To require the Comptroller General to report to Congress on the causes of job losses in New England and the Midwest over the past 20 years and to suggest possible remedies.

SA 3365. Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Lieberman, Mr.
Dodd, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Brown of Massachusetts) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4213, to
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring
provisions, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. GAO STUDY.

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Comptroller General shall report to Congress
detailing--
(1) the pattern of job loss in the New England States over
the past 20 years;
(2) the role of the off-shoring of manufacturing jobs in
overall job loss in the region; and
(3) recommendations to attract industries and bring jobs to
the region.
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