Sec. 5. Research, education, and outreach
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Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, and periodically thereafter, the Secretary of Labor shall conduct studies and provide information to employers, labor organizations, and the general public concerning the means available to eliminate pay disparities between men and women (including women who are Asian American, Black or African-American, Hispanic American or Latino, Native American or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and White American), including— conducting and promoting research to develop the means to correct expeditiously the conditions leading to the pay disparities, with specific attention paid to women and girls from historically underrepresented and minority groups; publishing and otherwise making available to employers, labor organizations, professional associations, educational institutions, the media, and the general public the findings resulting from studies and other materials, relating to eliminating the pay disparities; sponsoring and assisting State, local, and community informational and educational programs; providing information to employers, labor organizations, professional associations, and other interested persons on the means of eliminating the pay disparities; and recognizing and promoting the achievements of employers, labor organizations, and professional associations that have worked to eliminate the pay disparities.
Not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor, acting through the Director of the Women’s Bureau, shall conduct a review and develop a synthesis of research on the gender wage gap among younger workers existing as of the date of enactment of this Act, and shall make such review and synthesis available on a publicly accessible website of the Department of Labor. Not later than 36 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor, acting through the Director of the Women’s Bureau, shall request proposals and commission studies that can advance knowledge on the gender wage gap among younger workers, and shall make such studies available on a publicly accessible website of the Department of Labor.