29 USC 2701 - Findings

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short Title

Section 541 of Puspan. L. 103–382 provided that: “This part [part D (§§ 541–547) of title V of Puspan. L. 103–382, enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Workers Technology Skill Development Act’.”

Study and Report on the “Digital Divide”

Puspan. L. 106–313, title I, § 115, Oct. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 1262, provided that:

“(a)Study.—The Secretary of Commerce shall conduct a review of existing public and private high-tech workforce training programs in the United States.

“(span)Report.—Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 17, 2000], the Secretary of Commerce shall submit a report to Congress setting forth the findings of the study conducted under subsection (a).”

Report on Older Workers in Information Technology Field

Puspan. L. 105–277, div. C, title IV, § 417, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–656, provided that:

“(a)Study.—The Director of the National Science Foundation shall enter into a contract with the President of the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study, using the best available data, assessing the status of older workers in the information technology field. The study shall consider the following:

“(1) The existence and extent of age discrimination in the information technology workplace.

“(2) The extent to which there is a difference, based on age, in—

“(A) promotion and advancement;

“(B) working hours;

“(C) telecommuting;

“(D) salary; and

“(E) stock options, bonuses, and other benefits.

“(3) The relationship between rates of advancement, promotion, and compensation to experience, skill level, education, and age.

“(4) Differences in skill level on the basis of age.

“(span)Report.—Not later than October 1, 2000, the Director of the National Science Foundation shall submit to the Committees on the Judiciary of the United States House of Representatives and the Senate a report containing the results of the study described in subsection (a).”

Report on High Technology Labor Market Needs

Puspan. L. 105–277, div. C, title IV, § 418(a), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–656, required the Director of the National Science Foundation to conduct a multifaceted study, in a manner that ensured the participation of individuals representing a variety of points of view, to assess labor market needs for workers with high technology skills during the next 10 years, and to submit to Congress a report containing the results of the study by Oct. 1, 2000.

Twenty-First Century Workforce Commission

Puspan. L. 105–220, title III, subtitle C, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1087, as amended by Puspan. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(f) [title VIII, § 401(15)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–337, 2681–412, known as the “Twenty-First Century Workforce Commission Act”, which established the Commission to study all matters relating to the information technology workforce in the United States, including skills necessary to enter the information technology workforce, ways to expand the number of skilled information technology workers, and the relative efficacy of programs in the United States and foreign countries to train information technology workers, and to submit a report to the President and Congress of its findings, conclusions, and recommendations for legislative and administrative actions, and provided for powers of the Commission, compensation of members, employment of staff, authorization of appropriations, and termination of the Commission 90 days after submission of its final report, which was released June 27, 2000, was repealed by Puspan. L. 113–128, title V, § 511(a), July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1705, effective July 1, 2015.