A bill to establish the National Productivity Council to coordinate Federal efforts to promote the growth of productivity in the private sector, and for other purposes.
Productivity Improvement Act - Establishes the National Productivity Council. Directs the Council to: (1) develop, annually revise, and direct the implementation of a comprehensive national productivity plan which assesses the effects of Federal policies and activities on private sector productivity, identifying unnecessary obstacles and recommending improvements; (2) obtain support from Government, business, labor, and academic representatives; (3) act as a liaison between Federal agencies and local, regional, national, and foreign productivity centers; and (4) delineate agency functions to improve productivity. Creates an advisory board to the Council.
Directs the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Labor, and the Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, under the guidance of the Council, to conduct specified activities to collect and disseminate information relating to productivity improvement in the private sector, and to recommend revisions in the national productivity plan.
Authorizes appropriations.
Introduced in Senate
Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and Government Processes.
Committee on Governmental Affairs requested executive comment from GAO; CBO; White House Office, Council of Economic Advisers; OMB; Science and Technology Policy Office.
Committee on Governmental Affairs requested executive comment from Commerce Department; Labor Department; State Department; Treasury Department; National Science Foundation.
Committee on Governmental Affairs requested executive comment from Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations; Office of Personnel Management; Domestic Policy Staff.
Committee on Governmental Affairs requested executive comment from Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
Committee on Governmental Affairs received executive comment from GAO.
Committee on Governmental Affairs received executive comment from Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.
Committee on Governmental Affairs received executive comment from Council of Economic Advisers.
Committee on Governmental Affairs received executive comment from Office of Science and Technology Policy; State Department.
Committee on Governmental Affairs received executive comment from GAO.
Committee on Governmental Affairs received executive comment from Treasury Department.
Committee on Governmental Affairs received executive comment from Office of Personnel Management.
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