§ 7106. — Duties of the Council.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC7106]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 97--WOMEN'S BUSINESS ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
Sec. 7106. Duties of the Council
(a) In general
The Council shall advise and consult with the Interagency Committee
on matters relating to the activities, functions, and policies of the
Interagency Committee, as provided in this chapter. The Council shall
meet jointly with the Interagency Committee at the discretion of the
chairperson of the Council and the chairperson of the Interagency
Committee, but not less than biannually.
(b) Meetings
The Council shall meet separately at such times as the Council deems
necessary. A majority of the members of the Council shall constitute a
quorum for the approval of recommendations or reports issued pursuant to
this section.
(c) Recommendations
The Council shall make annual recommendations for consideration by
the Interagency Committee. The Council shall also provide reports and
make such other recommendations as it deems appropriate to the
Interagency Committee, to the President, to the Administrator (through
the Assistant Administrator of the Office of Women's Business
Ownership), and to the Committees on Small Business of the Senate and
the House of Representatives.
(d) Other duties
The Council shall--
(1) review, coordinate, and monitor plans and programs developed
in the public and private sectors, which affect the ability of
women-owned business enterprises to obtain capital and credit;
(2) promote and assist in the development of a women's business
census and other surveys of women-owned businesses;
(3) monitor and promote the plans, programs, and operations of
the departments and agencies of the Federal Government which may
contribute to the establishment and growth of women's business
enterprise;
(4) develop and promote new initiatives, policies, programs, and
plans designed to foster women's business enterprise;
(5) advise and consult with the Interagency Committee in the
design of a comprehensive plan for a joint public-private sector
effort to facilitate growth and development of women's business
enterprise;
(6) not later than 90 days after the last day of each fiscal
year, submit to the President and to the Committee on Small Business
of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business of the House of
Representatives, a report containing--
(A) a detailed description of the activities of the
council,\1\ including a status report on the Council's progress
toward meeting its duties outlined in subsections (a) and (d) of
this section;
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\1\ So in original. Probably should be capitalized.
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(B) the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the
Council; and
(C) the Council's recommendations for such legislation and
administrative actions as the Council considers appropriate to
promote the development of small business concerns owned and
controlled by women.
(e) Form of transmittal
The information included in each report under subsection (d) of this
section that is described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of subsection
(d)(6) of this section, shall be reported verbatim, together with any
separate additional, concurring, or dissenting views of the
Administrator.
(Pub. L. 100-533, title IV, Sec. 406, as added Pub. L. 103-403, title
IV, Sec. 413, Oct. 22, 1994, 108 Stat. 4195; amended Pub. L. 105-135,
title III, Sec. 303, Dec. 2, 1997, 111 Stat. 2609.)
Prior Provisions
A prior section 406 of Pub. L. 100-533, title IV, Oct. 25, 1988, 102
Stat. 2696, related to requirement of reports to the President and
Congress by the National Women's Business Council, prior to the general
amendment of title IV of Pub. L. 100-533 by Pub. L. 103-403.
Amendments
1997--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105-135, Sec. 303(1), inserted ``(through
the Assistant Administrator of the Office of Women's Business
Ownership)'' after ``Administrator''.
Subsec. (d)(6). Pub. L. 105-135, Sec. 303(2), added par. (6).
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 105-135, Sec. 303(2), added subsec. (e).
Effective Date of 1997 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 105-135 effective Oct. 1, 1997, see section 3
of Pub. L. 105-135, set out as a note under section 631 of this title.
