A bill to establish a committee to be known as the International Women's Year American Women's Conference Planning Committee.

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Establishes in the executive branch a Committee to be known as the International Women's Year American Women's Conference Planning Committee. Provides for the membership of such committee. Requires duch committee to convene an American Women's Conference to be held not later than December 31, 1976. Authorizes the Committee to use the United States mails under the same conditions as other agencies of the United States. Authorizes the Committee to make technical and financial assistance available by grant or contract to nonprofit organizations to enable them to conduct conferences in order to prepare for the Conference. Sets forth the composition and goals of such Conference, including: (1) to assess the participation of women in economic, social, and cultural development; (2) to identify the barriers that prevent full and equal participation of women in all aspects of national life; and (3) establish a timetable for achievement of recommendations to remove such barriers. Authorizes the appropriation of up to $3,500,000 to carry out the provisions of this Act.

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 29 April 1975

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