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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · H.R. 951 (Introduced in House) — To promote the economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through their increased participation in high-wage, high... · Sec. 7

Sec. 7. National commission on the status of women in high–demand and high–wage nontraditional occupations

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The Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall convene a national commission (in this section referred to as the Commission ) for the purpose of examining and making recommendations for improving the status of women in high-demand, high-wage nontraditional occupations. The Commission shall include 30 members, of which 15 members shall be appointed by the President, 5 members by the Speaker and 3 members by the minority leader of the House of Representatives, and 4 members by the majority leader and 3 members by the minority leader of the Senate.
Members shall include representatives from— business or trade associations in industries with high-wage, high-demand nontraditional occupations and sponsors of registered apprenticeship program; women’s organizations and other nonprofit organizations serving low-income women; labor unions and labor-management organizations; high school and public postsecondary education institutions; State workforce and economic development agencies or agencies responsible for the Workforce Investment Act and the Carl D.
Perkins Career and Technical Education Act; and academics, researchers, and other stakeholders. A minimum of 10 members must have demonstrated experience in serving low-income women. The duties of the Commission shall be to— develop a 5-year plan to encourage the full participation of women in high-wage, high-demand nontraditional occupations; hold hearings on the national and regional levels on the goal of ending gender segregation in occupations, particularly the underrepresentation of women in high-demand, high-wage occupations; recommend policies and programs, including the establishment of sanctions and bonuses for Federal contractors in designated sectors and the use of on-site equal opportunity monitors on all large federally funded projects; and submit its progress report and policy recommendations to Congress and related Federal agencies not later than 1 year after the Commission is convened and every 2 years thereafter.
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