 
workers, including by carrying out the following functions: 
(1) Research and coordination relating to— 
(A) age discrimination and how age dis-
crimination is addressed; 
(B) the wages paid to older workers, in-
cluding whether such wages appropriately re-
flect experience; 
(C) the job security of older workers, in-
cluding— 
(i) the probability of job loss; and 
(ii) whether there are resources avail-
able in the event of job loss; 
(D) the state of retirement readiness of 
older workers and the impact of Federal policies 
regarding retirement for older workers; and 
(E) the impact of Federal policies towards 
the equity (including with respect to race, sex, 
education, and residence) of older workers and 
their retirement. 
(2) Policy development. 
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(3) Outreach and education. 
(4) Grant program administration. 
(5) Coordinating Federal research relating to 
older workers. 
(6) Improving access to data on the economic 
situation of older workers in the labor force or those 
marginally attached to the labor force. 
(d) OFFICE QUARTERS.—The Secretary of Labor 
shall furnish sufficient quarters, office furniture, and 
equipment as the Secretary determines necessary to carry 
out the functions of the Bureau. 
(e) REPORT.—The Director— 
(1) shall submit to the Secretary of Labor an-
nual reports that— 
(A) describe the activities of the Bureau, 
including with respect to the functions de-
scribed in subsection (c); and 
(B) make recommendations to promote the 
welfare, improve the working conditions, in-
crease the efficiency, and advance the employ-
ment opportunities of older workers; and 
(2) may publish each such report, as directed 
by the Secretary. 
(f) APPLICABILITY.—The Secretary of Labor shall 
take such actions as are necessary to ensure the Bureau 
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is operational not later than one year after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
(g) OLDER WORKER DEFINED.—In this Act, the 
term ‘‘older worker’’ means an individual at least 55 years 
of age who is employed, seeking employment, or margin-
ally attached to the labor force. 
SEC. 4. RESEARCH GRANTS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date on which the 
Older Workers’ Bureau is established, the Secretary, act-
ing through the Director of the Older Workers’ Bureau, 
shall carry out a program to award, on a competitive basis, 
grants to facilitate— 
(1) research into gaps in existing literature and 
research (as determined by the Secretary); and 
(2) targeted studies designed to direct policies. 
SEC. 5. GRANTS TO COMBAT STRUCTURAL AGEISM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date on which the Older Workers’ Bureau is established, 
the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Older 
Workers’ Bureau, shall carry out a program to award, on 
a competitive basis, grants to covered institutions to— 
(1) facilitate activities, services, and programs 
to improve the welfare of older workers; 
(2) combat structural ageism; 
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(3) improve employment opportunities for older 
workers; and 
(4) create a more diverse and inclusive work-
place. 
(b) PRIORITY.—In making grants under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall give priority to a covered institu-
tion that is located in an area that has no traditional em-
ployment or training programs specifically targeted to dis-
advantaged older workers. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON DISCRIMINATORY GRANTS.— 
The Secretary may not make a grant to a covered institu-
tion if the Secretary determines that such grant would en-
courage other forms of discrimination. 
(d) COVERED INSTITUTIONS DEFINED.—For the 
purposes of this section, the term ‘‘covered institution’’ 
means any of the following: 
(1) An employer. 
(2) An employer association. 
(3) A labor union. 
(4) A nonprofit with expertise in older workers. 
(5) A worker organization. 
(6) Other institutions determined appropriate 
by the Secretary. 
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SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
To carry out sections 4 and 5, there is authorized 
to be appropriated $7,000,000 for each fiscal year after 
fiscal year 2023. 
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