(c) ENFORCEMENT OF GENDER BIAS INSTITUTIONAL 
POLICIES.—The agency shall enforce the Federal anti-dis-
crimination laws at universities and other higher education 
institutions through regular compliance reviews and 
prompt and thorough investigation of discrimination com-
plaints. These include titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights 
Act of 1964, title IX of the Education Amendments of 
1972, Executive Order 11246, the Equal Protection clause 
of the Constitution, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Preg-
nancy Discrimination Act, and the Family and Medical 
Leave Act of 1993. Enforcement efforts shall evaluate 
whether universities have engaged in any of the types of 
discrimination banned under the anti-discrimination laws, 
including: intentional discrimination, sexual harassment, 
retaliation, disparate impact discrimination, and failure to 
maintain required policies and procedures. Compliance re-
view efforts shall encompass a sufficiently broad number 
and range of institutions of higher education to secure a 
substantial change in policies and practices nationwide, in-
cluding 2-year and 4-year institutions; institution of un-
dergraduate education; institutions that grant graduate 
degrees; State universities; private colleges; and edu-
cational enterprises, including national laboratories and 
independent research institutes. 
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(d) GRANT DATA DEMOGRAPHICS.—The agency shall 
collect, store, and publish composite information on demo-
graphics, field, award type and budget request, review 
score, and funding outcome for all funding applications. 
(e) EXTENDED GRANT SUPPORT FOR CAREGIVING.— 
Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the agency shall establish policies for extending 
grant support for researchers who take a leave of absence 
due to caregiving responsibilities. 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
the Committee on Science and Technology of the House 
of Representatives and to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report de-
scribing the workshop content, attendance, along with 
data on the participation of women in science, technology, 
engineering and mathematics. 
(g) EVALUATION.—Not later than 5 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit 
to the Committee on Science and Technology of the House 
of Representatives and to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report evalu-
ating the impact of the program carried out under this 
section to reduce gender bias towards women engaged in 
research funded by the agency. 
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(h) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Director to carry 
out responsibilities under this section $640,000 for each 
of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012. 
SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE WORKSHOPS TO ELIMINATE GENDER 
BIAS IN THE SCIENCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
carry out a program, in cooperation with scientific and 
professional societies and organizations, to host manda-
tory national meetings that educate members of review 
panels, university department chairs and agency program 
officers about methods that minimize the effects of gender 
bias in evaluation. 
(b) AIMS OF THE WORKSHOPS.— 
(1) The meetings should be held every two 
years for each major discipline. 
(2) Workshops shall include data and research 
presentations on subtle biases and discrimination, 
department climate surveys, and interactive discus-
sions or role-modeling. Research presentations and/ 
or other workshop programs shall include a discus-
sion of the unique disadvantages of racial minorities. 
(c) ENFORCEMENT OF GENDER BIAS INSTITUTIONAL 
POLICIES.—The agency shall enforce the Federal anti-dis-
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crimination laws at universities and other higher education 
institutions through regular compliance reviews and 
prompt and thorough investigation of discrimination com-
plaints. These include titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights 
Act of 1964, title IX of the Education Amendments of 
1972, Executive Order 11246, the Equal Protection clause 
of the Constitution, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Preg-
nancy Discrimination Act, and the Family and Medical 
Leave Act of 1993. Enforcement efforts shall evaluate 
whether universities have engaged in any of the types of 
discrimination banned under the anti-discrimination laws, 
including: intentional discrimination, sexual harassment, 
retaliation, disparate impact discrimination, and failure to 
maintain required policies and procedures. Compliance re-
view efforts shall encompass a sufficiently broad number 
and range of institutions of higher education to secure a 
substantial change in policies and practices nationwide, in-
cluding 2-year and 4-year institutions; institution of un-
dergraduate education; institutions that grant graduate 
degrees; State universities; private colleges; and edu-
cational enterprises, including national laboratories and 
independent research institutes. 
(d) GRANT DATA DEMOGRAPHICS.—The agency shall 
collect, store, and publish composite information on demo-
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graphics, field, award type and budget request, review 
score, and funding outcome for all funding applications. 
(e) EXTENDED GRANT SUPPORT FOR CAREGIVING.— 
Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the agency shall establish policies for extending 
grant support for researchers who take a leave of absence 
due to caregiving responsibilities. 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
the Committee on Science and Technology of the House 
of Representatives and to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report de-
scribing the workshop content, attendance, along with 
data on the participation of women in science, technology, 
engineering and mathematics. 
(g) EVALUATION.—Not later than 5 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit 
to the Committee on Science and Technology of the House 
of Representatives and to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report evalu-
ating the impact of the program carried out under this 
section to reduce gender bias towards women engaged in 
research funded by the agency. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Director to carry 
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