Notes on 29 U.S.C. § 622 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 29 U.S.C. § 622 : US Code - Notes

(Pub. L. 90-202, Sec. 3, Dec. 15, 1967, 81 Stat. 602.)
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The effective date of this chapter, referred to in subsec. (b),
means the effective date of Pub. L. 90-202, which is one hundred
and eighty days after the enactment of this chapter, except that
the Secretary of Labor may extend the delay in effective date an
additional ninety days thereafter for any provision to permit
adjustments to such provisions. See section 16 of Pub. L. 90-202,
set out as a note under section 621 of this title.
STUDY AND PROPOSED GUIDELINES RELATING TO POLICE OFFICERS AND
FIREFIGHTERS
Pub. L. 99-592, Sec. 5, Oct. 31, 1986, 100 Stat. 3343, provided
that:
"(a) Study. - Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment
of this Act [Oct. 31, 1986], the Secretary of Labor and the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission, jointly, shall -
"(1) conduct a study -
"(A) to determine whether physical and mental fitness tests
are valid measurements of the ability and competency of police
officers and firefighters to perform the requirements of their
jobs,
"(B) if such tests are found to be valid measurements of such
ability and competency, to determine which particular types of
tests most effectively measure such ability and competency, and
"(C) to develop recommendations with respect to specific
standards that such tests, and the administration of such tests
should satisfy, and
"(2) submit a report to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate that
includes -
"(A) a description of the results of such study, and
"(B) a statement of the recommendations developed under
paragraph (1)(C).
"(b) Consultation Requirement. - The Secretary of Labor and the
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission shall, during the conduct
of the study required under subsection (a) and prior to the
development of recommendations under paragraph (1)(C), consult with
the United States Fire Administration, the Federal Emergency
Management Agency, organizations representing law enforcement
officers, firefighters, and their employers, and organizations
representing older Americans.
"(c) Proposed Guidelines. - Not later than 5 years after the date
of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 31, 1986], the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission shall propose, in accordance with subchapter
II of chapter 5 of title 5 of the United States Code, guidelines
for the administration and use of physical and mental fitness tests
to measure the ability and competency of police officers and
firefighters to perform the requirements of their jobs."