Sec. 1029. WORKING GROUP ON STABILIZATION OF NAVY SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRIAL BASE WORKFORCE
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## SEC. 1029 WORKING GROUP ON STABILIZATION OF NAVY SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRIAL BASE WORKFORCE ###
(a)In General The Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of Labor shall jointly establish and appoint members to a working group, which shall make recommendations to enhance the integration of programs, resources, and expertise to strengthen the Navy shipbuilding industrial base through greater stabilization of the workforce available to the Navy shipbuilding industrial base. ###
(b)Duties The working group established pursuant to subsection
(a)shall carry out the following activities: ####
(1)Analyze existing Department of the Navy shipbuilding contracts and other relevant information to better anticipate future employment trends and tailor support and opportunities for workers most vulnerable to upcoming workforce fluctuations. ####
(2)Identify existing Department of Labor programs for unemployed, underemployed, and furloughed employees that could benefit the Navy shipbuilding industrial base workforce during times of workload fluctuations and workforce instability, and explore potential partnerships to connect employees with appropriate resources. ####
(3)Explore possible cost sharing agreements to enable the Secretary of the Navy to contribute funding to existing Department of Labor workforce programs to support the Navy shipbuilding industrial base workforce. ####
(4)Examine possible programs that will specifically assist furloughed employees in the Navy shipbuilding industrial base workforce who may sporadically rely on unemployment benefits. ####
(5)Explore opportunities for unemployed, underemployed, or furloughed employees in the Navy shipbuilding industrial base workforce to receive workforce training through temporary partnerships with States, technical schools, community colleges, and other local workforce development opportunities. ####
(6)Review existing training programs for the Navy shipbuilding industrial base workforce to maximize relevant and necessary training opportunities that would broaden employee skillset during times of unemployment, underemployment, or furlough, where applicable. ####
(7)Assess the possibility of Navy shipbuilding employee support programs to weather a period of unemployment, underemployment, or furlough, including compensation options, alternative employment, temporary stipends, or other worker support opportunities. ####
(8)Study cross-State credentialing requirements and identify any restrictions that inhibit the flexibility of the Navy shipbuilding industrial base workforce to seek employment opportunities across State lines, and make recommendations to streamline licensing, credentialing, certification, and qualification requirements within the shipbuilding industry. ####
(9)Review additional or new contracting authorities that could enable the Department of the Navy to award short-term, flexible contracts that will prioritize work for unemployed, underemployed, or furloughed employees within the Navy shipbuilding industrial base workforce. ####
(10)Identify specific workforce support programs to support suppliers of all sizes within the Navy shipbuilding industrial base, and assess any additional support from prime contractors that would improve the stability of such suppliers. ####
(11)Assess whether greater collaboration with the United States Coast Guard and its shipbuilding contractors and subcontractors would improve Navy shipbuilding industrial base workforce stability by assessing a totality of Navy and Coast Guard shipbuilding demands. ####
(12)Consider potential pilot programs that will specifically address Navy shipbuilding industrial base workforce stability. ####
(13)Explore any additional opportunities to invest in recruiting, retaining, and training a skilled Navy shipbuilding industrial base workforce. ####
(14)Consider and incorporate the findings and recommendations, as appropriate, of the report on shipbuilder training and the defense industrial base required under section 1037 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1583). ###
(c)Notice of Establishment and Structure Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy, in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, shall submit to the congressional defense committees notice regarding the membership and structure of the working group established pursuant to subsection (a). ###
(d)Report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives a report containing the findings and recommendations of the working group established pursuant to subsection (a). ###
(e)Termination The working group established pursuant to subsection
(a)shall terminate on the date that is 30 days after the submittal of the report required under subsection (d).
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Sec. 1029
WORKING GROUP ON STABILIZATION OF NAVY SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRIAL BASE WORKFORCE
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