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 PUBLIC LAW 105-277 —OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2681-656 SEC. 417. REPORT ON OLDER WORKERS IN THE INFORMATION TECH- 29 USC 2701 NOLOGY FIELD. note. (a) STUDY.— The Director of the National Science Foundation Contracts. 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). SEC. 418. REPORT ON HIGH TECHNOLOGY LABOR MARKET NEEDS; 29 USC 2701 REPORTS ON ECONOMIC IMPACT OF INCREASE IN H-IB note. NONIMMIGRANTS. (a) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION STUDY AND REPORT.— (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, employ- ers, 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,

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