Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 124.djvu/1569

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124 STAT. 1543 PUBLIC LAW 111–203—JULY 21, 2010 (e) REPORTS.—Each Office shall submit to Congress an annual report regarding the actions taken by the agency and the Office pursuant to this section, which shall include— (1) a statement of the total amounts paid by the agency to contractors since the previous report; (2) the percentage of the amounts described in paragraph (1) that were paid to contractors described in subsection (c)(1); (3) the successes achieved and challenges faced by the agency in operating minority and women outreach programs; (4) the challenges the agency may face in hiring qualified minority and women employees and contracting with qualified minority-owned and women-owned businesses; and (5) any other information, findings, conclusions, and rec- ommendations for legislative or agency action, as the Director determines appropriate. (f) DIVERSITY IN AGENCY WORKFORCE.—Each agency shall take affirmative steps to seek diversity in the workforce of the agency at all levels of the agency in a manner consistent with applicable law. Such steps shall include— (1) recruiting at historically black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, women’s colleges, and colleges that typically serve majority minority populations; (2) sponsoring and recruiting at job fairs in urban commu- nities; (3) placing employment advertisements in newspapers and magazines oriented toward minorities and women; (4) partnering with organizations that are focused on devel- oping opportunities for minorities and women to place talented young minorities and women in industry internships, summer employment, and full-time positions; (5) where feasible, partnering with inner-city high schools, girls’ high schools, and high schools with majority minority populations to establish or enhance financial literacy programs and provide mentoring; and (6) any other mass media communications that the Office determines necessary. (g) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ means— (A) the Departmental Offices of the Department of the Treasury; (B) the Corporation; (C) the Federal Housing Finance Agency; (D) each of the Federal reserve banks; (E) the Board; (F) the National Credit Union Administration; (G) the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; (H) the Commission; and (I) the Bureau. (2) AGENCY ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘agency adminis- trator’’ means the head of an agency. (3) MINORITY.—The term ‘‘minority’’ has the same meaning as in section 1204(c) of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (12 U.S.C. 1811 note). (4) MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESS.—The term ‘‘minority-owned business’’ has the same meaning as in section 21A(r)(4)(A) Applicability.