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 90 STAT. 1486 Report to President and Congress.

PUBLIC LAW 9 4 - 4 4 4 — O C T. 1, 1976

(<i)(1) The Commission shall make a report of its findings and recommendations to the President and the Congress within eighteen months after the date of appointment of the first five members of the Commission. (2) I n p r e p a r i n g its report, the Commission shall consider the following: (A) The methodology of collection of employment and unemployment data at all levels, including National, regional. State, and local statistics. (B) The methodology of analysis of such data, including its relevance and application. (C) The methodology of presentation of employment and "•. unemployment statistics, including the dissemination, current v utilization, and application of such statistics. (D) Alternative methods of such collection, analysis, and .. presentation. (E) The need for additional special statistical surveys (including longitudinal studies) and reports on a continuing basis. (F) The need for additional data and analysis on job vacancies, job turnover, job matching, discouraged workers, part-time workers, youth, minorities, women, and other labor force participants. (G) Accuracy and uniformity of seasonal adjustments in all categories of labor force statistics. (H) Methods of achieving current, accurate, and uniform employment and unemployment statistics on a State and local basis, including their use as a determinant of the allocation of Federal assistance. (I) The need for, and methods to obtain, data relating employ•"-.f5 -;.:'. • • ment status and earnings, economic hardship, and family support obligations. (J) The extent to which employment and earnings data assist .... „ t,: t'-' G in determining the impact of public programs and policies upon persons who are economically disadvantaged, unemployed, or underemployed. (K) The availability of and need for periodic information on education and t r a i n i n g enrollments and completions in the public and private sectors. (L) Statistical indicators of the relationship between education J-.,.., and t r a i n i n g and subsequent employment, earnings, and unemployment experience. (M) The value and usefulness of other statistics regarding employment and unemployment, such as those obtained through operation of the unemployment insurance system. (N) The availability of and need for current and projected occupational information, particularly on a local basis, to assist youths and adults in making training, education, and career choices. (O) Such other matters as the Commission deems a p p r o p r i a t e or necessary, including such matters as are suggested by the President or by the Congress that the Commission deems appropriate. Draft regulations (3) The Commission's report shall contain its findings and recomand legislation. mendations, including a feasible schedule for their implementation, cost estimates, and any appropriate draft regulations and legislation to implement such recommendations.

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