---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 1106"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "1106"
heading: "Unemployment compensation research program"
release: "119-102"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/1106"
units:
  - "Chapter 7 — Social Security"
  - "Subchapter IX — Employment Security Administrative Financing"
---

# §1106. Unemployment compensation research program

- (a) The [Secretary](/usc/42/1301.md?p=a-6) of Labor shall—
  - (1) establish a continuing and comprehensive [program](/usc/42/274l–1.md?p=4) of research to evaluate the unemployment compensation system. Such research shall include, but not be limited to, a [program](/usc/42/274l–1.md?p=4) of factual studies covering the role of unemployment compensation under varying patterns of unemployment [including](/usc/42/1301.md?p=b) those in seasonal industries, the relationship between the unemployment compensation and other [social](/usc/42/1397j.md?p=20) insurance [programs](/usc/42/274l–1.md?p=4), the effect of [State](/usc/42/1397n–12.md?p=6) eligibility and disqualification provisions, the personal characteristics, [family](/usc/42/290ff–4.md?p=d-2) situations, employment background and experience of claimants, with the results of such studies to be made public; and
  - (2) establish a [program](/usc/42/274l–1.md?p=4) of research to develop information (which shall be made public) as to the effect and impact of extending coverage to excluded groups with first attention to agricultural labor.
- (b) To assist in the establishment and provide for the continuation of the comprehensive research [program](/usc/42/274l–1.md?p=4) relating to the unemployment compensation system, there are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, and for each fiscal year thereafter, such sums, not to exceed $8,000,000, as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. From the sums authorized to be appropriated by this subsection the [Secretary](/usc/42/1301.md?p=a-6) may provide for the conduct of such research through [grants](/usc/42/1397j.md?p=10) or contracts.

## Source credit

(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title IX, § 906, as added Pub. L. 91–373, title I, § 141, Aug. 10, 1970, 84 Stat. 705.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 1106, act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title IX, § 906, 49 Stat. 642, related to excusing payment of tax by engaging in interstate commerce. For further details, see Prior Law note set out preceding section 1101 of this title.