[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1716 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1716

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to assure that the operations of 
       the Forest Service are free of racial, sexual, and ethnic 
                discrimination, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 25, 1995

 Mr. Herger (for himself, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Cooley, and Mr. Inglis of 
 South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                      the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to assure that the operations of 
       the Forest Service are free of racial, sexual, and ethnic 
                discrimination, and for other purposes.
    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Forest Service Employment 
Opportunity Act of 1995''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION IN THE FOREST SERVICE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture is directed to take 
such steps as are necessary to assure that the operations of the Forest 
Service are free of racial, gender-based, and ethnic discrimination. 
Such steps shall include--
            (1) assuring that employment is not offered to persons 
        based on their race, sex, or national origin;
            (2) assuring that employment is not conditioned on 
        political or ideological commitments;
            (3) assuring compliance with the requirements of title VII 
        of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; and
            (4) such other steps as are necessary to prevent any 
        preferences in employment, contracting, or otherwise, from 
        being extended by the Forest Service on the basis of race, sex, 
        or national origin.
    (b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall report to 
Congress on the steps taken to implement this section, and their 
effectiveness.
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