A HOUSE BILL
To create the Labor and Employment Commission to study job and labor issues to find ways to create more, better jobs across Atlasia.
Be it enacted by both houses of Congress assembled:
Section 3: PurposeThe Congress declares that the establishment of a Labor and Employment Commission is in the public interest, will promote the general welfare of Atlasia, will help ensure that job and labor issues receive proper treatment at the federal level, and will enable the federal Government to coordinate its job creation and labor-related activities more effectively.
Therefore, the purposes of this Act are:
Section 4: DefinitionsAs used in this Act, unless otherwise provided or indicated by the context:
Section 5: Establishing the Labor and Employment Commission1. There is hereby established an independent government agency to be known as the Labor and Employment Commission, hereinafter referred to as the “Commission”.
2. There shall be at the head of the Commission, the Director of Labor and Employment, hereinafter referred to as the “Director.” The Director shall be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate.
3. There shall be in the Commission a Deputy Director of the Labor and Employment who shall be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Deputy Director shall be Acting Director during the absence or disability of the Director, or in the event of a vacancy in the office of Director.
4. The Director shall designate the order in which other officials of the Commission shall act for and perform the functions of the Director during the absence or disability of the Director and Deputy Director, or in the event of a vacancy in the office of the Director and Deputy Director.
Section 6: Powers of the Director1. The Director is authorized to prescribe rules and regulations to administer and manage the functions of the Commission.
2. The Director is authorized to make, enter into, and perform contracts, grants, leases, cooperative agreements, or other similar transactions with federal or other public agencies, regional and state governments, and private organizations and persons, and to make payments, by way of advance or reimbursement.
3. The Director is authorized to establish, alter, discontinue, or maintain regional or field offices.
4. The Director is authorized to, with their consent, with or without reimbursement, use the research, equipment, services, and facilities of any agency or instrumentality of the federal government, regional government or state government.
5. The Director is authorized to hire and compensate and employees, including attorneys, economists, and examiners. The Director shall have the power to terminate, except for reasons not allowed under law, any employee of the Commission.
Section 7: Offices1. The Director is authorized to create establish, consolidate, alter, or discontinue organizational entities or offices in the Commission.
2. The Director shall appoint officers to any created offices in the Commission. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the Director may delegate any function to officers of the Commission as the Director may designate, and may authorize successive redelegations of functions within the Commission as may be necessary or appropriate. No delegation of functions to officers by the Director shall relieve the Director of responsibility for the administration of those functions.
3. Each officer of the Commission appointed by the Director shall report directly to the Director and shall, in addition to any functions vested in or required to be delegated to the officer or employee, perform any additional functions as the Director may prescribe.
Section 8: Duties of the Director1. The Director shall advise the President, the Congress, the Secretary of Internal Affairs, and any other cabinet or agency on job or labor-related matters as needed.
2. The Director shall make an annual comprehensive report to the President and the Congress summarizing the work done by the Commission, the goals, priorities, and plans for the next fiscal year, the progress made in the areas of job creation and labor, and any recommendations for corrective action in areas, in the judgment of the Director, adequate progress is not being made.
Section 9: Commission1. The Commission shall work to:
2. The Commission, either by action of the Director or by one or more designated officers or employees, shall perform functions including:
Section 10: ImplementationThis Act shall take effect immediately upon its passage.[/quote]
