Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a Defense Adjustment Institute in Rhode Island, for policy development and information and resource-sharing with regard to the adjustment and transition of defense-related industries toward operations for the nondefense economy and the retraining of defense workers.
Requires the Institute to be national in scope, to serve as a model for future institutes, and to operate to improve cooperation of the Department of Defense with other entities involved in defense economic adjustment and transition, including institutions of higher education, private defense contractors, and other Federal agencies.
Directs the Institute to collect and make available information regarding: (1) job retraining resources; (2) worker absorption programs in the community; (3) transition of defense contractors from military to civilian output; and (4) funding resources and Federal programs for economic adjustment and conversion into civilian industries.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Referred to the House Committee on Banking, Finance + Urban Affrs.
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization.
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Investigations.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.
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