Authorizes the President to call a White House Conference on Women in 1976. States that the purpose of the Conference shall be the recognition of the contributions of women to the development of our country and to set goals and recommendations for the improvement of the status of women.
Directs that the Conference shall be planned and conducted under the direction of the Citizen's Advisory Council on the Status of Women. Authorizes the Speaker of the House and the President pro tempore of the Senate to appoint six additional members to the Council.
Directs the Council to cooperate with Federal departments and agencies in providing technical and financial assistance to the States to enable them to organize and conduct local and State conferences.
Calls upon the Council to prepare and make available background materials for the use of delegates to the Conference, insure each State is adequately represented and establish a travel budget for those unable to pay their own expenses.
Authorizes the Council to accept in the name of the United States grants, gifts and bequest of money for the furtherance of the Conference.
Authorizes, without fiscal year limitations, the appropriation of an amount not to exceed $10,000,000 as may be necessary to carry out this joint resolution.
Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Introduced in Senate
Referred to Senate Committee on Government Operations.
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