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PUBLIC LAW 93-380-AUG. 21, 1974

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purpose the Commissioner is authorized to make grants to public and private nonprofit agencies and to individuals. (f)(1) There is established in the Office of Education an Advisory ^.f^^'^"'^^^"""' Council on Women's Educational Programs. The Council shall be Educ"tio°^lVroCOmpOSed o f

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(A) seventeen individuals, some of whom shall be students, me^^be^ihip"''"*' who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from among individuals broadly representative of the general public who, by virtue of their knowledge or experience, are versed in the role and status of women in American society; (B) the Chairman of the Civil Rights Commission; (C) the Director of the Women's Bureau of the Department of Labor; and (D) the Director of the Women's Action Program of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. The Council shall elect its own Chairman. (2) The term of office of each member of the Council appointed Term. under clause (A) of paragraph (1) shall be three years, except that— (A) the members first appointed under such clause shall serve as designated by the President, six for a term of one year, five for a term of two years, and six for a term of three years; and (B) any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term. (3) The Council shall— Duties. (A) advise the Commissioner with respect to general policy matters relating to the administration of this section; (B) advise and make recommendations to the Assistant Secretary concerning the improvement of educational equity for women; (C) make recommendations to the Commissioner with respect to the allocation of any funds pursuant to this section, including criteria developed to insure an appropriate geographical distribution of approved programs and projects throughout the Nation; and (D) develop criteria for the establishment of program priorities. (4) From the sums available for the purposes of this section, the ^,^^'^J^^^"^'"/"^ tion in education, Commissioner is authorized and directed to conduct a national, com- r e v i e w. prehensive review of sex discrimination in education, to be submitted to the Council not later than a year after the date of enactment of this section. The Council shall review the report of the Commissioner and shall make such recommendations, including recommendations for additional legislation, as it deems advisable. (5) The provisions of part D of the General Education Provisions Act shall apply with respect to the Council established under this Post, p. 575. subsection. (f) The Commissioner is directed, at the end of each fiscal year, to den^^c'^n°re^s's^^' submit to the President and the Congress and to the Council a report and council. setting forth the programs and activities assisted under this section, and to provide for the distribution of this report to all interested groups and individuals, including the Congress, from funds authorized under this section. After receiving the report from the Commis- ^.P'^og'^^™ evaiua sioner, the Council shall evaluate the programs and projects assisted under this section and include such evaluation in its annual report. (h) For the purpose of carrying out this section, the Commissioner Appropriation. is authorized to expend not to exceed $30,000,000 for each fiscal year prior to July 1, 1978.

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