42 U.S.C. § 12372 — Authority of President and Secretary; final report

(a) Calling of Conference. The President had to call a White House Conference on Children, Youth, and Families in 1993, to build recommendations that further the policy described in section 12371(b). The Secretary planned and ran the Conference, working with the Commissioner and other appropriate federal agencies, which could include assigning staff to help. (b) Purposes of Conference. The Conference had five goals: (1) raise public awareness of young people's value and needs; (2) examine young people's well-being and the problems they face; (3) describe how many young people with identified needs are not getting services; (4) find out why they are not getting those services; and (5) develop specific, comprehensive recommendations for executive and legislative action to improve the well-being of youth and families. (c) Conference participants and delegates. (1) The Conference had to bring together representatives of federal, state, and local government (including the Government Accountability Office), professionals working with children, youth, and families, and members of the general public, especially young people. (2) Delegates had to be chosen without regard to political party or past partisan activity, and, as much as possible, had to represent a range of viewpoints in the field.