---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 2000e–15"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "2000e–15"
heading: "Presidential conferences; acquaintance of leadership with provisions for employment rights and obligations; plans for fair administration; membership"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/2000e-15"
units:
  - "Chapter 21 — Civil Rights"
  - "Subchapter VI — Equal Employment Opportunities"
---

# §2000e–15. Presidential conferences; acquaintance of leadership with provisions for employment rights and obligations; plans for fair administration; membership


The President shall, as soon as feasible after July 2, 1964, convene one or more conferences for the purpose of enabling the leaders of groups whose members will be affected by this subchapter to become familiar with the rights afforded and obligations imposed by its provisions, and for the purpose of making plans which will result in the fair and effective administration of this subchapter when all of its provisions become effective. The President shall invite the participation in such conference or conferences of (1) the members of the President’s Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity, (2) the members of the Commission on Civil Rights, (3) representatives of [State](/usc/42/2000e.md?p=i) and local [agencies](/usc/42/8262.md?p=1) engaged in furthering equal employment opportunity, (4) representatives of private [agencies](/usc/42/8262.md?p=1) engaged in furthering equal employment opportunity, and (5) representatives of [employers](/usc/42/2000e.md?p=b), [labor organizations](/usc/42/2000e.md?p=d), and [employment agencies](/usc/42/2000e.md?p=c) who will be subject to this subchapter.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 88–352, title VII, § 716(c), July 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 266.)

## Notes

### Executive Documents

### Executive Order No. 11197

Ex. Ord. No. 11197, eff. Feb. 5, 1965, 30 F.R. 1721, which established the President’s Council on Equal Opportunity, was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 11247, eff. Sept. 24, 1965, 30 F.R. 12327, formerly set out as a note under section 2000d–1 of this title.