I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1793
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure
gender equity in education, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 21, 1993
Mrs. SCHROEDER (for herself, Ms. SNOWE, Mr. KILDEE, Mrs. MINK, Mrs.
COLLINS of Illinois, Mrs. LOWEY, Ms. MOLINARI, Mrs. MORELLA, Ms.
SLAUGHTER, Mrs. UNSOELD, Ms. WOOLSEY, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Ms.
BYRNE, Mrs. CLAYTON, Ms. KAPTUR, Mrs. KENNELLY, Mrs. LLOYD,
Mrs. MALONEY, Ms. MARGOLIES-MEZVINSKY, Mrs. MEEK, Ms. NORTON,
Ms. PELOSI, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. SCHENK, Ms. SHEPHERD, Ms.
VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. WATERS, Mr. DELLUMS, Mr. EVANS, Mr. FRANK of
Massachusetts, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. MILLER of California, Mr. REED,
Mr. TOWNS, Mr. YATES, Ms. ESHOO, Miss. COLLINS of Michigan, Ms.
FURSE, Ms. HARMAN, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Ms.
MCKINNEY, Ms. LONG, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. WILLIAMS, and Mr. MAR-
TINEZ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Education and Labor
A BILL
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 to ensure gender equity in education, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gender Equity in Edu-
cation Act of 1993’’.
TITLE I—WOMEN’S
EDUCATIONAL EQUITY
SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF WOMEN’S
EQUITY.
(a) OFFICE OF WOMEN’S EQUITY.—The Department
of Education Organization Act is amended—
(1) by redesignating section 215 as 216; and
(2) by inserting after section 214 the following:
‘‘SEC. 215. OFFICE OF WOMEN’S EQUITY.
‘‘(a) There shall be in the Department, an Office of
Women’s Equity, to be administered by a Director of
Women’s Equity, who shall be appointed by the Secretary.
The Director shall promote, coordinate and evaluate gen-
der equity programs, disseminate information, provide
technical assistance, coordinate research activities, and ad-
minister grant programs. The Director shall report di-
rectly to the Secretary, and shall perform such additional
functions as the Secretary shall prescribe.
‘‘(b) The Director shall, not later than the final day
of each fiscal year, submit a report to the President and
the Congress setting forth the programs and activities as-
sisted under the Women’s Educational Equity Act, and
provide for the distribution of such report to all interested
groups and individuals.’’.
(b) ORGANIZATIONAL ENTITY.—For purposes of sec-
tion 413(a) of the Department of Education Organization
Act, the Office of Women’s Equity shall be considered to
be an organizational entity established under such Act and
shall not be subject to the reorganization authority of the
Secretary of Education under such section or any other
provision of law.
SEC. 102. WOMEN’S EDUCATIONAL EQUITY PROGRAMS.
Part A of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 is amended to read as follows:
‘‘PART A—WOMEN’S EDUCATIONAL EQUITY
‘‘SEC. 4001. SHORT TITLE.
‘‘This part may be cited as the ‘Women’s Educational
Equity Act of 1993’.
‘‘SEC. 4002. FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds and declares
that—
‘‘(1) educational programs in the United States
are frequently inequitable as such programs relate to
women and girls;
‘‘(2) such inequities limit the full participation
of all individuals in American society; and
‘‘(3) efforts to improve the quality of public
education also must include efforts to ensure equal
access to quality education programs for all women
and girls.
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this part is to pro-
vide gender equity in education in the United States, to
provide financial assistance to enable educational agencies
and institutions to meet the requirements of title IX of
the Educational Amendments of 1972, and to provide eq-
uity in education to women and girls who suffer multiple
forms of discrimination based on sex, race, ethnic origin,
limited English proficiency, disability, or age.
‘‘SEC. 4003. PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED.
‘‘The Director of the Office of Women’s Educational
Equity (referred to in this part as the ‘Director’ is author-
ized—
‘‘(1) to promote, coordinate and evaluate gen-
der equity policies, programs, activities and initia-
tives in all Federal education programs and offices;
‘‘(2) to develop, maintain, and disseminate ma-
terials, resources, analyses and research relating to
education equity for women and girls;
‘‘(3) to provide information and technical as-
sistance to assure the effective implementation of
gender equity programs;