; (4) providing information to employers, labor organizations, professional associations, and other interested persons on the means of eliminating the pay disparities; and (5) recognizing and promoting the achievements of employers, labor organizations, and professional associations that have worked to eliminate the pay disparities. (b) Research on Gender Pay Gap in Teenage Labor Force (1) Research review Not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor, acting through the Director of the Women’s Bureau, shall conduct a review and develop a synthesis of research on the gender wage gap among younger workers existing as of the date of enactment of this Act, and shall make such review and synthesis available on a publicly accessible website of the Department of Labor. (2) Authority to commission studies Not later than 36 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor, acting through the Director of the Women’s Bureau, shall request proposals and commission studies that can advance knowledge on the gender wage gap among younger workers, and shall make such studies available on a publicly accessible website of the Department of Labor. 6. Establishment of the National Award for Pay Equity in the Workplace (a) In general There is established the National Award for Pay Equity in the Workplace, which shall be awarded by the Secretary of Labor in consultation with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on an annual basis, to an employer to encourage proactive efforts to comply with section 6(d) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 206(d) ), as amended by this Act. (b) Criteria for qualification The Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, shall— (1) set criteria for receipt of the award, including a requirement that an employer has made substantial effort to eliminate pay disparities between men and women and deserves special recognition as a consequence of such effort