effective utilization options for industry and government employer groups. The study was conducted by Dr. Harold Sheppard of the American Institutes for Research. Among other themes being developed in the study is a total review of retirement policies and how these can change over the coming years. We regard this as a positive complement to the legislation pending before the Subcommittee. References For positions of The American Association of Retired Persons/ For the National Council on the Aging, see: Public Policy Statement of the National Council on the Aging--1976-77, The Board of Directors, the National Council on the Aging, Washington, D.C., 1977. Testimony of the National Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO, cf. Aging in America: Myth and Reality, The National Council "The Next Steps in Combatting Age Discrimination in Employment-- Also, cf. "Mandatory Retirement: "The Social and Human Cost of Report of the Secretary of Labor to Congress on Activities under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967. The U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, D.C., January, 1977. Fox, Alan, Work Status and Income Changes, 1968-1972: Retirement Parnes, H., et al. The Pre-Retirement Years: Five Years in the Hearings before the House Select Committee on Aging, March 16-17, 1977. Ibid. Testimony of Harriet Miller, Executive Director of the 15 - O'Meara, Roger, Retirement: Reward or Rejection, The Industrial Conference Board, New York, March, 1977. Industrial Schulz, J., "The Economics of Mandatory Retirement," Testimony of Dr. Marc Rosenblum before the Subcommittee on Labor, Fullerton, H., Flaim, p., "New Labor Force Projections to 1990," Butler, R.N., Why Survive: Being Old in America, Harper & Row, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Employment Security, Manpower Parnes, et. al. op. cit. Note: The longitudinal study on preretired men is ongoing as part of the Department's analysis of the National Longitudinal Survey of the U.S. labor force. APPENDIX A BACKGROUND RESEARCH FINDINGS ON AGE, CAPACITY AND PRODUCTIVITY REPORT TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON LABOR UNITED STATES SENATE COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES Submitted at the Request of BY THE EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Part 1 Appendix A Productivity of Individuals Age 65 and Over Eealth and Capacities Beyond Age 65 In 1971 the House of Delegates of the American Medical Association adopted a policy state declaring **** compulsory retirement and artificial barriers Subsequently, the American Medical Association filed Amicus Curiae briefs in several cases involving the issue of discrimination on the basis of age. Following are quotations from the AMA position submitted in such cases. "It is the position of the American Medical Association that the Nation's social policy for the aging should insure that the older worker has the opportunity to continue in productive employment as long as he wishes and is able to maintain a satisfactory level of efficiency. Such opportunities will enable many more older people to look forward to more years of independence, dignity, and usefulness. The American .. Medical Association believes that the older worker who is able to continue working should have a choice about when, or even if he wishes to retire. "Arbitrary retirement policies coupled with the denial "Chronological age has been observed to have no magic "Arbitrary segregation of individuals because of |