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 PUBLIC LAW 103-403—OCT. 22, 1994 108 STAT. 4195 to the Committees on Small Business of the Senate and the House of Representatives, a report containing— "(1) any recommendations of the Council and any comments of the Interagency Committee thereon; "(2) a detailed description of the activities of the Interagency Committee; "(3) the findings and conclusions of the Interagency Committee; and "(4) the Interagency Committee's recommendations for such legislation and administrative actions as the Interagency Committee considers appropriate to promote the development of small business concerns owned and controlled by women. "SEC. 405. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL WOMEN'S BUSINESS COUNCIL. "There is established a council to be known as the National Women's Business Council, which shall serve as an independent source of advice and policy recommendations to the Interagency Committee, to the Administrator through the Assistant Administrator of the Office of Women's Business Ownership, to the Congress, and to the President. "SEC. 406. DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL. "(a) IN GENERAL. —The Council shall advise and consult with the Interagency Committee on matters relating to the activities, functions, and policies of the Interagency Committee, as provided in this title. The Council shall meet jointly with the Interagency Committee at the discretion of the chairperson of the Council and the chairperson of the Interagency Committee, but not less than biannually. "(b) MEETINGS. —The Council shall meet separately at such times as the Council deems necessary. A majority of the members of the Council shall constitute a quorum for the approval of recommendations or reports issued pursuant to this section. "(c) RECOMMENDATIONS.— The Council shall make annual recommendations for consideration by the Interagency Committee. The Council shall also provide reports and make such other recommendations as it deems appropriate to the Interagency Committee, to the President, to the Administrator, and to the Committees on Small Business of the Senate and the House of Representatives. "(d) OTHER DUTIES.—The Council shall— "(1) review, coordinate, and monitor plans and programs developed in the public and private sectors, which affect the ability of women-owned business enterprises to obtain capital and credit; "(2) promote and assist in the development of a women's business census and other surveys of women-owned businesses; "(3) monitor and promote the plans, programs, and operations of the departments and agencies of the Federal Government which may contribute to the establishment and growth of women's business enterprise; "(4) develop and promote new initiatives, policies, programs, and plans designed to foster women's business enterprise; and "(5) advise and consult with the Interagency Committee in the design of a comprehensive plan for a joint public-private sector effort to facilitate growth and development of women's business enterprise. 79-194 O—95 —23:QL 3 Part 5

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