Law Establishing the Task Force 



Public Law 99-383 



Sec. 8. (a.) It is the purpose of this section to establish a task force on women, 

 minorities, and the handicapped in science and technology to: 



(1) examine the current status of women, minorities, and the handicapped in 

 science and engineering positions in the Federal Government and in 

 federally assisted research programs; 



(2) coordinate existing Federal programs designed to promote the employment 

 of women, minorities, and the handicapped in such positions; 



(3) suggest cooperative interagency programs for promoting such employment; 



(4) identify exemplary State, local, or private sector programs designed to promote 

 such employment; and 



(5) develop a long-range plan to advance opportunities for women, minorities, 

 and the handicapped in Federal scientific and technical positions in federally 

 assisted research, and to coordinate the activities of participating agencies 

 with the Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering 

 established by section 36 of the National Science Foundation Authorization 

 and Science and Technology Equal Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885c), 

 after the termination of the task force established by this section. 



(d) For purposes of this section, the term "participating agency" means 



(1) the National Science Foundation; 



(2) the Department of Health and Human Services; 



(3) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; 



(4) the Environmental Protection Agency; 



(5) the Department of Agriculture; 



(6) the Department of Defense; 



(7) the Department of Education; 



(8) the Department of Energy; 



(9) the Department of Commerce; and 



(10) the Department of the Interior. 



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