§ 624. — Study by Secretary of Labor; reports to President and Congress; scope of study; implementation of study; transmittal date of reports.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 29USC624]
TITLE 29--LABOR
CHAPTER 14--AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT
Sec. 624. Study by Secretary of Labor; reports to President and
Congress; scope of study; implementation of study; transmittal
date of reports
(a)(1) The Secretary of Labor is directed to undertake an
appropriate study of institutional and other arrangements giving rise to
involuntary retirement, and report his findings and any appropriate
legislative recommendations to the President and to the Congress. Such
study shall include--
(A) an examination of the effect of the amendment made by
section 3(a) of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act Amendments
of 1978 in raising the upper age limitation established by section
631(a) of this title to 70 years of age;
(B) a determination of the feasibility of eliminating such
limitation;
(C) a determination of the feasibility of raising such
limitation above 70 years of age; and
(D) an examination of the effect of the exemption contained in
section 631(c) of this title, relating to certain executive
employees, and the exemption contained in section 631(d) of this
title, relating to tenured teaching personnel.
(2) The Secretary may undertake the study required by paragraph (1)
of this subsection directly or by contract or other arrangement.
(b) The report required by subsection (a) of this section shall be
transmitted to the President and to the Congress as an interim report
not later than January 1, 1981, and in final form not later than January
1, 1982.
(Pub. L. 90-202, Sec. 5, Dec. 15, 1967, 81 Stat. 604; Pub. L. 95-256,
Sec. 6, Apr. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 192.)
References in Text
Section 3(a) of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act Amendments
of 1978, referred to in subsec. (a)(1)(A), is section 3(a) of Pub. L.
95-256, Apr. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 189, which amended section 631 of this
title.
Amendments
1978--Pub. L. 95-256 designated existing provisions as par. (1),
added cls. (A) to (D), added par. (2), and added subsec. (b).
Study To Analyze Potential Consequences of Elimination of Mandatory
Retirement on Institutions of Higher Education
Pub. L. 99-592, Sec. 6(c), Oct. 31, 1986, 100 Stat. 3344, provided
that:
``(1) The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission shall, not later
than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 31, 1986],
enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences for the
conduct of a study to analyze the potential consequences of the
elimination of mandatory retirement on institutions of higher education.
``(2) The study required by paragraph (1) of this subsection shall
be conducted under the general supervision of the National Academy of
Sciences by a study panel composed of 9 members. The study panel shall
consist of--
``(A) 4 members who shall be administrators at institutions of
higher education selected by the National Academy of Sciences after
consultation with the American Council of Education, the Association
of American Universities, and the National Association of State
Universities and Land Grant Colleges;
``(B) 4 members who shall be teachers or retired teachers at
institutions of higher education (who do not serve in an
administrative capacity at such institutions), selected by the
National Academy of Sciences after consultation with the American
Federation of Teachers, the National Education Association, the
American Association of University Professors, and the American
Association of Retired Persons; and
``(C) one member selected by the National Academy of Sciences.
``(3) The results of the study shall be reported, with
recommendations, to the President and to the Congress not later than 5
years after the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 31, 1986].
``(4) The expenses of the study required by this subsection shall be
paid from funds available to the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission.''
