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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1106. Unemployment compensation research program
(a) The Secretary of Labor shall -
(1) establish a continuing and comprehensive program of
research to evaluate the unemployment compensation system. Such
research shall include, but not be limited to, a program of
factual studies covering the role of unemployment compensation
under varying patterns of unemployment including those in
seasonal industries, the relationship between the unemployment
compensation and other social insurance programs, the effect of
State eligibility and disqualification provisions, the personal
characteristics, family situations, employment background and
experience of claimants, with the results of such studies to be
made public; and
(2) establish a program of research to develop information
(which shall be made public) as to the effect and impact of
extending coverage to excluded groups with first attention to
agricultural labor.
(b) To assist in the establishment and provide for the
continuation of the comprehensive research program relating to the
unemployment compensation system, there are hereby authorized to be
appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, and for each
fiscal year thereafter, such sums, not to exceed $8,000,000, as may
be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. From the
sums authorized to be appropriated by this subsection the Secretary
may provide for the conduct of such research through grants or
contracts.
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