42 U.S.C. § 12373: Conference administration

Summary

The Secretary must run and support the Conference for children, youth, and families. The Secretary will ask other federal agencies to help. The Secretary must help State agencies and other groups hold related conferences. The Secretary must create and share a proposed agenda and background materials for delegates. The Secretary may hire extra staff as needed without following the usual federal hiring and pay rules. The Secretary must make sure young people can take part widely. The proposed agenda must be published in the Federal Register at least 180 days before the Conference and stay open for public comment for at least 60 days. The final agenda, after considering comments, must be published in the Federal Register and sent to State chief executives within 30 days after the comment period ends. Staff must be balanced in viewpoints and not chosen for political reasons. Conference recommendations must come from the Conference’s independent judgment, not from special interests. The Secretary must try to give delegates current data (including census data) and may fund or contract with agencies and nonprofits to get that information.

Title 42, §12373

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(a)Administration

For purposes of carrying out this subchapter, the Secretary shall—

(1)request the cooperation and assistance of the heads of such other Federal departments and agencies as may be appropriate;

(2)furnish all reasonable assistance to State agencies administering programs related to children, youth and families, and to other appropriate organizations, to enable them to organize and conduct conferences in conjunction with the Conference;

(3)prepare and make available for public comment a proposed agenda for the Conference which reflects, to the greatest extent possible, the major issues facing children, youth, and families consistent with subsection (a);

(4)prepare and make available background materials which the Secretary deems necessary for the use of delegates to the Conference; and

(5)engage such additional personnel as may be necessary to carry out this section without regard to provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive service, and without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates.

(b)Duties

The Secretary shall, in carrying out the Secretary’s responsibilities and functions under this section, ensure that—

(1)the conferences under subsection (a)(2) will be conducted so as to ensure broad participation of young individuals;

(2)the proposed agenda for the Conference under subsection (a)(3) is published in the Federal Register not less than 180 days before the beginning of the Conference and the proposed agenda is open for public comment for a period of not less than 60 days;

(3)the final agenda for the Conference, taking into consideration the comments received under paragraph (2), is published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the chief executive officers of the States not later than 30 days after the close of the public comment period provided for under paragraph (2);

(4)the personnel engaged under subsection (a)(5) shall be fairly balanced in terms of points of views represented and shall be appointed without regard to political affiliation or previous partisan activities;

(5)the recommendations of the Conference are not inappropriately influenced by any appointing authority or by any special interest, but will instead be the result of the independent judgment of the Conference; and

(6)to the extent practicable, current and adequate statistical data (including decennial census data) and other information on the well-being of young individuals in the United States are readily available, in advance of the Conference, to the delegates of the Conference, together with such information as may be necessary to evaluate Federal programs and policies relating to children and youth. In carrying out this subparagraph, the Secretary may make grants to, and enter into contracts with, public agencies and nonprofit private organizations.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 1, 1990, see section 1001(a) of Pub. L. 101–501, set out as an

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of 1990 Amendment note under section 8621 of this title.

§12373 Conference Administration

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Title 42, §12373

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