§ 3151. — Nondiscrimination.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC3151]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 58--FULL EMPLOYMENT AND BALANCED GROWTH
SUBCHAPTER III--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 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) of this section, 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) exercise the powers and functions provided by title VI of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) \1\ or
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(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) of this section, 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
To 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
section 1022a(f)(2)(B) of this title, 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, Sec. 401, Oct. 27, 1978, 92 Stat. 1907; Pub.
L. 105-277, div. A, Sec. 101(f) [title VIII, Sec. 405(d)(12)(B)], Oct.
21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-337, 2681-421.)
References in Text
For definition of ``this chapter'', referred to in subsecs. (a),
(b), and (d), see References in Text note set out under section 3102 of
this title.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), is Pub.
L. 88-352, July 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 241, as amended. Title VI of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 is classified generally to subchapter V (Sec. 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 section 2000a of Title 42 and Tables.
Amendments
1998--Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 105-277 substituted ``include, in the
annual report referred to in section 1022a(f)(2)(B) of this title,'' for
``include, in the annual Employment and Training Report of the President
provided under section 705(a) of CETA,''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 3116 of this title.
