42 U.S.C. § 2000d–4a | “Program or activity” and “program” defined

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term “program or activity” and the term “program” mean all of the operations of—

(1)

(A)

a department, agency, special purpose district, or other instrumentality of a State or of a local government; or

(B)

the entity of such State or local government that distributes such assistance and each such department or agency (and each other State or local government entity) to which the assistance is extended, in the case of assistance to a State or local government;

(2)

(A)

a college, university, or other postsecondary institution, or a public system of higher education; or

(B)

section 7801 of title 20 a local educational agency (as defined in ), system of vocational education, or other school system;

(3)

(A)

an entire corporation, partnership, or other private organization, or an entire sole proprietorship—

(i)

if assistance is extended to such corporation, partnership, private organization, or sole proprietorship as a whole; or

(ii)

which is principally engaged in the business of providing education, health care, housing, social services, or parks and recreation; or

(B)

the entire plant or other comparable, geographically separate facility to which Federal financial assistance is extended, in the case of any other corporation, partnership, private organization, or sole proprietorship; or

(4)

any other entity which is established by two or more of the entities described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3);

any part of which is extended Federal financial assistance.

Pub. L. 88–352, title VI, § 606 Pub. L. 100–259, § 6Mar. 22, 1988102 Stat. 31 Pub. L. 103–382, title III, § 391(q)Oct. 20, 1994108 Stat. 4024 Pub. L. 107–110, title X, § 1076(y)Jan. 8, 2002115 Stat. 2093 Pub. L. 114–95, title IX, § 9215(r)Dec. 10, 2015129 Stat. 2171(, as added , , ; amended , , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 114–95 section 7801 of title 202015—Par. (2)(B). made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to .

Pub. L. 107–1102002—Par. (2)(B). substituted “7801” for “8801”.

Pub. L. 103–382 section 8801 of title 201994—Par. (2)(B). substituted “” for “section 198(a)(10) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2015 Amendment

Pub. L. 114–95Dec. 10, 2015section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95 section 6301 of Title 20Amendment by effective , except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see , set out as a note under , Education.

Effective Date of 2002 Amendment

Pub. L. 107–110Jan. 8, 2002section 5 of Pub. L. 107–110 section 6301 of Title 20Amendment by effective , except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see , set out as an Effective Date note under , Education.

Exclusion From Coverage

42 U.S.C. 2000aMar. 22, 1988section 7 of Pub. L. 100–259 section 1687 of Title 20This section not to be construed to extend application of Civil Rights Act of 1964 [ et seq.] to ultimate beneficiaries of Federal financial assistance excluded from coverage before , see , set out as a Construction note under , Education.

Abortion Neutrality

section 8 of Pub. L. 100–259 section 1688 of Title 20This section not to be construed to force or require any individual or hospital or any other institution, program, or activity receiving Federal funds to perform or pay for an abortion, see , set out as a note under , Education.