§ 622. — Education and research program; recommendation to Congress.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 29USC622]
TITLE 29--LABOR
CHAPTER 14--AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT
Sec. 622. Education and research program; recommendation to
Congress
(a) The Secretary of Labor shall undertake studies and provide
information to labor unions, management, and the general public
concerning the needs and abilities of older workers, and their
potentials for continued employment and contribution to the economy. In
order to achieve the purposes of this chapter, the Secretary of Labor
shall carry on a continuing program of education and information, under
which he may, among other measures--
(1) undertake research, and promote research, with a view to
reducing barriers to the employment of older persons, and the
promotion of measures for utilizing their skills;
(2) publish and otherwise make available to employers,
professional societies, the various media of communication, and
other interested persons the findings of studies and other materials
for the promotion of employment;
(3) foster through the public employment service system and
through cooperative effort the development of facilities of public
and private agencies for expanding the opportunities and potentials
of older persons;
(4) sponsor and assist State and community informational and
educational programs.
(b) Not later than six months after the effective date of this
chapter, the Secretary shall recommend to the Congress any measures he
may deem desirable to change the lower or upper age limits set forth in
section 631 of this title.
(Pub. L. 90-202, Sec. 3, Dec. 15, 1967, 81 Stat. 602.)
References in Text
The effective date of this chapter, referred to in subsec. (b),
means the effective date of Pub. L. 90-202, which is one hundred and
eighty days after the enactment of this chapter, except that the
Secretary of Labor may extend the delay in effective date an additional
ninety days thereafter for any provision to permit adjustments to such
provisions. See section 16 of Pub. L. 90-202, set out as a note under
section 621 of this title.
Study and Proposed Guidelines Relating to Police Officers and
Firefighters
Pub. L. 99-592, Sec. 5, Oct. 31, 1986, 100 Stat. 3343, provided
that:
``(a) Study.--Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of
this Act [Oct. 31, 1986], the Secretary of Labor and the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission, jointly, shall--
``(1) conduct a study--
``(A) to determine whether physical and mental fitness tests
are valid measurements of the ability and competency of police
officers and firefighters to perform the requirements of their
jobs,
``(B) if such tests are found to be valid measurements of
such ability and competency, to determine which particular types
of tests most effectively measure such ability and competency,
and
``(C) to develop recommendations with respect to specific
standards that such tests, and the administration of such tests
should satisfy, and
``(2) submit a report to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate that
includes--
``(A) a description of the results of such study, and
``(B) a statement of the recommendations developed under
paragraph (1)(C).
``(b) Consultation Requirement.--The Secretary of Labor and the
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission shall, during the conduct of the
study required under subsection (a) and prior to the development of
recommendations under paragraph (1)(C), consult with the United States
Fire Administration, the Federal Emergency Management Agency,
organizations representing law enforcement officers, firefighters, and
their employers, and organizations representing older Americans.
``(c) Proposed Guidelines.--Not later than 5 years after the date of
the enactment of this Act [Oct. 31, 1986], the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission shall propose, in accordance with subchapter II
of chapter 5 of title 5 of the United States Code, guidelines for the
administration and use of physical and mental fitness tests to measure
the ability and competency of police officers and firefighters to
perform the requirements of their jobs.''
