1 2 3 4 5 6 29 which the Director of the Bureau of the Budget determines relate to nondiscrimination in government employment are transferred to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. "(f) All authority, functions, and responsibilities vested in the Secretary of Labor pursuant to Executive Order 11246 7 relating to nondiscrimination in employment by Government 8 contractors and subcontractors and nondiscrimination in fed9 erally assisted construction contracts are transferred to the 10 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, together with 11 such personnel, property, records, and unexpended balances 12 of appropriations, allocations, and other funds employed, 13 used, held, available or to be made available in connection 14 with the functions transferred to the Commission hereby as 15 may be necessary to enable the Commission to carry out 16 its functions pursuant to this subsection, and the Commis17 sion shall hereafter carry out all such authority, functions, 18 and responsibilities pursuant to such order. 19 20 "EFFECT UPON OTHER LAW "SEC. 718. Nothing contained in this Act shall relieve 21 any Government agency or official of its or his primary re22 sponsibility to assure nondiscrimination in employment as 23 required by the Constitution, statutes, and Executive orders." SEC. 12. New section 717, added by section 11 of this 24 25 Act, shall become effective six months after the date of enact 26 ment of this Act. Mr. DENT. The hearing will come to order. The General Subcommittee on Labor will now proceed with hearings on equal employment opportunity legislation, H.R. 1746 and similar bills. This morning, we are privileged to have with us as a witness, David L. Norman, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice. Before proceeding with the witness, I would like to put a statement into the record, since this is the beginning hearing of this new session. Notwithstanding that equal employment opportunity was established as a principal of national policy in the 1964 Civil Rights Act, it has remained a rather hollow right due especially to the lack of enforcement power in the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Minority groups and women continue to be denied equal opportunity in employment. A redeclaration and implementation of national policy on equal employment opportunity is of paramount importance at this time, and at this stage of U.S. history. Time and experience have reinforced strongly held views on my own part and on the part of many others of the necessity of establishing the EEOC as a quasi-judicial agency, with power to obtain meaningful enforcement of its orders. H.R. 1746 is an effort to implement in a meaningful way the national policy of equal employment opportunity without discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex. Last year, we were disappointed when we failed to get a bill on the House floor. That is why we are determined to move early in this Congress to report a bill. We feel rather confident that the Congress will support the recommendations of this committee. Generally, H.R. 1746 would amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, to establish enforcement procedures for the EEOC and extend the Commission's jurisdiction to Federal, State, county, and municipal employees. The primary purpose of this year's hearing is to focus on two provisions which were not in last year's committee bill: (1) transfer to the EEOC the functions of the Attorney General with respect to practice or pattern suits; and (2) transfer to the EEOC the functions of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance with respect to nondiscrimination in employment by Government contractors and subcontractors and in federally assisted construction contracts. May I remind our witnesses, as stated in our letter of invitation, we welcome your comments on any other provisions of this bill or any other legislation before this committee. At this time, it gives me personal pleasure to introduce for the purposes of the hearing this morning, David L. Norman, the Deputy Assistant Attorney General. M 29 1 2 3 which the Director of the Bureau of the Budget determines relate to nondiscrimination in government employment are transferred to the Equal Employment Opportunity Com 4 5 6 mission. "(f) All authority, functions, and responsibilities vested in the Secretary of Labor pursuant to Executive Order 11246 7 relating to nondiscrimination in employment by Government 8 contractors and subcontractors and nondiscrimination in fed9 erally assisted construction contracts are transferred to the 10 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, together with 11 such personnel, property, records, and unexpended balances 12 of appropriations, allocations, and other funds employed, 13 used, held, available or to be made available in connection 14 with the functions transferred to the Commission hereby as 15 may be necessary to enable the Commission to carry out 16 its functions pursuant to this subsection, and the Commis17 sion shall hereafter carry out all such authority, functions, 18 and responsibilities pursuant to such order. 19 20 "EFFECT UPON OTHER LAW "SEC. 718. Nothing contained in this Act shall relieve 21 any Government agency or official of its or his primary re22 sponsibility to assure nondiscrimination in employment as 23 required by the Constitution, statutes, and Executive orders." SEC. 12. New section 717, added by section 11 of this 24 25 Act, shall become effective six months after the date of enact26 ment of this Act. No Mr. DENT. The hearing will come to order. The General Subcommittee on Labor will now proceed with hearings on equal employment opportunity legislation, H.R. 1746 and similar bills. This morning, we are privileged to have with us as a witness, David L. Norman, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice. Before proceeding with the witness, I would like to put a statement into the record, since this is the beginning hearing of this new session. Notwithstanding that equal employment opportunity was established as a principal of national policy in the 1964 Civil Rights Act, it has remained a rather hollow right due especially to the lack of enforcement power in the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Minority groups and women continue to be denied equal opportunity in employment. A redeclaration and implementation of national policy on equal employment opportunity is of paramount importance at this time, and at this stage of U.S. history. Time and experience have reinforced strongly held views on my own part and on the part of many others of the necessity of establishing the EEOC as a quasi-judicial agency, with power to obtain meaningful enforcement of its orders. H.R. 1746 is an effort to implement in a meaningful way the national policy of equal employment opportunity without discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex. Last year, we were disappointed when we failed to get a bill on the House floor. That is why we are determined to move early in this Congress to report a bill. We feel rather confident that the Congress will support the recommendations of this committee. Generally, H.R. 1746 would amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, to establish enforcement procedures for the EEOC and extend the Commission's jurisdiction to Federal, State, county, and municipal employees. The primary purpose of this year's hearing is to focus on two provisions which were not in last year's committee bill: (1) transfer to the EEOC the functions of the Attorney General with respect to practice or pattern suits; and (2) transfer to the EEOC the functions of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance with respect to nondiscrimination in employment by Government contractors and subcontractors and in federally assisted construction contracts. May I remind our witnesses, as stated in our letter of invitation, we welcome your comments on any other provisions of this bill or any other legislation before this committee. At this time, it gives me personal pleasure to introduce for the purposes of the hearing this morning, David L. Norman, the Deputy Assistant Attorney General. 1 2 3 4 5 29 which the Director of the Bureau of the Budget determines relate to nondiscrimination in government employment are transferred to the Equal Employment Opportunity Com mission. "(f) All authority, functions, and responsibilities vested 6 in the Secretary of Labor pursuant to Executive Order 11246 7 relating to nondiscrimination in employment by Government g contractors and subcontractors and nondiscrimination in fed9 erally assisted construction contracts are transferred to the 10 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, together with 11 such personnel, property, records, and unexpended balances 12 of appropriations, allocations, and other funds employed, 13 used, held, available or to be made available in connection 14 with the functions transferred to the Commission hereby as 15 may be necessary to enable the Commission to carry out 16 its functions pursuant to this subsection, and the Commis17 sion shall hereafter carry out all such authority, functions, 18 and responsibilities pursuant to such order. 19 20 "EFFECT UPON OTHER LAW "SEC. 718. Nothing contained in this Act shall relieve 21 any Government agency or official of its or his primary re22 sponsibility to assure nondiscrimination in employment as 23 required by the Constitution, statutes, and Executive orders." SEC. 12. New section 717, added by section 11 of this 24 25 Act, shall become effective six months after the date of enact26 ment of this Act. |