Sec. 4. GAO study on barriers to and opportunities for retraining workers
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The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study of the barriers to providing, and opportunities for improving, training for workers in industries that have, or are likely to have, high rates of job loss due to automation. In conducting the study, the Comptroller General shall study— considerations impacting, and strategies to improve data collection with respect to, the workforce in industries with high rates of job loss or a high likelihood of automation in the United States, including considerations and data collection strategies concerning— industries and occupations most likely to be impacted by automation, including— the geographical location of those industries and occupations; the annual average wages of those occupations; and demographic data on the race, gender, and age of workers in those industries and occupations; employer-based training practices in those industries and occupations; the frequency with which employers provide worker training to address skills needs and react to changes in the labor market; and projected job losses; considerations impacting, and strategies to improve data collection with respect to, the workforce in in-demand industry sectors and occupations in the United States, such as advanced manufacturing, information technology, and health care, including considerations and data collection strategies concerning— industry sectors and occupations that may emerge or become in-demand industry sectors or occupations as a result of automation, including— the geographical location of those industry sectors and occupations; the average annual wages of those occupations; and demographic data on the race, gender, and age of workers in those occupations; the skills and education needed to fill the positions in those industries; employer-based training practices in those industry sectors; and projected job gains; barriers to, and opportunities for, retraining workers in industries that have a high likelihood of being impacted by automation; the impact of the geographical location of workers and their access to transportation on the ability of the workers to access job training and related higher-skilled positions; the impact of workers’ access to other benefits and services, including child care, paid sick leave, paid family and medical leave, or a retirement plan, on the ability of the workers to access job training and related higher-skilled positions; and how reduced Federal funding for job training programs has impacted the ability of State and local governments, employers, and communities to respond to changes in the labor market, including rapidly evolving technologies.
On completion of the study required by subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report concerning the results of the study.