October 1, 1992 TO: Senator Dole FROM: Mo West SUBJECT: Technical Assistance Legislation The EEOC has been working with the House Education & Labor Committee on legislation (H.R.5925), the "EEOC Education, Technical Assistance, and Training Revolving Fund Act", which passed the House on September 16 and was referred to the Senate Labor & Human Resources Committee. The Committee is planning to discharge the bill today and have it passed by UC this evening. The purpose of the bill is to establish a revolving fund within the EEOC to be supported by payments received from recipients of technical assistance and training to pay administrative and personnel expenses of providing education, technical assistance, and training relating to laws administered by the Commission. You authored both amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Civil Rights Act of 1991 specifically requiring the EEOC carry out training and technical assistance activities on these laws. To start up the Fund, $1,000,000 would be transferred from the Salaries and Expenses appropriation of the Commission. Senators, Hatch, Packwood, Kennedy, Harkin and Metzenbaum are supporting passage of this bill. I believe you should support its passage as the author of EEOC’s technical assistance amendments. I just wanted you to be aware that it may come before the Senate tonight to pass by UC. Dole Archives: s-leg_554 001_001_d.pdf g Page 1 of 4 102D CONGRESS 2D SESSION H.R. 5925 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 10, 1992 Mr. FORD of Michigan (for himself, Mr. GOODLING, and Mr. PERKINS, Mr. GUNDERSON and Mr. SMITH) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on A BILL To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish a revolving fund for use by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to provide education, technical assistance, and training relating to the laws administered by the Commission. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 4 This Act may be cited as the "EEOC Education, 5 Technical Assistance, and Training Revolving Fund Act 6 of 1992." Footnote: Dole Archives: s-leg_554_001_001_d.pdf Page 2 of 4 09/10/92 16:33 COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION & LABOR 002 September 10, 1992 F:\M\FORDMI\FORDMI.004 H.L.C 2 1 SEC. 2. REVOLVING FUND. 2 Section 705 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 3 U.S.C. 2000e-4) is amended by adding at the end the fol- 4 lowing: 5 "(k)(1) There is hereby established in the Treasury 6 of the United States a revolving fund to be known as the 7 'EEOC Education, Technical Assistance, and Training 8 Revolving Fund' (hereinafter in this subsection referred 9 to as the 'Fund') and to pay the cost (including adminis- 10 trative and personnel expenses) of providing education, 11 technical assistance, and training relating to laws adminis- 12 tered by the Commission. Monies in the Fund shall be 13 available without fiscal year limitation to the Commission 14 for such purposes. 15 "(2)(A) The Commission shall charge fees in accord- 16 ance with the provisions of this paragraph to offset the 17 costs of education, technical assistance, and training pro- 18 vided with monies in the Fund. Such fees for any edu- 19 cation, technical assistance, or training -- 20 "(i) shall be imposed on a uniform basis on per- 21 sons and entities receiving such education, assist- 22 ance, or training, 23 "(ii) shall not exceed the cost of providing such 24 education, assistance, and training, and 25 "(iii) with respect to each person or entity re- 26 ceiving such education, assistance, or training, shall Footnote: September 10, 1992 Dole Archives: s-leg_554_001_001_d.pdf Page 3 of 4 09/10/92 16:33 COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION & LABOR 003 F:\M\FORDMI\FORDMI.004 H.L.C 3 1 bear a reasonable relationship to the cost of provid- 2 ing such education, assistance, or training to such 3 person or entity. 4 "(B) Fees received under subparagraph (A) shall be 5 deposited in the Fund by the Commission. 6 "(C) The Commission shall include in each report 7 made under subsection (e) information with respect to the 8 operation of the Fund, including -- 9 "(i) the identity of each person or entity to 10 which the Commission provided education, technical 11 assistance, or training with monies in the Fund, in 12 the fiscal year for which such report is prepared, 13 "(ii) the cost to the Commission to provide such 14 education, technical assistance, or training to such 15 person or entity, and 16 "(iii) the amount of any fee received by the 17 Commission from such person or entity for such 18 education, technical assistance, or training. 19 "(3) The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest the 20 portion of the Fund not required to satisfy current ex- 21 penditures from the Fund, as determined by the Commis- 22 sion, in obligations of the United States or obligations 23 guaranteed as to principal by the United States. Invest- 24 ment proceeds shall be deposited in the Fund. Footnote: September 10, 1992 Dole Archives: s-leg_554_001_001_d.pdf Page 4 of 4 09/10/92 16:34 COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION & LABOR 004