[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 213 (Thursday, November 2, 2000)]
[Presidential Documents]
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 The President

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                Executive Order 13174 of October 27, 2000

                
Commission on Workers, Communities, and Economic 
                Change in the New Economy

                By the authority vested in me as President by the 
                Constitution and the laws of the United States of 
                America, including the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 
                as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), it is hereby ordered as 
                follows:

                Section 1. Establishment. There is established the 
                ``Commission on Workers, Communities, and Economic 
                Change in the New Economy'' (Commission). The 
                Commission shall be composed of up to 14 persons to be 
                appointed by the President from individuals who 
                represent State or local agencies relating to workforce 
                or community development, economists or other workforce 
                development experts, labor organizations, business 
                leaders, and Members of Congress. The President shall 
                designate a Chairperson from among the members of the 
                Commission.

                Sec. 2. Functions. The Commission shall conduct a study 
                of matters relating to economic dislocation, and worker 
                and community adjustment to such dislocations. In 
                carrying out this study, the Commission shall examine:

(a) the impact of international trade, technology, globalization, and the 
changing nature of work on both workers and their communities;

(b) the effectiveness of existing Federal programs in assisting workers and 
communities in adjusting to economic change, including the adequacy of the 
design of such programs;

(c) the strategies for providing workplace education and training to assist 
workers in acquiring new skills;

(d) the strategies for assisting communities to adjust to changing economic 
conditions and changes in the mix of employment opportunities in those 
communities;

(e) the role of public-private partnerships in implementing job training 
and community assistance; and

(f) the role of income support and economic security programs in 
facilitating worker adjustment to rapidly changing economic circumstances.

                Sec. 3. Report. Not later than 12 months after the 
                first meeting of the Commission, the Commission shall 
                prepare and submit to the President and the Congress a 
                report that contains a detailed statement of the 
                findings and conclusions of the Commission's study 
                carried out under section 2 of this order, and 
                includes:

(1) a summary of best practices and policies carried out by employers and 
public-private partnerships in providing workers with the education and 
training needed to effectively adjust to economic change;

(2) a summary of best practices and policies carried out by or on behalf of 
communities in responding to large-scale economic changes; and

(3) any recommendations relating to legislative and administrative actions 
that the Commission determines to be appropriate.

                Sec. 4. Administration. (a) Members of the Commission 
                shall serve without compensation for their work on the 
                Commission. While engaged in the work of the 
                Commission, members appointed from among private 
                citizens of the United States may be allowed travel 
                expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as 
                authorized by law for persons serving intermittently in 
                the Government service (5 U.S.C. 5701-5707).

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                    (b) The Department of Labor shall provide the 
                Commission with funding and administrative support. The 
                Commission may have paid staff. In addition, 
                appropriate Federal agencies may be requested to 
                designate staff to assist with the work of the 
                Commission. The Secretary of Labor shall perform the 
                functions of the President under the Federal Advisory 
                Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), except that 
                of reporting to the Congress, in accordance with the 
                guidelines and procedures established by the 
                Administrator of General Services.

                Sec. 5. General Provisions. The Commission shall 
                terminate 30 days after submitting its report.

                    (Presidential Sig.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                     October 27, 2000.

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