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APPROVED
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
DEC 261974
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
DEC 2 0 1974
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
Subject: Enrolled Bill H.R. 8864 - Little League Baseball
Sponsor - Rep. Griffiths (D) Michigan
Last Day for Action
December 30, 1974 - Monday
Purpose
Amends the Federal charter of Little League Baseball,
Incorporated, to allow girls to participate in its
activities on the same basis as boys.
Agency Recommendations
Office of Management and Budget
Approval
Civil Rights Commission
Approval
Department of Justice
No objection
Discussion
From its founding as a summer baseball program in 1939, the
Little League has served young boys exclusively. In 1964
the organization requested and was granted a Federal charter
(Public Law 88-378) which specifies that the League is an
organization for young boys.
This year, twenty-two class action suits were filed across
the country seeking equal opportunity for young girls to
participate in Little League activities. While many of
these lawsuits were pending the League organization petitioned
Congress to amend its charter to include girls. In addition,
the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Supreme Court handed
down a decision affirming the right of girls to play Little
League baseball.
R.
FORD
UNIVERSITY
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