Sec. 204. RESEARCH ON ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN AND MINORITIES TO MANAGEMENT AND DECISIONMAKING POSITIONS IN BUSINESS

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## SEC. 204 RESEARCH ON ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN AND MINORITIES TO MANAGEMENT AND DECISIONMAKING POSITIONS IN BUSINESS ###

(a)Advancement Study The Commission shall conduct a study of opportunities for, and artificial barriers to, the advancement of women and minorities to management and decisionmaking positions in business. In conducting the study, the Commission shall— ####

(1)examine the preparedness of women and minorities to advance to management and decisionmaking positions in business; ####

(2)examine the opportunities for women and minorities to advance to management and decisionmaking positions in business; ####

(3)conduct basic research into the practices, policies, and manner in which management and decisionmaking positions in business are filled; ####

(4)conduct comparative research of businesses and industries in which women and minorities are promoted to management and decisionmaking positions, and businesses and industries in which women and minorities are not promoted to management and decisionmaking positions; ####

(5)compile a synthesis of available research on programs and practices that have successfully led to the advancement of women and minorities to management and decisionmaking positions in business, including training programs, rotational assignments, developmental programs, reward programs, employee benefit structures, and family leave policies; and ####

(6)examine any other issues and information relating to the advancement of women and minorities to management and decisionmaking positions in business. ###

(b)Report Not later than 15 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall prepare and submit to the President and the appropriate committees of Congress a written report containing— ####

(1)the findings and conclusions of the Commission resulting from the study conducted under subsection (a); and ####

(2)recommendations based on the findings and conclusions described in paragraph

(1)relating to the promotion of opportunities for, and elimination of artificial barriers to, the advancement of women and minorities to management and decisionmaking positions in business, including recommendations for— #####

(A)policies and practices to fill vacancies at the management and decisionmaking levels; #####

(B)developmental practices and procedures to ensure that women and minorities have access to opportunities to gain the exposure, skills, and expertise necessary to assume management and decisionmaking positions; #####

(C)compensation programs and reward structures utilized to reward and retain key employees; and #####

(D)the use of enforcement (including such enforcement techniques as litigation, complaint investigations, compliance reviews, conciliation, administrative regulations, policy guidance, technical assistance, training, and public education) of Federal equal employment opportunity laws by Federal agencies as a means of eliminating artificial barriers to the advancement of women and minorities in employment. ###

(c)Additional Study The Commission may conduct such additional study of the advancement of women and minorities to management and decisionmaking positions in business as a majority of the members of the Commission determines to be necessary.