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SEC. 6306. STUDIES. (a) Data on Displaced Farmers and Ranchers.— Section 462 of such Act is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(f) (1) The Secretary shall develop, in coordination with the Secretary of Agriculture, statistical data relating to permanent dislocation of farmers and ranchers due to farm and ranch failures. Among the data to be included are— “(A) the number of such farm and ranch failures; “(B) the number of farmers and ranchers displaced; “(C) the location of the affected farms and ranches; “(D) the types of farms and ranches involved; and “(E) the identification of farm family members, including spouses, and farm workers working the equivalent of a full-time job on the farm who are dislocated by such farm and ranch failures. “(2) The Secretary shall publish a report based upon such data as soon as practicable after the end of each calendar year. Such report shall include a comparison of data contained therein with data currently used by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in determining the Nation’s annual employment and unemployment rates and an analysis of whether farmers and ranchers are being adequately counted in such employment statistics. Such report shall also include an analysis of alternative methods for reducing the adverse effects of displacements of farmers and ranchers, not only on the individual farmer or rancher, but on the surrounding community”. 102 STAT. 1541 (b) Failure To Provide Internationally Recognized Worker Rights.— (1) The Secretary of Labor shall conduct a study, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to identify the extent to which countries recognize and enforce, and the producers fail to comply with, internationally recognized worker rights. A report on the study conducted under this subsection shall be submitted to Congress biennially. (2) As used in this Act, the term “internationally recognized worker rights” includes— (A) the right of association; (B) the right to organize and bargain collectively; (C) the right to be free from the use of any form of forced or compulsory labor; (D) a minimum age for the employment of children; and (E) acceptable conditions of work with respect to minimum wages, maximum hours of work, and occupational safety and health. (c) Additional Studies.— The National Commission for Employment Policy shall conduct research related to the provisions of this title. Such research shall include examinations of— (1) the role of the employment services in implementing programs to enhance services provided under this title, and (2) alternative techniques for managing production cutbacks without permanently reducing workforces. A report on the research conducted under this subsection shall be submitted to the Congress not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act.