STUDY TO DETERMINE THE DISLOCATION EFFECTS OF CURRENT AND FUTURE REDUCTIONS IN SPENDING FOR THE NATIONAL DEFENSE.

SEC. 4472. STUDY TO DETERMINE THE DISLOCATION EFFECTS OF CURRENT AND FUTURE REDUCTIONS IN SPENDING FOR THE NATIONAL DEFENSE. (a) Study.—The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Labor shall jointly conduct a study to determine the dislocation effects that are projected to occur as a result of current and future reductions in spending for the national defense. The responsibilities of the Secretary of Defense under this section shall be carried out by the Defense Economic Adjustment Center established within the National Defense University under section 2504(a) of title 10, United States Code. (b) Conduct of Study.—In carrying out the study under subsection (a), the Secretaries shall— (1) consider the reemployment potential of workers losing jobs as a result of reduced defense spending, including the probability that such workers will be absorbed into other com-parable jobs in the Federal Government or other comparable jobs in the geographic locality of such workers; (2) include projections for— (A) dislocation in the private sector defense industry, dislocation of active duty military, and dislocation of civilians working for the Department of Defense; and (B) secondary dislocation in communities that are substantially and seriously affected (as defined in section 4003(5)(A) of the Defense Economic A4justment, Diversification, Conversion, and Stabilization Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–510; 104 Stat. 1848; 10 U.S.C. 2391 note)) where 106 STAT. 2756job loss occurs as a consequence of the closing or reduction in force of military facilities, or the cancellation or reduction in defense contracts in such community; (3) include information on the regional impact of reduced defense spending as it applies to worker dislocation; (4) include a comparison of the characteristics of the workforce population being dislocated as a consequence of reduced defense spending to the characteristics of the general dislocated workforce population in the United States, including characteristics relating to education status, income level, and occupation; (5) include projections on how dislocations occurring as a consequence of reduced defense spending will impact on other Federal programs that serve dislocated workers (particularly programs in which funding is based on unemployment statistics), including programs under the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.); and (6) include a comparison of the average length of advance notice received by workers being dislocated as a consequence of reduced defense spending to the average length of advance notice received by workers being dislocated for other reasons. (c) Report.—Not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall jointly submit to the Congress a report containing— (1) the findings and conclusions of the Secretaries resulting from the study under subsection (a); and (2) recommendations for assistance to dislocated workers based on the findings and conclusions referred to in paragraph (1).