This report of a hearing before the House Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities addresses the issues of complying with Federal standards concerning equal representation of minorities and women in Federal jobs. In 1984, three agencies refused to submit affirmative action goals and timetables: The Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. In her testimony, Representative Collins of Illinois introduced an amendment to her original bill, H.R. 781, which would make an agency that does not provide mandatory employment goals and timetables liable to a civil suit on the part of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) or by any employee of the negligent agency. The director of Public Sector Programs, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, submitted an extensive statement on his agency's tracking of and reporting formats for affirmative action goals. Testimony was then heard from various representatives of the agencies not in compliance, explaining and justifying their positions. Testimony was also heard from various other government and non-government agencies concerning the pros and cons and enforcement of the affirmative action goals. (CG)