§ 2414. — Functions of the Center.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC2414]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 51--NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY OF WORKING LIFE
SUBCHAPTER II--NATIONAL CENTER FOR PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY OF WORKING
LIFE
Sec. 2414. Functions of the Center
The Center shall--
(1) develop and establish, in consultation with the appropriate
committees of the Congress and with the appropriate departments and
agencies of the executive branch, a national policy for productivity
growth in the public and private sectors of the United States
consistent with the purposes of this chapter;
(2) seek, stimulate, and encourage maximum active participation
of--
(A) the private sector of the Nation's economy, including
labor organizations, associations and confederations, business
enterprises and associations, institutions of higher education,
foundations and other philanthropic organizations and research
centers and institutes; and
(B) the public sector of the Nation's economy, including
Federal, State, and local governments and agencies thereof,
including institutions of higher education,
in efforts to improve the rate of productivity growth in all sectors
of the Nation's economy;
(3) seek, stimulate, and encourage maximum active participation
of the public agencies and private organizations identified in
clause (2) of this section through identification and encouragement
of selected research and demonstration programs implemented by
public agencies and qualified private organizations which will--
(A) increase the rate of productivity growth in the public
and private sectors of the national economy through improved and
innovative utilization of technological and human resources; and
(B) develop, refine, and apply accurate and reliable
measurement techniques to evaluate changes in productivity;
(4) to identify, study, and review--
(A) existing Federal, State, and local statutes,
regulations, and fiscal policies which adversely affect
productivity growth or the economic performance of the public
and private sectors of the United States;
(B) incentives to encourage industry and labor initiatives
in the development of methods, techniques, and systems for the
improved utilization of technological and human resources in the
public and private sectors;
(C) existing and new programs, plans, and other methods,
including advanced warning systems, retraining programs,
retirement and separation programs, designed to counteract
threats to job security which may result from efforts to improve
productivity;
(D) jointly, with the Director of the Office of Personnel
Management, the impact of Federal personnel policies, statutes,
and regulations affecting the productivity of Federal agencies
and the quality of working life of Federal employees; and
(E) the need and feasibility of providing, directly to
potential users, public or private, various Center services in
return for payment to the Center, and methods by which charges
for such services will be established;
(5) recommend to the President, the Congress, the appropriate
agencies and departments of the Federal Government, and State and
local governments, any legislation, revisions of regulations,
policies, practices, and procedures which result from the activities
carried out under clause (4) of this section;
(6) encourage, support, and initiate efforts in the public or
private sector specifically designed to improve cooperation between
labor and management in the achievement of continued productivity
growth: Provided, however, That no activities of the Center
involving consideration of issues included in a specific labor-
management agreement shall be undertaken without the consent and
cooperation of the parties to that agreement;
(7) encourage departments and agencies of the Federal Government
to initiate, stimulate, and support efforts in both the public and
private sectors of the United States to improve the rate of
productivity growth;
(8) coordinate all activities referred to in subsection (7) of
this section in order to eliminate interagency duplication of effort
and cost, to insure that Center activities will not unnecessarily
conflict or overlap with such other activities, and to maximize the
effectiveness of all such Federal programs and activities;
(9) coordinate and consult with the departments and agencies of
the Federal Government in the obligation and expenditure of funds
for activities and projects in both the public and private sectors
to improve productivity growth;
(10) identify, develop, and support activities, programs,
systems, and techniques, in the various departments and agencies of
the Federal Government for measuring productivity growth within such
departments and agencies;
(11) collect and disseminate relevant information obtained by
the Center or other public agencies, institutions of higher
education, or private organizations engaged in projects under this
chapter, including information related to new or improved methods,
systems, technological developments, equipment, and devices to
improve and stimulate productivity growth, and to develop and
implement a public information program designed to inform the public
of the meaning and importance of productivity, and productivity
growth;
(12) encourage and coordinate the efforts of State and local
governments, and institutions of higher education, to improve
productivity;
(13) maintain liaison with organizations, both domestic and
foreign, involved in efforts to improve productivity;
(14) determine the Nation's needs for productivity-related
management and analytical skills and to encourage and facilitate the
development of training programs in such skills; and
(15) study the effects of materials availability upon
productivity growth.
(Pub. L. 94-136, title II, Sec. 204, Nov. 28, 1975, 89 Stat. 737; 1978
Reorg. Plan No. 2, Sec. 102, 43 F.R. 36037, 92 Stat. 3783.)
Transfer of Functions
``Director of the Office of Personnel Management'' substituted for
``Civil Service Commission'' in par. (4)(D) pursuant to Reorg. Plan No.
2 of 1978, Sec. 102, 43 F.R. 36037, 92 Stat. 3783, set out under section
1101 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, which
transferred functions vested by statute in United States Civil Service
Commission to Director of Office of Personnel Management (except as
otherwise specified), effective Jan. 1, 1979, as provided by section 1-
102 of Ex. Ord. No. 12107, Dec. 28, 1978, 44 F.R. 1055, set out under
section 1101 of Title 5.
