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 96 STAT. 1762

PUBLIC LAW 97-367—OCT. 25, 1982 (4) the term "State" includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands. ESTABLISHMENT AND DUTIES OF THE WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON PRODUCTIVITY

15 USC 2401 note.

Policy options, consideration.

SEC. 104. (a) The President shall conduct a White House Conference on Productivity (hereinafter referred to as the "Conference") not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act in order to develop recommendations to stimulate the Nation's productivity improvement rate. (b) For the purpose of ascertaining facts and developing recommendations concerning the improvement of productivity, the Conference shall bring together individuals who are experts in the field of productivity, employees, and representatives of business, associations, labor organizations, academic institutions, and Federal, State, and local government. (c) The Conference shall consider the following policy options with regard to their role in improving national productivity: (1) reorganization of the Federal Government so that it can best promote productivity improvement in the private and public sectors; (2) bringing to the attention of American businesses, labor organizations, and Government officials the benefits which result from implementing productivity improvement techniques; (3) improving the general training and skill level of Americsm labor; (4) redirecting Government efforts to inform American businesses of foreign technological developments; (5) encouraging Government agencies to share with industry new discoveries and processes that improve productivity; (6) establishing annual Presidential awards of recognition for those businesses and industries which accomplish outstanding improvement in productivity and establishing similar aweirds at the State and district levels; (7) revising the tax laws to encourage companies to take actions to improve productivity; (8) reviewing the effect of the antitrust laws on efforts to improve productivity; (9) reviewing the patent laws to determine if cheuiges are needed to encourage more productive use of American patents; (10) improving the accuracy and reliability of data gathered by the Bureau of the Census and other Government statistical collection centers which measure American productivity; and (11) revising Federal civil service laws to improve the productivity of Government workers and encouraging similar action at State and local levels. REPORT OP THE CONFERENCE

15 USC 2401 note.

SEC. 105. A final report of the Conference on Productivity shall be submitted to the President not later than one hundred and twenty days following the date on which the Conference is called and the findings and recommendations included therein shall be immediately

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