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PUBLIC LAW 93-380-AUG. 21, 1974

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STAT.

WOMEN'S EDUCATIONAL EQUITY Women's Educational Equity Act of 1974. 20 USC 1866.

"Council. Grants and contracts.

Applications.

Nondiscrimination. Additional grants.

SEC. 408. (a) This section may be cited as the "Women's Educational Equity Act of 1974." (b)(1) The Congress hereby finds and declares that educational programs in the United States (including its possessions), as presently conducted, are frequently inequitable as such programs relate to women and frequently limit the full participation of all individuals in American society. (2) I t is the purpose of this section to provide educational equity for women in the United States. (c) As used in this section, the term "Council" means the Advisory Council on Women's Educational Programs. (d)(1) The Commissioner is authorized to make grants to, and enter into contracts with, public agencies and private nonprofit organizations and with individuals for activities designed to carry out the purposes of this section at all levels of education, including preschool, elementary and secondary education, higher education, and adult education. These activities shall include— (A) the development, evaluation, and dissemination by the applicant of curricula, textbooks, and other educational materials related to educational equity; (B) preservice and inservice training for educational personnel including guidance and counseling with special emphasis on. programs and activities designed to provide educational equity; (C) research, development, and educational actiAdties designed to advance educational equity; (D) guidance and counseling activities, including the development of nondiscriminatory tests, designed to assure educational equity; (E) educational activities to increase opportunities for adult women, including continuing educational activities and programs for underemployed and unemployed women; (F) the expansion and improvement of educational programs and activities for women in vocational education, career education, physical education and educational administration. (2) A grant may be made and a contract may be entered into under this section only upon application to the Commissioner, at such time, in such form, and containing or accompanied by such information as the Commissioner may prescribe. Each such application shall— (A) provide that the program or activity for which assistance is sought will be administered by or under the supervision of the applicant; (B) describe a program for carrying out one of the purposes set forth in subsection (a) which holds pi-omise of making a substantial contribution toward attaining such purposes; and (C) set forth policies and procedures which insur-e adequate evaluation of the activities intended to be carried out under the application. (3) The Commissioner shall approve applicants and amendments thereto which meet the requirements of paragraph (2). (4) Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting men from participating in any programs or activities assisted under this section. (e) I n addition to the authority of the Commissioner under subsection (d), the Commissioner shall carry out a program of small grants, not to exceed $15,000, each, in order to support innovative approaches to achieving the purpose of this section; and for that

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