Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 87.djvu/893

 87 STAT. ]

PUBLIC LAW 93-203-DEC. 28, 1973

861

knowliMloe about labor market proct^sses: rcMluction of unciupJoymeiit and its relationships to price stability; promotion of more effective manpower de\elopment, training, and utilization; impro\ed national, regional, and local means of measuring future labor demand and supply; enhancement of job opportunities; skill training to qualify employees for positions of greater skill, responsibility, and remuneration; meeting of manpower shortages; easing of the transition from school to work, from one job to another, and from work to retirement, opportunities and services for older persons who desire to enter or reenter the labor force, and for improvements of opportunities for employment and advancement through the reduction of discrimination and disad\antage arising from poAerty, ignorance, or prejudice. (b) The Secretary shall establish a program of experimental, devel- Experimental opmental, demonstration, and pilot projects, through grants to or con- P'""^''^'"tracts with public or private non-profit organizations, or through contracts with other private organizations, for the purpose of improving techniques and demonstrating the effectiveness of specialized methods in meeting the manpower, employment, and training problems, however, nothing in this subsection shall authorize the Secretary to carry out employment programs experimenting with subsidized wages in the private sector or with wages less than those established by the Fair Labor Standards Act of 19;58. as amended, for employ- 52 Stat. loiso. ment sub]ect to that Act. I n carrying out this subsection with respect to programs designed to provide employment and training opportunities for low-income people, the Secretary shall consult with such other agencies as may be appropriate. Where programs under this section require institutional training, appropriate arrangements for such training shall be agreed to by the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. (c) The Secretary is authorized to conduct, either directly or by j^^^'""^""" evaiuaway of contract, grant, or other arrangement, a thorough evaluation of all programs and activities conducted pursuant to this Act to determine the effectiveness of such programs and activities in meeting the special needs of disadvantaged, chronically unemployed, and lowincome persons for meaningful employment opportunities and supportive services to continue or resume their education and employment and to become more responsible and productive citizens. (d) The Secretary shall conduct such research and investigations as giA^e promise of furthering the objectives of this Act either (lirectly or through grants, contracts, or other arrangements. T.AlVOK M A R K E T STATISTICS AXD J O B B A N K

SEC. 312. (a) The Secretary shall develop a comprehensive system of labor market information on a national. State, local, or other appropriate basis, which shall be made publicly available in a timely fashion. (b) I n addition to the monthly national unemployment statistics, the Secretary shall develop reliable methods, including the use of selected sample surveys, to produce more statistically accurate data on unemployment, underemployment and labor demand by State, local, and poverty areas. (c) The Secretary shall develop preliminary data for an annual statistical measure of labor market related economic hardship in the nation. Among the factors to be considered in developing such a measure are unemployment, labor force participation, involuntary parttime employment. and full-time employment at less than poverty wafres.

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