29 U.S.C. § 2402
Section 2402 · Establishment
Amended 1 time on record
(1) In general
There is authorized to be established the National Center for the Workplace (hereafter in this chapter referred to as the “Center”) through 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 equal to 25 percent of the funds received pursuant to such grant.
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, psychology, 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 publications, state-of-the-art electronic and video technology, and distinguished extension/outreach programs operating on a national and international level.
The Center shall annually report to the Congress, the Secretary of Education, and the Secretary of Labor on the activities of the Center.