{"identifier":"/us/usc/t20/s1063d","title":20,"num":"\u00a7\u202f1063d.","heading":"Strengthening HBCUs through Federal agency plans","text":"\u00a7\u202f1063d.\nStrengthening HBCUs through Federal agency plans\n(a)\nDesignating applicable agencies\nThe Secretary, in consultation with the Executive Director, shall\u2014\n(1) identify each Federal agency with which an HBCU\u2014\n(A) has entered into a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement; or\n(B) is eligible to participate in the programs and initiatives under the jurisdiction of such Federal agency; and\n(2) designate each Federal agency so identified as an applicable agency.\n(b)\nSubmitting agency plans\nNot later than February 1 of each year, the head of each applicable agency shall submit to the Secretary, the Executive Director, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives, and the President\u2019s Board of Advisors an annual Agency Plan describing efforts to strengthen the capacity of HBCUs to participate or be eligible to participate in the programs and initiatives under the jurisdiction of such applicable agency as described in subsection (a)(1)(B).\n(c)\nFurther requirements for submission and accessibility\nThe Executive Director shall make all annual Agency Plan submissions publicly available online in a user-friendly format.\n(d)\nAgency plan content\nWhere appropriate, each Agency Plan shall include\u2014\n(1) a description of how the applicable agency intends to increase the capacity of HBCUs to compete effectively for grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements;\n(2) an identification of Federal programs and initiatives under the jurisdiction of the applicable agency in which HBCUs are underrepresented;\n(3) an outline of proposed efforts to improve HBCUs\u2019 participation in such programs and initiatives;\n(4) a description of any progress made towards advancing or achieving goals and efforts from previous Agency Plans submitted under this section by such applicable agency;\n(5) a description of how the applicable agency plans to encourage public-sector, private-sector, and community involvement to improve the capacity of HBCUs to compete effectively for grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, and to participate in programs and initiatives under the jurisdiction of such agency;\n(6) an identification of programs and initiatives not listed in a previous Agency Plan in which an HBCU may participate;\n(7) any other information the applicable agency determines is relevant to promoting opportunities to fund, partner, contract, or otherwise interact with HBCUs; and\n(8) any additional criteria established by the Secretary or the White House Initiative.\n(e)\nAgency engagement\nTo help fulfill the objectives of the Agency Plans, the head of each applicable agency\u2014\n(1) shall provide, as appropriate, technical assistance and information to the Executive Director to enhance communication with HBCUs concerning the applicable agency\u2019s\u2014\n(A) programs and initiatives described in subsection (d)(2); and\n(B) the preparation of applications or proposals for grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements; and\n(2) shall appoint a senior official to report directly to the agency head on the applicable agency\u2019s progress under this section.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t20/s1063d.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t20/s1063d","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f1063d."},{"t":"heading","text":"Strengthening HBCUs through Federal agency plans"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t20/s1063d/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Designating applicable agencies"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The Secretary, in consultation with the Executive Director, shall\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t20/s1063d/a/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"chapeau","text":" identify each Federal agency with which an HBCU\u2014"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t20/s1063d/a/1/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"content","text":" has entered into a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement; or","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t20/s1063d/a/1/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"content","text":" is eligible to participate in the programs and initiatives under the jurisdiction of such Federal agency; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t20/s1063d/a/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" designate each Federal agency so identified as an applicable agency.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t20/s1063d/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Submitting agency plans"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Not later than February 1 of each year, the head of each applicable agency shall submit to the Secretary, the Executive Director, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives, and the President\u2019s Board of Advisors an annual Agency Plan describing efforts to strengthen the capacity of HBCUs to participate or be eligible to participate in the programs and initiatives under the jurisdiction of such applicable agency as described in subsection (a)(1)(B).","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t20/s1063d/c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(c)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Further requirements for submission and accessibility"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The Executive Director shall make all annual Agency Plan submissions publicly available online in a user-friendly format.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t20/s1063d/d","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(d)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Agency plan content"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"Where appropriate, each Agency Plan shall include\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t20/s1063d/d/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" a description of how the applicable agency intends to increase the capacity of HBCUs to compete effectively for grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t20/s1063d/d/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" an identification of Federal programs and initiatives under the jurisdiction of the applicable agency in which HBCUs are underrepresented;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t20/s1063d/d/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"content","text":" an outline of proposed efforts to improve HBCUs\u2019 participation in such programs and initiatives;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t20/s1063d/d/4","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(4)"},{"t":"content","text":" a description of any progress made towards advancing or achieving goals and efforts from previous Agency Plans submitted under this section by such applicable agency;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t20/s1063d/d/5","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(5)"},{"t":"content","text":" a description of how the applicable agency plans to encourage public-sector, private-sector, and community involvement to improve the capacity of HBCUs to compete effectively for grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, and to participate in programs and initiatives under the jurisdiction of such agency;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t20/s1063d/d/6","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(6)"},{"t":"content","text":" an identification of programs and initiatives not listed in a previous Agency Plan in which an HBCU may participate;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t20/s1063d/d/7","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(7)"},{"t":"content","text":" any other information the applicable agency determines is relevant to promoting opportunities to fund, partner, contract, or otherwise interact with HBCUs; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t20/s1063d/d/8","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(8)"},{"t":"content","text":" any additional criteria established by the Secretary or the White House Initiative.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t20/s1063d/e","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(e)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Agency engagement"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"To help fulfill the objectives of the Agency Plans, the head of each applicable agency\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t20/s1063d/e/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"chapeau","text":" shall provide, as appropriate, technical assistance and information to the Executive Director to enhance communication with HBCUs concerning the applicable agency\u2019s\u2014"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t20/s1063d/e/1/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"content","text":" programs and initiatives described in subsection (d)(2); and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t20/s1063d/e/1/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"content","text":" the preparation of applications or proposals for grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements; 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