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15 U.S. Code § 2414. Functions of the Center
The Center shall—(1)
develop and establish, in consultation with the appropriate committees of the Congress and with the appropriate departments and agencies of the executive branch, a national policy for productivity growth in the public and private sectors of the United States consistent with the purposes of this chapter;
(2) seek, stimulate, and encourage maximum active participation of—
(A)
the private sector of the Nation’s economy, including labor organizations, associations and confederations, business enterprises and associations, institutions of higher education, foundations and other philanthropic organizations and research centers and institutes; and
(B)
the public sector of the Nation’s economy, including Federal, State, and local governments and agencies thereof, including institutions of higher education,
in efforts to improve the rate of productivity growth in all sectors of the Nation’s economy;
(3) seek, stimulate, and encourage maximum active participation of the public agencies and private organizations identified in clause (2) of this section through identification and encouragement of selected research and demonstration programs implemented by public agencies and qualified private organizations which will—
(A)
increase the rate of productivity growth in the public and private sectors of the national economy through improved and innovative utilization of technological and human resources; and
(B)
develop, refine, and apply accurate and reliable measurement techniques to evaluate changes in productivity;