PUBLIC LAW 102-325—JULY 23, 1992 106 STAT. 831 SEC. 1446. TERMINATION OF COMMISSION. The Commission shall cease to exist on the date that is 90 days after the date on which the Commission submits its final report in accordance with section 1443(b). TITLE XV—RELATED PROGRAMS AND AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS PART A—NATIONAL CENTER FOR THE WORKPLACE SEC. 1611. PUBPOSE; DESIGNATION. 29 USC 2401. It is the purpose of this part to address the problems created by the simultaneous convergence of broad economic, social, cultural, political, and technological changes in the workplace tiirough a national center admimstered by the Department of Labor that will join together workplace expertsfiromAmerica's best institutions of higher education with expertsfi*omthe public and private sectors to conduct research, share information, and propose remedies. SEC. 1512. ESTABLISHMENT. 29 USC 2402. (a) ESTABLISHMENT. — — (1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be established the National Center for the Workplace (hereafter in this part referred to as the "Center") tiirough competitive grant or contract between the Secretary of Labor and an eligible recipient. (2) MATCHING FUNDS.— In order to receive the grant described in paragraph (1) an eligible entity shall provide matching funds from non-Federal sources equ£U to 25 percent of the funds received pursuant to such grant. (b) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT.— An eligible recipient shall be a consortium of institutions of higher education in the United States. The consortium shall represent a diversity of views on and an expertise in the field of employment policy, and shall be represented and coordinated by a host institution of higher education that meets all of the following criteria: (1) Broad collective knowledge of and demonstrable experience in the wide range of employment and workplace issues. (2) A faculty that, collectively, demonstrates a nonpartisan research and policy perspective joining the several relevant workplace disciplines (labor economics, industrial relations, collective bargaining, human resource management, sociology, psy- chology, and law) in a multidisciplinary approach to workplace issues. (3) Established credibility and working relationships with employers, unions, and government agencies on a national scale, and established means of providing education and technical assistance to each of the above groups that include pub- Ucations, state-of-the-art electronic and video technology, and distinguished extension/outreach programs operating on a national and international level. (c) REPORT.— The Center shall annually report to the Congress, tile Secretary of Education, and the Secretary of Labor on the activities of me Center.
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