Notes on 29 U.S.C. § 2701 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 29 U.S.C. § 2701 : US Code - Notes

(Pub. L. 103-382, title V, Sec. 542, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat.
4051.)
SHORT TITLE
Section 541 of Pub. L. 103-382 provided that: "This part [part D
(Secs. 541-547) of title V of Pub. L. 103-382, enacting this
chapter] may be cited as the 'Workers Technology Skill Development
Act'."
STUDY AND REPORT ON THE "DIGITAL DIVIDE"
Pub. L. 106-313, title I, Sec. 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.
"(b) 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
Pub. L. 105-277, div. C, title IV, Sec. 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.
"(b) 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
Pub. L. 105-277, div. C, title IV, Sec. 418(a), Oct. 21, 1998,
112 Stat. 2681-656, provided that:
"(1) In general. - The Director of the National Science
Foundation shall conduct a study to assess labor market needs for
workers with high technology skills during the next 10 years. The
study shall investigate and analyze the following:
"(A) Future training and education needs of companies in the
high technology and information technology sectors and future
training and education needs of United States students to ensure
that students' skills at various levels are matched to the needs
in such sectors.
"(B) An analysis of progress made by educators, employers, and
government entities to improve the teaching and educational level
of American students in the fields of math, science, computer
science, and engineering since 1998.
"(C) An analysis of the number of United States workers
currently or projected to work overseas in professional,
technical, and managerial capacities.
"(D) The relative achievement rates of United States and
foreign students in secondary schools in a variety of subjects,
including math, science, computer science, English, and history.
"(E) The relative performance, by subject area, of United
States and foreign students in postsecondary and graduate schools
as compared to secondary schools.
"(F) The needs of the high technology sector for foreign
workers with specific skills and the potential benefits and costs
to United States employers, workers, consumers, postsecondary
educational institutions, and the United States economy, from the
entry of skilled foreign professionals in the fields of science
and engineering.
"(G) The needs of the high technology sector to adapt products
and services for export to particular local markets in foreign
countries.
"(H) An examination of the amount and trend of moving the
production or performance of products and services now occurring
in the United States abroad.
"(2) 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
paragraph (1).
"(3) Involvement. - The study under paragraph (1) shall be
conducted in a manner that ensures the participation of individuals
representing a variety of points of view."
TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY WORKFORCE COMMISSION
Pub. L. 105-220, title III, subtitle C, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat.
1087, as amended by Pub. L. 105-277, div. A, Sec. 101(f) [title
VIII, Sec. 401(15)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-337, 2681-412,
known as the "Twenty-First Century Workforce Commission Act",
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.