94TH CONGRESS 1st Session

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SENATE

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REPORT No. 94-335

NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY OF WORKING LIFE ACT OF 1975

REPORT

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS UNITED STATES SENATE

TO ACCOMPANY

S. 2195

TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL CENTER FOR PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY OF WORKING LIFE; TO PROVIDE FOR A REVIEW OF THE ACTIVITIES OF ALL FEDERAL AGENCIES INCLUDING IMPLEMENTATION OF ALL FEDERAL LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND POLICIES WHICH IMPEDE THE PRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE AND EFFICIENCY OF THE AMERICAN ECONOMY; TO ENCOURAGE JOINT LABOR, INDUSTRY, AND GOVERNMENT EFFORTS TO IMPROVE NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY, AND THE CHARACTER OF WORKING CONDITIONS; TO ESTABLISH A FEDERAL POLICY WITH RESPECT TO CONTINUED PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH AND IMPROVED UTILIZATION OF HUMAN RESOURCES IN THE UNITED STATES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

CONTENTS

Purpose

History of the legislation_

Background

The quality of working life....

History of the Federal productivity effort..

Need for a Federal effort._.

A Federal policy to stimulate productivity growth--.

National Center for Productivity and Quality of Working Life..
Organization of the Center_

Functions of the Center_.
Powers of the Center--.
Federal agency coordination....
Review and evaluation_-_-
Section by section analysis..
Cost estimate___.

Changes in existing law.
Rollcall vote----

(III)