15 U.S.C. § 3151 | Nondiscrimination

(a)

Exclusion from participation or denial of benefits

No person in the United States shall on the ground of sex, age, race, color, religion, national origin or handicap be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity funded pursuant to the implementation of this chapter, including membership in any structure created by this chapter.

(b)

Noncompliance notification; remedies of Secretary of Labor

Whenever the Secretary of Labor determines that a recipient of funds made available pursuant to this chapter has failed to comply with subsection (a), or an applicable regulation, the Secretary shall notify the recipient of the noncompliance and shall request such recipient to secure compliance. If within a reasonable period of time, not to exceed sixty days, the recipient fails or refuses to secure compliance, the Secretary of Labor may—

(1)

refer the matter to the Attorney General with a recommendation that an appropriate civil action be instituted;

(2)

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exercise the powers and functions provided by title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( et seq.)  or

(3)

take such other action as may be provided by law.

(c)

Civil action by Attorney General

When a matter is referred to the Attorney General pursuant to subsection (b), or whenever the Attorney General has reason to believe that a recipient is engaged in a pattern or practice in violation of the provisions of this section, the Attorney General may bring a civil action in the appropriate United States district court for any and all appropriate relief.

(d)

Enforcement analysis in Report of President

section 1022a(f)(2)(B) of this titleTo assist and evaluate the enforcement of this section, and the broader equal employment opportunity policies of this chapter the Secretary of Labor shall include, in the annual report referred to in , a detailed analysis of the extent to which the enforcement of this section achieves positive results in both the quantity and quality of jobs, and for employment opportunities generally.

Pub. L. 95–523, title IV, § 401Oct. 27, 197892 Stat. 1907 Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(f) [title VIII, § 405(d)(12)(B)]Oct. 21, 1998112 Stat. 2681–337(, , ; , , , 2681–421.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 3102 of this titleFor definition of “this chapter”, referred to in subsecs. (a), (b), and (d), see References in Text note set out under .

Pub. L. 88–352July 2, 196478 Stat. 241 section 2000a of Title 42The Civil Rights Act of 1964, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), is , , . Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is classified generally to subchapter V (§ 2000d et seq.) of chapter 21 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.

Amendments

Pub. L. 105–277 section 1022a(f)(2)(B) of this title1998—Subsec. (d). substituted “include, in the annual report referred to in ,” for “include, in the annual Employment and Training Report of the President provided under section 705(a) of CETA,”.