FULL EMPLOYMENT AND BALANCED GROWTH ACT OF 1978
Public Law 95–523, as amended
FULL EMPLOYMENT AND BALANCED GROWTH ACT OF 1978
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113–128
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FULL EMPLOYMENT AND BALANCED GROWTH ACT OF 1978
[(Public Law 95–523)]
[As Amended Through P.L. 113–128, Enacted July 22, 2014]
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AN ACT
To translate into practical reality the right of all Americans who are able, willing, seeking to work to full opportunity for useful paid employment at fair rates of compensation; to assert the responsibility of the Federal Government to use all practicable programs and policies to promote full employment, production, and real income, balanced growth, adequate productivity growth, proper attention to national priorities, and reasonable price stability, to require the President each year to set forth explicit short-term and medium-term economic goals; to achieve a better integration of general and structural economic policies; and to improve the coordination of economic policymaking within the Federal Government
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Section 1.
This Act and the following table of contents may be cited as the “Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978”.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Sec. 1.
Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2.
General finding.
Sec. 3.
Report.
Sec. 4.
National Employment Conference.
TITLE I—
ESTABLISHMENT OF GOALS AND GENERAL ECONOMIC POLICIES
Sec. 101.
Statement of purpose.
Sec. 102.
Declaration of policy.
Sec. 103.
Economic Report of the President and short-term economic goals and policies.
Sec. 104.
Full employment and balanced growth; medium-term economic goals and policies.
Sec. 105.
Provisions applicable to short-term and medium-term goals.
Sec. 106.
National priority policies and programs required for full employment and balanced growth.
Sec. 107.
The President's budget.
Sec. 108.
Monetary policy.
Sec. 109.
Overcoming inflation.
Sec. 110.
Council of Economic Advisers.
Sec. 111.
Advisory Board or Boards.
TITLE II—
STRUCTURAL POLICIES AND PROGRAMS INCLUDING TREATMENT OF RESOURCES RESTRAINTS
Sec. 201.
Statement of purpose.
Sec. 202.
Countercyclical employment policies.
Sec. 203.
Coordination with State and local government and private sector economic activity.
Sec. 204.
Regional and structural employment policies.
Sec. 205.
Youth employment policies.
Sec. 206.
Job training, counseling, and reservoirs of employment projects.
Sec. 207.
Capital formation—private and public.
TITLE III—
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW
Sec. 301.
Statement of purpose.
Sec. 302.
Committee review.
Sec. 303.
Review of Economic Report as part of the Budget process.
Sec. 304.
Modification of timetable for achieving unemployment goals.
Sec. 305.
Exercise of rulemaking powers.
TITLE IV—
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 401.
Nondiscrimination.
Sec. 402.
Labor standards.
[(15 U.S.C. 3101 nt).]

general findings
Sec. 2.
(a)
The Congress finds that the Nation has suffered substantial unemployment and underemployment, idleness of other productive resources, high rates of inflation, and inadequate productivity growth, over prolonged periods of time, imposing numerous economic and social costs on the Nation. Such costs include the following.
(1)
The Nation is deprived of the full supply of good and services, the full utilization of labor and capital resources, and the related increases in economic well-being that would occur under conditions of genuine full employment, production, and real income, balanced growth, a balanced Federal budget, and the effective control of inflation.
(2)
The output of goods and services is insufficient to meet pressing national priorities.
(3)
Workers are deprived of the job security, income, skill development, and productivity necessary to maintain and advance their standards of living.
(4)
Business and industry are deprived of the production, sales, capital flow, and productivity necessary to maintain adequate profits, undertake new investment, create jobs, compete internationally, and contribute to meeting society's economic needs. These problems are especially acute for smaller businesses. Variations in the business cycle and low-level operations of the economy are far more damaging to smaller businesses than to larger business concerns because smaller businesses have fewer available resources, and less access to resources, to withstand nationwide economic adversity. A decline in small business enterprises contributes to unemployment by reducing employment opportunities and contributes to inflation by reducing competition.
(5)
Unemployment exposes many families to social, psychological, and physiological costs, including disruption of family life, loss of individual dignity and self-respect, and the aggravation of physical and psychological illnesses, alcoholism and drug abuse, crime, and social conflicts.
(6)
Federal, State, and local government budgets are undermined by deficits due to shortfalls in tax revenues and in increases in expenditures for unemployment compensation, public assistance, and other recession-related services in the areas of criminal justice, alcoholism and drug abuse, and physical and mental health.
(b)
The Congress further finds that:
(1)
High unemployment may contribute to inflation by diminishing labor training and skills, underutilizing capital resources, reducing the rate of productivity advance, increasing unit labor costs, and reducing the general supply of goods and services.
(2)
Aggregate monetary and fiscal policies alone have been unable to achieve full employment and production, increased real income, balanced growth, a balanced Federal budget, adequate productivity growth, proper attention to national priorities, achievement of an improved trade balance, and reasonable price stability, and therefore must be supplemented by other measures designed to serve these ends.
(3)
Attainment of these objectives should be facilitated by setting explicit short-term and medium-term economic goals, and by improved coordination among the President, the Congress, and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
(4)
Increasing job opportunities and full employment would greatly contribute to the elimination of discrimination based upon sex, age, race, color, religion, national origin, handicap, or other improper factors.
(c)
The Congress further finds that an effective policy to promote full employment and production, increased real income, balanced growth, a balanced Federal budget, adequate productivity growth, proper attention to national priorities, achievement of an improved trade balance, and reasonable price stability should (1) be based on the development of explicit economic goals and policies involving the President, the Congress, and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, with maximum reliance on the resources and ingenuity of the private sector of the economy, (2) include programs specifically designed to reduce high unemployment due to recessions, and to reduce structural unemployment within regional areas and among particular labor force groups, and (3) give proper attention to the role of increased exports and improvement in the international competitiveness of agriculture, business, and industry in providing productive employment opportunities and achieving an improved trade balance.
(d)
The Congress further finds that full employment and production, increased real income, balanced growth, a balanced Federal budget, adequate productivity growth, proper attention to national priorities, achievement of an improved trade balance through increased exports and improvement in the international competitiveness of agriculture, business, and industry, and reasonable price stability are important national requirements and will promote the economic security and well-being of all citizens of the Nation.
(e)
The Congress further finds that the United States is part of an interdependent world trading and monetary system and that attainment of the requirements specified in subsection (d) is dependent upon policies promoting a free and fair international trading system and a sound and stable international monetary system.
[15 U.S.C. 3101]

report
Sec. 3.
Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Committee on Human Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives each shall conduct a study and submit a report, including findings and recommendations, to the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the Committee on Rules of the House, respectively, on the subject of establishing a full employment goal in connection with the provisions of this Act.
[15 U.S.C. 3102]

national employment conference
Sec. 4.
(a)
A National Employment Conference may be convened in the District of Columbia within a reasonable period of time after the date of enactment of the Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978. Responsibility for the organization and implementation of this conference shall rest with the President or the appropriate department or agency of the Federal Government, and the conference shall bring together leaders of small and larger business, labor, government, and all other interested parties.
(b)
The subject of the conference shall be employment, with particular attention to structural unemployment and the plight of disadvantaged youth. The conference shall also focus on issues such as implementation of adequate and effective incentives for private sector employers to hire the hard-core unemployed. Special attention shall be given to the creation of jobs through the use of targeted employment tax credits, wage vouchers, and other incentives to private sector businesses.
[15 U.S.C. 3103]

TITLE I—

ESTABLISHMENT OF GOALS AND GENERAL ECONOMIC POLICIES1
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TITLE II—

STRUCTURAL ECONOMIC POLICIES AND PROGRAMS, INCLUDING TREATMENT OF RESOURCE RESTRAINTS

statement of purpose
Sec. 201.
The Congress recognizes that general economic policies alone have been unable to achieve the goals set forth in this Act related to full employment, production, and real income, balanced growth, adequate growth in productivity, proper attention to national priorities achievement of an improved trade balance through increased exports and improvement in the international competitiveness of agriculture, business, and industry, and achievement of reasonable price stability as provided for in section 5(b) of the Employment Act of 1946. It is, therefore, the purpose of this title to require the President to initiate, as the President deems appropriate, with recommendations to the Congress where necessary, supplementary programs and policies to the extent that the President find such action necessary to help achieve these goals, including the goals and timetable for the reduction of unemployment. Insofar as feasible without undue delay, any policies and programs so recommended shall be included in the Economic Report.
^1
Title I primarily amends the Employment Act of 1946 and one section also amends the Federal Reserve Act.
[15 U.S.C. 3111]

countercyclical employment policies
Sec. 202.
(a)
Any countercyclical efforts undertaken to aid in achieving the purposes of section 201 shall consider for inclusion the following programmatic entities:
(1)
accelerated public works, including the development of standby public works projects;
(2)
public service employment;
(3)
State and local grant programs;
(4)
the levels and duration of unemployment insurance;
(5)
skill training both the private and public sectors, both as a general remedy and as a supplement to unemployment insurance;
(6)
youth employment programs as specified in section 205;
(7)
community development programs to provide employment in activities of value to the State, local communities (including rural areas), and the Nation;
(8)
Federal procurement programs which are targeted on labor surplus areas; and
(9)
augmentation of other employment and training programs which would help to reduce high levels of unemployment arising from cyclical causes.
(b)
In any countercyclical efforts undertaken, the President shall consider a triggering mechanism which will implement the program during a period of rising unemployment and phase out the program when unemployment is appropriately reduced, and incorporate effective means to facilitate individuals assisted under programs developed pursuant to this section to return promptly to regular private and public employment as the economy recovers.
[15 U.S.C. 3112]

coordination with state and local government and private sector economic activity
Sec. 203.
(a)
As an integral part of any countercylical employment policies undertaken in accord with section 202, the President shall, to the extent the President deems necessary, set forth programs and policies, including recommended legislation where needed, to coordinate economic action among the Federal Government, regions, States and localities, and the private sector to promote achievement of the purposes of this Act and the Employment Act of 1946 and an economic environment in which State and local governments and private sector economic activity and employment will prosper. In considering programs and policies related to the private sector, full consideration shall be given to promoting the growth and well-being of small businesses and employment training programs through private sector incentives.
(b)
In any efforts under this section, the President shall endeavor to meet criteria that establish programs which are funded to take account of the fiscal needs and budget conditions of the respective States and localities and their own efforts, with special attention to the rates of unemployment in such States and localities.
[15 U.S.C. 3113]

regional and structural employment policies
Sec. 204.
(a)
To the extent deemed appropriate by the President in fulfillment of the purposes of section 201, the President shall recommend legislation to the Congress if necessary, regional and structural employment policies and programs.
(b)
In formulating the regional components of any such programs, the President shall encourage to the extent the President deems necessary, new private sector production and employment to locate within depressed localities and regions with substantial unemployment and to aid in stabilizing their economic base. To the extent feasible, such policies and programs shall foster the establishment and growth of smaller businesses in such localities and regions. Any regional employment proposal of the President shall also include an analysis of the extent to which Federal tax, expenditure (including procurement of goods and services), defense, transportation, energy, natural resources and employment policies have influenced the movement of people, jobs, and small and larger business and industries from chronic high unemployment regions and areas, and proposals designed to correct Federal policies that have an adverse economic upon such regions and areas.
[15 U.S.C. 3114]

youth employment policies
Sec. 205.
(a)
The Congress finds and declares—
(1)
That2 serious unemployment and economic disadvantage of a unique nature exist among youths even under generally favorable economic conditions;
^2
So in original. Should be “that”.
(2)
that this group constitutes a substantial portion of the Nation's unemployment, and that this significantly contributes to crime, alcoholism and drug abuse, and other social and economic problems; and
(3)
that many youths have special employment needs and problems which, if not promptly addressed, will substantially contribute to more severe unemployment problems in the long run.
(b)
To the extent deemed necessary in fulfillment of the purposes of this Act, the President shall improve and expand existing youth employment programs, recommending legislation where required. In formulating any such program, the President shall—
(1)
include provisions designed to fully coordinate youth employment activities with other employment and training programs;
(2)
develop a smoother transition from school to work;
(3)
prepare disadvantaged and other youths with employability handicaps of regular self-sustaining employment;
(4)
develop realistic methods for combining training with work; and
(5)
develop provisions designed to attract structurally unemployed youth into productive full-time employment through incentives to private and independent sector businesses;3
^3
So in original, the semicolon probably should be a period.
[15 U.S.C. 3115]

job training, counseling and reservoirs of employment projects
Sec. 206.
(a)
Further to promote achievement of full employment under this Act and the Employment Act of 1946, the President, through the Secretary of Labor, shall develop policies and procedures and, as necessary, recommend programs for providing employment opportunities to individuals aged 16 and over in the civilian labor force who are able, willing, and seeking to work but who, despite serious efforts to obtain employment, remain unemployed.
(b)4
In meeting the responsibilities under subsection (a), the Secretary of Labor shall, as appropriate, fully utilize the authority provided under the Job Training Partnership Act and title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and other relevant provisions of law to—
^4
For version of law for the matter preceding paragraph (1) of section 206(b), as amended by section 512(m) of Public Law 113–128, see note below.
(1)
assure the availability of counseling, training, and other support activities necessary to prepare persons willing and seeking work for employment;
(2)
refer persons able, willing, and seeking to work to job opportunities in the private sectors through the existing public employment placement facilities and through the United States Employment Service of the Department of Labor, including job opportunities in any positions created under programs established pursuant to sections 202, 204, and 205 of this Act; and
(3)
encourage flexi-time and part-time jobs for persons who are able, willing, and seeking employment but who are unable to work a standard workweek.
[Note: Section 512(m)(1) of Public Law 113–128 provides for an amendment to the matter preceding paragraph (1) of section 206(b). Section 506(a) of such Public Law provides as follows: “[e]xcept as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act, including the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on the first day of the first full program year after the date of enactment of this Act [enactment date is July 22, 2014]”. The effective date for the execution of such amendment is July 1, 2015. Upon such date, subsection (b) (as amended) reads as follows:]
(b)
In meeting the responsibilities under subsection (a), the Secretary of Labor shall, as appropriate, fully utilize the authority provided under title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and other relevant provisions of law to—
(1)
assure the availability of counseling, training, and other support activities necessary to prepare persons willing and seeking work for employment;
(2)
refer persons able, willing, and seeking to work to job opportunities in the private sectors through the existing public employment placement facilities and through the United States Employment Service of the Department of Labor, including job opportunities in any positions created under programs established pursuant to sections 202, 204, and 205 of this Act; and
(3)
encourage flexi-time and part-time jobs for persons who are able, willing, and seeking employment but who are unable to work a standard workweek.
(c)
(1)5
To the extent that individuals aged 16 and over and able, willing, and seeking to work are not and in the judgment of the President cannot be provided with private job opportunities or job opportunities under other programs and actions in existence, in accord with the goals and timetables set forth in the Employment Act of 1946, the President shall, as may be authorized by law, establish reservoirs of public employment and private nonprofit employment projects, to be approved by the Secretary of Labor, through expansion of title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and other existing employment and training projects of through such new programs as are determined necessary by the President or through both such projects and such programs.
^5
For version of law for paragraph (1) of section 206(c), as amended by section 512(m)(2) of Public Law 113–128, see note below.
[Note: Effective on July 1, 2015, section 512(m)(2) of Public Law 113–128 provides for an amendment to paragraph (1) of section 206(c) . Upon such date, paragraph (1) of subsection (c) (as amended) reads as follows:
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(1)
To the extent that individuals aged 16 and over and able, willing, and seeking to work are not and in the judgment of the President cannot be provided with private job opportunities or job opportunities under other programs and actions in existence, in accord with the goals and timetables set forth in the Employment Act of 1946, the President shall, as may be authorized by law, establish reservoirs of public employment and private nonprofit employment projects, to be approved by the Secretary of Labor, through expansion of activities under title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and other existing employment and training projects of through such new programs as are determined necessary by the President or through both such projects and such programs.
(2)
New programs as may be authorized by law after the date of enactment of this Act referred to in paragraph (c)(1)—
(A)
shall not be put into operation earlier than two years after the enactment of this Act, nor without a finding by the President, transmitted to the Congress, that other means of employment are not yielding enough jobs to be consistent with attainment of the goals and timetables for the reduction of unemployment set forth in the Employment Act of 1946;
(B)
shall be designed so that no workers from private employment are drawn into the reservoir projects thereunder;
(C)
shall be useful and productive jobs;
(D)
shall be mainly in the lower ranges of skills and pay, and toward this end the number of reservoir jobs under such new programs shall, to the extent practicable, be maximized in relationship to the appropriations provided for such jobs;
(E)
shall be targeted on areas of high unemployment and on individuals who are structurally unemployed;
(F)
shall be phased in by the President as necessary, in conjunction with the employment goals under sections 3(a)(2) and 4(b) of the Employment Act of 1946.
(d)
The Secretary, in carrying out the provisions of this section, shall establish regulations providing for—
(1)
an initial determination of the job seeker's ability to be employed at certain types and duration of work, so that such individual may be appropriately referred to jobs, training, counseling, and other supportive services;
(2)
compliance with the nondiscrimination provisions of this Act in accordance with section 401;
(3)
appropriate eligibility criteria to determine the order of priority of access of any person to any new programs under subsection (c) as may be authorized by law including but not necessarily limited to (A) household income, duration of unemployment (not less than five weeks), and the number of people economically dependent upon such person; and (B) denial of access to any person refusing to accept or hold a job except for good cause, as determined by the Secretary of Labor, including refusal to accept or hold a job subject to reference under subsection (b) paragraph (2), in order to seek a reservoir project job under subsection (c); and
(4)
such administrative appeal procedures as may be appropriate to review the initial determination of the abilities of persons willing, able, and seeking to work under paragraph (1) of this subsection and the employment need and eligibility under paragraph (3) of this subsection.
[15 U.S.C. 3116]

capital formation—private and public
Sec. 207.
(a)
The Congress finds that—
(1)
promotion of full employment and balanced growth is in itself a principal avenue to high and sustained rates of capital formation;
(2)
high rates of capital formation are necessary to ensure adequate rates of capacity expansion and productivity growth, compliance with governmental health, safety and environmental standards, and the replacement of obsolete production equipment;
(3)
the ability of our economy to complete successfully in international markets, the development of new technology, improved working conditions, expanding job opportunities, and an increasing standard of living depend on the availability of adequate capital at reasonable cost to commerce and industry;
(4)
an important goal of national policy shall be to remove obstacles to the free flow of resources into new investment, particularly those obstacles that hinder the creation and growth of smaller business because general national programs and policies to aid and stimulate private enterprise are not sufficient to deal with the special problems and needs of smaller business; and
(5)
while private business firms, are, and should continue to be, the major source of investment, the investment activities of the Federal, State, and local governments play an important role in affecting the level of output, employment, and productivity and in achieving other national purposes.
(b)
The Economic Report shall include an Investment Policy Report which shall, as appropriate, (1) review and assess existing Federal Government programs and policies which affect business investment decisions, including, but not limited to, the relevant aspects of the tax code, Federal expenditure policy, Federal regulatory policy, international trade policy, and Federal support for research, development, and diffusion of new technologies; (2) provide an assessment of the levels of investment capital available, required by, and applied to small, medium and large business entities; (3) provide an analysis of current and foreseeable trends in the level of investment capital available to such entities; and (4) provide a description of programs and proposals for carrying out the policy set forth in section 102(i). In addition, the Economic Report shall include an assessment of the effect of the overall economic policy environment and the rate of inflation on business investment. The President shall recommend in the President's Budget, as appropriate, new programs or modifications to improve existing programs concerned with private capital formation. The President shall also transmit to the Congress as part of the President's Budget such other recommendations as the President may deem necessary or desirable to achieve the policy as set forth in section 102(i). The Investment Policy Report, when transmitted to the Congress, shall be referred to the Joint Economic Committee.
(c)
The Economic Report referred to in subsection (b) shall review and assess Federal policies and programs which directly, or through grants-in-aid to State and local governments, or indirectly through other means, affect the adequacy, composition, and effectiveness of public investments, as a means of achieving the goals off this Act and the Employment Act of 1946. The President shall recommend, as appropriate, new programs and policies or modifications to improve existing Federal programs affecting public investment.
[15 U.S.C. 3117]
TITLE III—

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW

statement of purpose
Sec. 301.
(a)
The purposes of this title are to establish procedures for congressional review and action with respect to the Economic Report of the President (hereinafter in this title referred to as the “Economic Report”), the report of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the order policies and provisions of this Act and the Employment Act of 1946.
(b)
The Congress shall initiate or develop such legislation as it deems necessary to implement proposals and objectives pursuant to this Act and the Employment Act of 1946 after such modification in such proposals as it deems desirable. Nothing in this title shall be construed to prevent the Congress or any of its committees from considering or initiating at any time legislative action in furtherance of the goals and purposes of this act.
[15 U.S.C. 3131]

committee review
Sec. 302.
(a)
In conjunction with its review of the Economic Report, and the holding of hearings on the Economic Report under the Employment Act of 1946, the Joint Economic Committee shall review and analyze the short-term and medium-term goals set forth in the Economic Report pursuant to sections 3(a)(2) and 4(b) of the Employment Act of 1946 (as amended by sections 103 and 104 of this Act).
(b)
The Joint Economic Committee shall hold hearings on the Economic Report for the purpose of receiving testimony from Members of the Congress; and such appropriate representatives of Federal departments and agencies, the general public, and interested groups as the joint committee deems advisable. The joint committee shall also consider the comments and views on the Economic Report which are received from State and local officials.
(c)
Within thirty days after receipt by the Congress of the Economic Report, each standing committee of the Senate and the House of Representatives, each other committee of the Senate and the House of Representatives which has legislative jurisdiction, and each joint committee of the Congress may submit to the Joint Economic Committee, for use by the Joint Economic Committee in conducting its review and analysis under subsection (a), a report containing the views and recommendations of the submitting committee with respect to aspects of the Economic Report which relate to its jurisdiction.
(d)
On or before March 15 of each year, a majority of the members of the Joint Economic Committee shall submit a report of the Committees on the Budget of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Such report shall include findings, recommendations, and any appropriate analyses with respect and in direct comparison to each of the short-term and medium-term goals set forth in the Economic Report.
[15 U.S.C. 3132]

review of economic report as part of congressional budget process
Sec. 303.
[This section amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632, 636).]
* * * * * * *

modification of timetable for achieving unemployment goals
Sec. 304.
[This section amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632, 636).]
* * * * * * *

exercise of rulemaking powers
Sec. 305.
(a)
The Provisions of this title and the amendments made by such provisions are enacted by the Congress—
(1)
as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of Representatives and the Senate, respectively, and as such they shall be considered as part of the rules of each House, respectively, or of that House to which they specifically apply, and such rules shall supersede other rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent therewith; and
(2)
with full recognition of the constitutional right of either House to change such rules (so far as relating to such House), at any time, in the same manner and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of such House.
[15 U.S.C. 3133]
TITLE IV—

GENERAL PROVISIONS

nondiscrimination
Sec. 401.
(a)
No person in the United States shall on the grounds of sex, age, race, color, religion, national origin or handicap be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity funded pursuant to the implementation of this Act, including membership in any structure created by this Act.
(b)
Whenever the Secretary of Labor determines that a recipient of funds made available pursuant to this Act has failed to comply with subsection (a), or an applicable regulation, the Secretary shall notify the recipient of the noncompliance and shall request such recipient to secure compliance. If within a reasonable period of time, not to exceed sixty days, the recipient fails or refuses to secure compliance, the Secretary of Labor may—
(1)
refer the matter to the Attorney General with a recommendation that an appropriate civil action be instituted.
(2)
exercise the powers and functions provided by title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.); or
(3)
take such other action as may be provided by law.
(c)
When a matter is referred to the Attorney General pursuant to subsection (b), or whenever the Attorney General has reason to believe that a recipient is engaged in a pattern or practice in violation of the provisions of this section, the Attorney General may bring a civil action in the appropriate United States district court for any and all appropriate relief.
(d)
To assist and evaluate the enforcement of this section, and the broader equal employment opportunity policies of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall include, in the annual report referred to in section 4(f)(2)(B) of the Employment Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1022a(f)(2)(B)), a detailed analysis of the extent to which the enforcement of this section achieves positive results in both the quantity and quality of jobs, and for employment opportunities generally.
[15 U.S.C. 3151]

labor standards
Sec. 402.
(a)
Any new program enacted and funded pursuant to the implementation of this Act shall, subject to any limitations on maximum annual compensation as may be provided in the law authorizing such programs, provide that persons employed are paid equal wages for equal work, and that such policies and programs create a net increase in employment through work that would not otherwise be done or are essential to fulfill national priority purposes.
(b)
Any person employed in any reservoir project enacted and funded pursuant to the implementation of section 206(c)(1), or in any other job created pursuant to implementation of this Act, shall, subject to any limitations on maximum annual compensation as may be provided in the law authorizing such programs, be paid not less than the pay received by others performing the same type of work for the same employer, and in no case less than the minimum wage under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. No person employed in any reservoir project enacted and funded pursuant to implementation of section 206(c)(1) shall perform work of the type to which the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 276a—257a–5) applies, except as otherwise may be specifically authorized by law.
(c)
Any recommendation by the President for legislation to implement any program enacted pursuant to the provisions of this Act, requiring the use of funds under this Act, and submitted pursuant to the requirements of this Act, shall contain appropriate wage provisions based upon existing wage standard legislation.
[15 U.S.C. 3152]