Sec. 6. GAO report on sectoral bargaining
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Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General, in consultation with the persons described in subsection (b), shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report, that— identifies and analyzes the laws, policies, and procedures in countries outside the United States governing collective bargaining at the level of an industry sector, including the laws, policies, and procedures involved in— the administrative system facilitating such bargaining; how collective bargaining agreements are rendered binding on all firms in an industry sector; defining an industry sector; the relationship between collective bargaining at the level of an individual employer or group of employers and at the level of an industry sector; the designation of representatives for collective bargaining at the level of an industry sector; the scope of collective bargaining and impasses at the level of an industry sector; and the provision or administration of benefits by labor organizations (such as unemployment insurance), or union security at the firm level or the level of an industry sector, to cover the costs of collective bargaining at the level of an industry sector; conducts a comparative analysis of the laws, policies, and procedures specified in paragraph
(1)that have been enacted in countries outside the United States; to the extent practicable, identifies the effects of such laws, policies, and procedures on— the wages and compensation of employees; the number of employees, disaggregated by full-time and part-time employees; prices, sales, and revenues; employee turnover and retention; hiring and training costs; productivity and absenteeism; and the development of emerging industries, including those that engage their workforces through technology; and describes the methodology used to generate the information in the report. The persons described in this subsection are— workers and the labor organizations representing such workers; representatives of businesses; the National Labor Relations Board; the International Labor Organization; and the International Labor Affairs Bureau of the Department of Labor. Not later than 60 days after the date on which the report is submitted under subsection (a), the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate shall— assess the findings of such report; and make recommendations with respect to actions of Congress to address the findings of such report.