29 U.S.C. § 2632. Duties

The Commission shall—

1. (1)
   (1)

   conduct a comprehensive study of—

   1. (A)
      (1)(A)existing and proposed mandatory and voluntary policies relating to family and temporary medical leave, including policies provided by employers not covered under this Act;
   2. (B)
      (1)(B)the potential costs, benefits, and impact on productivity, job creation and business growth of such policies on employers and employees;
   3. (C)
      (1)(C)possible differences in costs, benefits, and impact on productivity, job creation and business growth of such policies on employers based on business type and size;
   4. (D)
      (1)(D)the impact of family and medical leave policies on the availability of employee benefits provided by employers, including employers not covered under this Act;
   5. (E)
      (1)(E)alternate and equivalent State enforcement of subchapter I with respect to employees described in section 2618(a) of this title;
   6. (F)
      (1)(F)methods used by employers to reduce administrative costs of implementing family and medical leave policies;
   7. (G)
      (1)(G)the ability of the employers to recover, under section 2614(c)(2) of this title, the premiums described in such section; and
   8. (H)
      (1)(H)the impact on employers and employees of policies that provide temporary wage replacement during periods of family and medical leave.
2. (2)
   (2)not later than 2 years after the date on which the Commission first meets, prepare and submit, to the appropriate Committees of Congress, a report concerning the subjects listed in paragraph (1).