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[CITE: 42USC1885c]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                 CHAPTER 16--NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
 
Sec. 1885c. Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and 
        Engineering
        

(a) Establishment; purposes

    There is established within the Foundation a Committee on Equal 
Opportunities in Science and Engineering (hereinafter referred to as the 
``Committee''). The Committee shall provide advice to the Foundation 
concerning (1) the implementation of the provisions of sections 1885 to 
1885d of this title and (2) other policies and activities of the 
Foundation to encourage full participation of women, minorities, and 
persons with disabilities in scientific, engineering, and professional 
fields.

(b) Membership; Chairperson; term of members

    Each member of the Committee shall be appointed by the Director. In 
addition, the Chairman of the National Science Board may designate a 
member of the Board as a member of the Committee. Members of the 
Committee shall be appointed to serve for a three-year term, and may be 
reappointed to serve one additional term of three years.

(c) Responsibilities of Committee

    The Committee shall be responsible for reviewing and evaluating all 
Foundation matters relating to opportunities for the participation in, 
and the advancement of, women, minorities, and persons with disabilities 
in education, training, and science and engineering research programs.

(d) Standing or ad hoc subcommittees

    The Committee may organize such standing or ad hoc subcommittees as 
the Committee finds appropriate.

(e) Biennial report

    Every two years, the Committee shall prepare and transmit to the 
Director a report on its activities during the previous two years and 
proposed activities for the next two years. The Director shall transmit 
to Congress the report, unaltered, together with such comments as the 
Director deems appropriate.

(Pub. L. 96-516, Sec. 36, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 3012; Pub. L. 99-159, 
title I, Sec. 111(b)(8), Nov. 22, 1985, 99 Stat. 893; Pub. L. 100-570, 
title I, Sec. 105(c), Oct. 31, 1988, 102 Stat. 2868; Pub. L. 105-207, 
title II, Sec. 202(d)(2), July 29, 1998, 112 Stat. 874.)

                       References in Text

    Sections 1885 to 1885d of this title, referred to in subsec. (a), 
was in the original ``this Act'', meaning sections 31 et seq. of Pub. L. 
96-516, as amended, known as the Science and Engineering Equal 
Opportunities Act, which enacted sections 1885 to 1885d of this title 
and provisions set out as notes under sections 1861 and 1885 of this 
title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short 
Title of 1980 Amendment note set out under section 1861 of this title 
and Tables.

                          Codification

    Section was enacted as part of the Science and Engineering Equal 
Opportunities Act, and not as part of the National Science Foundation 
Act of 1950 which comprises this chapter.


                               Amendments

    1998--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105-207, Sec. 202(d)(2)(A), substituted 
``minorities, and persons with disabilities in scientific'' for 
``minorities, and other groups currently underrepresented in 
scientific''.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105-207, Sec. 202(d)(2)(B), struck out ``with 
the concurrence of the National Science Board'' after ``the Director'' 
and substituted ``In addition, the Chairman of the National Science 
Board may designate a member of the Board as a member of the 
Committee.'' for ``The Chairperson of the National Science Board 
Committee on Minorities and Women shall be an ex officio member of the 
Committee.''
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105-207, Sec. 202(d)(2)(C), (D), added subsec. 
(c) and struck out former subsec. (c) which read as follows: ``There 
shall be a subcommittee of the Committee which shall be known as the 
Subcommittee on Women in Science and Engineering. The Subcommittee on 
Women in Science and Engineering shall have responsibility for all 
Committee matters relating to (1) the participation in and opportunities 
for the education, training, and research of women in science and 
engineering and (2) the impact of science and engineering on women. The 
Subcommittee shall be composed of all the women members of the Committee 
and such other members of the Committee as the Committee may 
designate.''
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 105-207, Sec. 202(d)(2)(F), struck out 
``additional'' after ``organize such''.
    Pub. L. 105-207, Sec. 202(d)(2)(C), (E), redesignated subsec. (e) as 
(d) and struck out former subsec. (d) which read as follows: ``There 
shall be a subcommittee of the Committee which shall be known as the 
Subcommittee on Minorities in Science and Engineering. The Subcommittee 
on Minorities in Science and Engineering shall have responsibility for 
all Committee matters relating to (1) the participation in and 
opportunities for education, training, and research for minorities in 
science and engineering and (2) the impact of science and engineering on 
minorities. The Subcommittee shall be composed of all minority members 
of the Committee and such other members of the Committee as the 
Committee may designate.''
    Subsecs. (e), (f). Pub. L. 105-207, Sec. 202(d)(2)(E), redesignated 
subsec. (f) as (e). Former subsec. (e) redesignated (d).
    1988--Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 100-570 amended subsec. (f) generally. 
Prior to amendment, subsec. (f) read as follows: ``Each year the 
Committee shall prepare and transmit to the Director a report concerning 
its activities during the previous year and its proposed activities for 
the next year. The Director shall transmit to Congress the report, 
unaltered, along with comments.''
    1985--Pub. L. 99-159, Sec. 111(b)(8)(A), substituted ``Engineering'' 
for ``Technology'' in section catchline.
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99-159 substituted ``Engineering'' for 
``Technology'' and ``scientific, engineering, and professional'' for 
``scientific engineering, professional, and technical''.
    Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 99-159, Sec. 111(b)(8)(A), substituted 
``Engineering'' for ``Technology'' and ``engineering'' for 
``technology'' wherever appearing.


                   Termination of Advisory Committees

    Advisory committees established after Jan. 5, 1973 to terminate not 
later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of 
their establishment, unless, in the case of a committee established by 
the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such committee is 
renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year 
period, or in the case of a committee established by the Congress, its 
duration is otherwise provided by law. See section 14 of Pub. L. 92-463, 
Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 776, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, 
Government Organization and Employees.
