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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1743
To amend the Educational Organizational Act to establish an Office of Wom-
en’s Equity and to amend part A of title IV of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide grants to encourage gender
equity throughout the education system in the United States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 20, 1993
Mrs. MINK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Education and Labor
A BILL
To amend the Educational Organizational Act to establish
an Office of Women’s Equity and to amend part A
of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 to provide grants to encourage gender equity
throughout the education system in the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. 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. 2. WOMEN’S EDUCATIONAL EQUITY PROGRAM.
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 edu-
cation also must include efforts to ensure equal ac-
cess 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;
‘‘(4) coordinate gender equity programs and ac-
tivities with other Federal agencies that have juris-
diction over education and related programs;
‘‘(5) to provide grants to develop model equity
programs;
‘‘(6) to provide funds for the implementation of
equity programs in schools throughout the Nation;
and
‘‘(7) to coordinate or provide any other activi-
ties consistent with achieving the purposes of this
part.
‘‘SEC. 4004. LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary is authorized to
make grants to, and enter into contracts with, public agen-
cies, private nonprofit agencies, organizations, and institu-
tions, including students and community groups, for ac-
tivities designed to achieve the purposes of this part at
all levels of education, including preschool, elementary and
secondary education, higher education, adult education
and vocational and technical education; for the establish-
ment and operation, for a period not exceeding 4 years,
of local programs to ensure—
‘‘(1) educational equity for women and girls;
‘‘(2) equal opportunities for both sexes; and
‘‘(3) to conduct activities incident to achieving
compliance with title IX of the Education Amend-
ments of 1972.
‘‘(b) GRANT PROGRAM.—Authorized activities under
subsection (a) may include—
‘‘(1) introduction into the curriculum and class-
room of curricula, textbooks, and other material de-
signed to achieve equity for women and girls;
‘‘(2) implementation of preservice and inservice
training with special emphasis on programs and ac-
tivities designed to provide educational equity for
women and girls;
‘‘(3) evaluation of promising or exemplary
model programs to assess the ability of such pro-
grams to improve local efforts to advance edu-
cational equity for women and girls;
‘‘(4) implementation of programs and policies
to address sexual harassment and violence against
women and girls and to ensure that educational in-
stitutions are free from threats to the safety of stu-
dents and personnel;
‘‘(5) implementation of guidance and counseling
activities, including career education programs, de-
signed to ensure educational equity for women and
girls;
‘‘(6) implementation of nondiscriminatory tests
of aptitude and achievement and of alternative as-
sessments that eliminate biased assessment instru-
ments from use;
‘‘(7) implementation of programs to increase
educational opportunities, including higher edu-
cation, vocational training, and other educational
programs for low-income women; including under-
employed and unemployed women and women receiv-
ing Aid to Families with Dependent Children bene-
fits;
‘‘(8) implementation of programs to improve
representation of women in educational administra-
tion at all levels; and
‘‘(9) planning, development and initial imple-
mentation of—
‘‘(A) comprehensive plans for implementa-
tion of equity programs in State and local edu-
cational agencies and institutions of higher edu-
cation, including community colleges;
‘‘(B) innovative approaches to school-com-
munity partnerships for educational equity; and
‘‘(C) innovative approaches to equity pro-
grams addressing combined bias, stereotyping,
and discrimination on the basis of sex and race,
ethnic origin, limited English proficiency, and
disability.
‘‘(c) APPLICATION; PARTICIPATION.—A grant may be
made, and a contract may be entered into, under this part
only upon application to the Secretary, at such time, in
such form, and containing or accompanied by such infor-
mation as the Secretary may prescribe. Each such applica-
tion shall—
‘‘(1) provide that the program or activity for
which assistance is sought will be administered by or
under the supervision of the applicant and in co-
operation with appropriate educational and commu-
nity leaders, including parent, teacher and student
organizations, 
educational 
institutions, 
business
leaders, 
community-based 
organizations 
serving
women, and other significant groups and individuals;
‘‘(2) describe a program for carrying out the
purposes described in section 4004(b) which is likely
to make a substantial contribution in attaining such
purposes;
‘‘(3) describe plans for continuation and institu-
tionalization of the program with local support fol-
lowing completion of the grant period and termi-
nation of Federal support under this part;
‘‘(4) establish policies and procedures which en-
sure adequate documentation and evaluation of the
activities intended to be carried out under the appli-
cation.
‘‘(d) CRITERIA; PRIORITIES; CATEGORIES OF COM-
PETITION.—The Secretary shall establish criteria, prior-
ities, and categories of competition for awards under this
part to ensure that available funds are used to achieve
the purposes of this part.
‘‘(1) The criteria shall address the extent to
which—
‘‘(A) the program addresses the needs of
women and girls of color and women and girls
with disabilities;
‘‘(B) the program meets locally defined
and documented educational equity needs and
priorities, including compliance with the re-
quirements of title IX of the Education Amend-
ments of 1972;
‘‘(C) the program is a significant compo-
nent of a comprehensive plan for educational
equity and compliance with the requirements of
title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
in the particular local educational agency, insti-
tution of higher education, vocational-technical
institution, or other educational agency or insti-
tution; and
‘‘(D) the program implements an institu-
tional strategy with long-term impact that will
continue as a central activity of the applicant
agency or institution after the grant is com-
pleted.
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall establish not more
than 4 priorities, 1 of which shall be a priority for
compliance with title IX of the Educational Amend-
ments of 1972. Not more than 60 percent of the
funds available in each fiscal year under this part
which implement the 4 priorities.
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall establish 3 categories
of competition, distinguishing among 3 types of ap-
plicants and levels of education that are—
‘‘(A) grants to local educational agencies,
State education agencies, and other agencies
and organizations providing elementary and
secondary education;
‘‘(B) grants to institutions of higher edu-
cation, including community colleges and other
agencies and organizations providing post-
secondary education, including vocational-tech-
nical education, adult education, and other pro-
grams; and
‘‘(C) grants to nonprofit organizations, in-
cluding community-based organizations groups
representing students, parents, and women, in-
cluding women and girls of color and women
and girls with disabilities.
‘‘(e) REQUIREMENT.—Not less than 25 percent of
funds used to support activities covered by subsection (b)
shall be used for awards under each category of competi-
tion in each fiscal year.
‘‘(f) SPECIAL RULE.—The Secretary shall ensure
that the grants awarded each year address—
‘‘(1) all levels of education, including preschool,
elementary and secondary education, higher edu-
cation, vocational education, and adult education;
‘‘(2) all regions of the United States, including
at least 1 grant in each of the 10 Federal regions;
and
‘‘(3) urban, rural, and suburban educational in-
stitutions.
‘‘SEC. 4005. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary is authorized to
make grants to, and enter into contracts with, public agen-
cies, private nonprofit agencies, organizations, and institu-
tions, including students, and community groups, for ac-
tivities designed to achieve the purpose of this part at all
levels of education, including preschool, elementary and
secondary education, higher education, adult education,
and vocational-technical education, to develop model poli-
cies and programs, and to conduct research to address and
ensure educational equities for women and girls, including
but not limited to—
‘‘(1) the development and evaluation of gender-
equitable curricula, textbooks, software, and other
educational material and technology;
‘‘(2) the development of model preservice and
inservice training programs for educational person-
nel with special emphasis on programs and activities
designed to provide educational equity;
‘‘(3) the development of guidance and counsel-
ing activities, including career education programs,
designed to ensure gender equity;
‘‘(4) the development and evaluation of non-
discriminatory assessment systems;
‘‘(5) the development of policies and programs
to address and prevent sexual harassment and vio-
lence to ensure that educational institutions are free
from threats to safety of students and personnel;
‘‘(6) the development and improvement of pro-
grams and activities to increase opportunity for
women, including continuing educational activities,
vocational education, and programs for low-income
women, including underemployed and unemployed
women, and women receiving Aid to Families with
Dependent Children;
‘‘(7) the development of instruments and strate-
gies for program evaluation and dissemination of
promising or exemplary programs designed to im-
prove local efforts to achieve gender equity;
‘‘(8) the development of instruments and proce-
dures to assess the presence or absence of gender
equity in educational settings; and
‘‘(9) the development and evaluation of various
strategies to institutionalize gender equity in edu-
cation.
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—A grant may be made, and a
contract may be entered into, under this part only upon
application to the Secretary, at such time, in such form,
and containing or accompanied by such information as the
Secretary may prescribe. Each such application shall—
‘‘(1) provide that the program or activity for
which assistance is sought will be administered by or
under the supervision of the applicant;
‘‘(2) describe a plan for carrying out 1 or more
research and development activities authorized in
subsection (a) above, which is likely to make sub-
stantial contribution toward attaining the purposes
of this part; and
‘‘(3) set forth policies and procedures which en-
sure adequate documentation, data collection, and
evaluation of the activities intended to be carried out
under the application, including an evaluation or es-
timate of the potential for continued significance fol-
lowing completion of the grant period.
‘‘(c) CRITERIA AND PRIORITIES.—(1) The Secretary
shall establish criteria and priorities to ensure that avail-
able funds are used for programs that most effectively will
achieve the purposes of this part.
(2) The criteria and priorities shall be promulgated
in accordance with section 431 of the General Education
Provisions Act.
(3) In establishing priorities the Secretary shall es-
tablish not more than 4 priorities, 1 of which shall be a
program which addresses the educational needs of women
and girls who suffer multiple or compound discrimination
based on sex and on race, ethnic origin, disability, or age.
‘‘(d) SPECIAL RULE.—The Secretary shall ensure
that the total of grants awarded each year address—
‘‘(1) all levels of education, including preschool,
elementary and secondary education, higher edu-
cation, vocational education, and adult education;
‘‘(2) all regions of the United States.
‘‘(e) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this part shall be con-
strued as prohibiting men and boys from participating in
any programs or activities assisted under this part.
‘‘SEC. 4006. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There 
are 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated
$100,000,000 for the fiscal year 1994, and such sums as
may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1995, 1996,
1997, and 1998, to carry out the provisions of section
4004 of this part; and $10,000,000 for the fiscal year
1994, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the
fiscal years 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998 to carry out the
provisions of section 4005 of this part.’’.
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