Title 29LaborRelease 119-73

§2109 Report on employment and international competitiveness

Title 29 › Chapter CHAPTER 23— - WORKER ADJUSTMENT AND RETRAINING NOTIFICATION › § 2109

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Two years after August 4, 1988, the Comptroller General must send Congressional committees a report analyzing how this chapter affects employers (esp. small and medium), international competitiveness, workers’ employment, weighing costs and benefits including productivity, unemployment, pay, and retraining.

Full Legal Text

Title 29, §2109

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Two years after August 4, 1988, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Small Business of both the House and Senate, the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, and the Committee on Education and Labor a report containing a detailed and objective analysis of the effect of this chapter on employers (especially small- and medium-sized businesses), the economy (international competitiveness), and employees (in terms of levels and conditions of employment). The Comptroller General shall assess both costs and benefits, including the effect on productivity, competitiveness, unemployment rates and compensation, and worker retraining and readjustment.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Committee on Education and Labor of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Education and the Workforce of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, Jan. 9, 2023. Committee on Small Business of Senate changed to Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of Senate. See Senate Resolution No. 123, One Hundred Seventh Congress, June 29, 2001. Committee on Labor and Human Resources of Senate changed to Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of Senate by Senate Resolution No. 20, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Jan. 19, 1999.

Effective Date

Section effective 6 months after Aug. 4, 1988, see section 11 of Pub. L. 100–379, set out as a note under section 2101 of this title.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

29 U.S.C. § 2109

Title 29Labor

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73