Training, Education, Research, and Outreach. Where the Agencies mutually determine it to be appropriate, the DOL and the FTC shall provide training to each Agency’s staff in identifying cases and issues that may arise under the other’s jurisdiction; engage in outreach and public education; share or co-develop training materials and programs; facilitate mission-relevant research projects by exchanging information, knowledge, or data; and develop joint policy statements and technical assistance documents when appropriate to facilitate a greater understanding and awareness of the laws that the Agencies enforce. The Agencies’ training, outreach, and education efforts shall include coordination on the experiences and enforcement perspectives of each Agency in identifying and investigating the legal implications of complex employment structures and exploitative business models and practices, when appropriate. The Agencies may also meet periodically, and otherwise routinely share information, about their enforcement priorities and other identified employment trends. The Agencies shall conduct all cross-agency consultations and training in compliance with and as permitted by the laws and regulations that govern the Agencies, individually and collectively, including, as applicable in each case: (a) if conducted (i) on a non-reimbursable basis, pursuant to and in compliance with, as appropriate, 31 U.S.C. § 1301 (Appropriations restriction) and 31 U.S.C. §§ 1341-42 and 1517(a) (Antideficiency Act); or (ii) on a reimbursable basis, pursuant to the Economy Act, 31 U.S.C. § 1535, and all related regulations and legal authority, as applicable, and (b) pursuant to any agency-specific regulations and procedures as required. All public materials will attribute the authorship of the public materials to the respective Agency or Agencies. Public materials bearing the DOL name, logo, or seal must be approved in advance by the DOL. All public materials bearing the FTC name, logo, or seal must be approved in advance by the FTC. Any such materials that include the opinions, results, findings, and/or interpretations of data arising from the result of activities of the Agency carrying out the activity do not necessarily represent the opinions, interpretation, or policy of the other Agency.
