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by the Office of Management and Budget), a State 
educational agency, or a local educational agency, a 
private nonprofit organization, or a community- 
based organization. 
(4) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this subsection, an entity shall submit 
an application to the Secretary of Labor at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such informa-
tion as the Secretary of Labor may require. 
(5) USE OF FUNDS.—An entity that receives a 
grant under this subsection shall use the funds made 
available through the grant to carry out an effective 
negotiation skills training program that empowers 
girls and women. The training provided through the 
program shall help girls and women strengthen their 
negotiation skills to allow the girls and women to ob-
tain higher salaries and rates of compensation that 
are equal to those paid to similarly-situated male 
employees. 
(b) INCORPORATING TRAINING INTO EXISTING PRO-
GRAMS.—The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
Education shall issue regulations or policy guidance that 
provides for integrating the negotiation skills training, to 
the extent practicable, into programs authorized under— 
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(1) in the case of the Secretary of Education, 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), the Carl D. Perkins 
Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 (20 
U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), and other programs 
carried out by the Department of Education that the 
Secretary of Education determines to be appro-
priate; and 
(2) in the case of the Secretary of Labor, the 
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 
et seq.), and other programs carried out by the De-
partment of Labor that the Secretary of Labor de-
termines to be appropriate. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Sec-
retary of Labor and the Secretary of Education shall pre-
pare and submit to Congress a report describing the ac-
tivities conducted under this section and evaluating the ef-
fectiveness of such activities in achieving the purposes of 
this Act. 
SEC. 206. RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH. 
The Secretary of Labor shall conduct studies and 
provide information to employers, labor organizations, and 
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the general public concerning the means available to elimi-
nate pay disparities between men and women, including— 
(1) conducting and promoting research to de-
velop the means to correct expeditiously the condi-
tions leading to the pay disparities; 
(2) publishing and otherwise making available 
to employers, labor organizations, professional asso-
ciations, educational institutions, the media, and the 
general public the findings resulting from studies 
and other materials, relating to eliminating the pay 
disparities; 
(3) sponsoring and assisting State and commu-
nity informational and educational programs; 
(4) providing information to employers, labor 
organizations, professional associations, and other 
interested persons on the means of eliminating the 
pay disparities; 
(5) recognizing and promoting the achievements 
of employers, labor organizations, and professional 
associations that have worked to eliminate the pay 
disparities; and 
(6) convening a national summit to discuss, and 
consider approaches for rectifying, the pay dispari-
ties. 
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