42 USC 1885c - Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering

U.S Code last checked for updates: Oct 18, 2024

§ 1885c.

Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering

(a)

Establishment; purposes

(b)

Membership; Chairperson; term of members

(c)

Responsibilities of Committee

(d)

Standing or ad hoc subcommittees

(e)

Biennial report

Every 2 years, the Committee shall prepare and submit to the Director a report on its activities during the previous 2 years and proposed activities for the next 2 years. The Director shall submit to Congress the report, unaltered, together with such comments as the Director considers appropriate, including—

(1)

review data on the participation in Foundation activities of institutions serving populations that are underrepresented in STEM disciplines, including poor, rural, and tribal populations; and

(2)

recommendations regarding how the Foundation could improve outreach and inclusion of these populations in Foundation activities.

(Pub. L. 96–516, § 36, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 3012; Pub. L. 99–159, title I, § 111(b)(8), Nov. 22, 1985, 99 Stat. 893; Pub. L. 100–570, title I, § 105(c), Oct. 31, 1988, 102 Stat. 2868; Pub. L. 105–207, title II, § 202(d)(2), July 29, 1998, 112 Stat. 874; Pub. L. 114–329, title III, § 313, Jan. 6, 2017, 130 Stat. 3014.)

cite as: 42 USC 1885c