12 USC 5452 - Office of Minority and Women Inclusion

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 26, 2024

§ 5452.

Office of Minority and Women Inclusion

(a)

Office of Minority and Women Inclusion

(1)

Establishment

(A)

In general

(B)

Bureau

(2)

Transfer of responsibilities

(3)

Duties with respect to civil rights laws

(b)

Director

(1)

In general

(2)

Duties

Each Director shall develop standards for—

(A)

equal employment opportunity and the racial, ethnic, and gender diversity of the workforce and senior management of the agency;

(B)

increased participation of minority-owned and women-owned businesses in the programs and contracts of the agency, including standards for coordinating technical assistance to such businesses; and

(C)

assessing the diversity policies and practices of entities regulated by the agency.

(3)

Other duties

(4)

Rule of construction

(c)

Inclusion in all levels of business activities

(1)

In general

(2)

Contracts

(3)

Termination

(A)

Determination

(B)

Effect of determination

(i)

Recommendation to agency administrator

(ii)

Action by agency administrator

Upon receipt of a recommendation under clause (i), the agency administrator may—

(I)

terminate the contract;

(II)

make a referral to the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs of the Department of Labor; or

(III)

take other appropriate action.

(d)

Applicability

(e)

Reports

Each Office shall submit to Congress an annual report regarding the actions taken by the agency and the Office pursuant to this section, which shall include—

(1)

a statement of the total amounts paid by the agency to contractors since the previous report;

(2)

the percentage of the amounts described in paragraph (1) that were paid to contractors described in subsection (c)(1);

(3)

the successes achieved and challenges faced by the agency in operating minority and women outreach programs;

(4)

the challenges the agency may face in hiring qualified minority and women employees and contracting with qualified minority-owned and women-owned businesses; and

(5)

any other information, findings, conclusions, and recommendations for legislative or agency action, as the Director determines appropriate.

(f)

Diversity in agency workforce

Each agency shall take affirmative steps to seek diversity in the workforce of the agency at all levels of the agency in a manner consistent with applicable law. Such steps shall include—

(1)

recruiting at historically black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, women’s colleges, and colleges that typically serve majority minority populations;

(2)

sponsoring and recruiting at job fairs in urban communities;

(3)

placing employment advertisements in newspapers and magazines oriented toward minorities and women;

(4)

partnering with organizations that are focused on developing opportunities for minorities and women to place talented young minorities and women in industry internships, summer employment, and full-time positions;

(5)

where feasible, partnering with inner-city high schools, girls’ high schools, and high schools with majority minority populations to establish or enhance financial literacy programs and provide mentoring; and

(6)

any other mass media communications that the Office determines necessary.

(g)

Definitions

For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:

(1)

Agency

The term “agency” means—

(A)

the Departmental Offices of the Department of the Treasury;

(B)

the Corporation;

(C)

the Federal Housing Finance Agency;

(D)

each of the Federal reserve banks;

(E)

the Board;

(F)

the National Credit Union Administration;

(G)

the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency;

(H)

the Commission; and

(I)

the Bureau.

(2)

Agency administrator

(3)

Minority

(4)

Minority-owned business

(5)

Office

(6)

Women-owned business

(Pub. L. 111–203, title III, § 342, July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1541.)

cite as: 12 USC 5452