Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance
| Published date | 14 July 2021 |
| Citation | 86 FR 37211 |
| Record Number | 2021-14949 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Treasury Department |
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 132 (Wednesday, July 14, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 14, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37211-37212]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14949]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or
Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance
AGENCY: Department of the Treasury (Treasury).
ACTION: Notice of financial assistance.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with Treasury's regulations, for the enforcement
of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended (Title IX),
this notice provides an updated list of federal financial assistance
administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lydia Aponte Morales, Assistant
Director for Civil Rights, (202) 923-0507.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title IX prohibits recipients of federal
financial assistance from discriminating on the basis of sex in
educational programs or activities. Specifically, the statute states
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that ``[n]o person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be
excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be
subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity
receiving Federal financial assistance,'' with specific exceptions for
various entities, programs, and activities. 20 U.S.C. 1681(a). Title IX
and Treasury's Title IX regulations prohibit discrimination on the
basis of sex in the operation of, and the provision or denial of
benefits by, educational programs or activities conducted not only by
educational institutions but by other entities as well, including, for
example, law enforcement agencies, and for profit and nonprofit
organizations.
List of Federal Financial Assistance
Note: All recipients of federal financial assistance from Treasury
are subject to Title IX, but Title IX's anti-discrimination
prohibitions are limited to the educational components of the
recipient's program or activity, if any.
Failure to list a type of federal assistance below shall not mean,
if Title IX is otherwise applicable, that a program or activity is not
covered by Title IX.
1. Assistance provided by the Departmental Offices, Office of
Domestic Finance, Office of Financial Institutions, Community
Development Financial Institutions Fund--Technical Assistance
Component, Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act
of 1994, sec. 114, 12 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.
2. Assistance provided by the Departmental Offices, Office of
Domestic Finance, Office of Financial Institutions, Community
Development Financial Institutions Fund--Financial Assistance
Component, Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act
of 1994, sec. 114, 12 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.
3. Assistance provided by the Departmental Offices, Office of
Domestic Finance, Office of Financial Institutions, Community
Development Financial Institutions Fund--Native American Community
Development Financial Institutions Assistance (NACA) Program, Financial
Assistance (FA) Awards, 12 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.
4. Assistance provided by the Departmental Offices, Office of
Domestic Finance, Office of Financial Institutions, Community
Development Financial Institutions Fund--Native American Community
Development Financial Institutions Assistance Program, Technical
Assistance Grants, 2 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.
5. Assistance provided by the Departmental Offices, Office of
Domestic Finance, Office of Financial Institutions, Community
Development Financial Institutions Fund--Bank Enterprise Award Program,
Bank Enterprise Award Act of 1991, as amended, 12 U.S.C. 1834a.
6. Assistance provided by the Departmental Offices, Office of
Domestic Finance, Office of Financial Institutions, Community
Development Financial Institutions Fund, Capital Magnet Fund, Housing
and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, sec. 1339, 12 U.S.C. 4569.
7. Assistance provided by the Internal Revenue Service, Tax
Counseling for the Elderly Grant Program, Revenue Act of 1978, sec.
163, Public Law 95-600, 92 Stat. 2763, 2810-11.
8. Assistance provided by the Internal Revenue Service, Volunteer
Income Tax Assistance Program, Tax Reform Act of 1969, Public Law 91-
172, 83 Stat. 487.
9. Assistance provided by the Internal Revenue Service, Volunteer
Income Tax Assistance Grant Program, Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2008, Public Law 110-161, 121 Stat. 1844, 1975-76.
10. Assistance provided by the Internal Revenue Service, Low Income
Taxpayer Clinic Grant Program, Internal Revenue Service Restructuring
and Reform Act of 1998, sec. 3601, 26 U.S.C. 7526.
11. Assistance provided by the United States Mint U.S.
Commemorative Coin Programs pursuant to specific acts of Congress that
authorize United States commemorative coin and medal programs provide
assistance. See, e.g., the National September 11 Memorial & Museum
Commemorative Medal Act of 2010, Public Law 111-221, 31 U.S.C. 5112
(note); United States Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Commemorative
Coin Act, Public Law 112-104 (2012), 31 U.S.C. 5112 (note); Mark Twain
Commemorative Coin Act, Public Law 112-201 (2012), 31 U.S.C. 5112
(note); and March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act of 2012, Public Law
112-209, 31 U.S.C. 5112 (note).
12. Assistance provided by the Departmental Offices, Treasury
Executive Office for Asset Forfeiture, Equitable sharing program
(transfer of forfeited property to state and local law enforcement
agencies), 18 U.S.C. 981(e)(2); 21 U.S.C. 881(e)(1)(A); and 31 U.S.C.
9705(a)(1)(G) and (h).
13. Various Treasury Bureaus and Offices (including the Internal
Revenue Service), Unreimbursed detail of Federal Employees through the
Intergovernmental Personnel Act, 5 U.S.C. 3371 through 3376.
14. Assistance provided by the Resources and Ecosystems
Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the
Gulf Coast States Act of 2012, Public Law 112-141, 33 U.S.C. 1321.
15. Assistance provided by the Departmental Offices, Office of
Financial Research, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
Protection Act of 2010 as amended, 12 U.S.C. 5301, et seq.
16. Assistance provided by the Departmental Offices, Office of
Economic Policy, under the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1397n-1397n-
73, Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results Act (SIPPRA).
In addition to the above, further information on Treasury federal
financial assistance can be found by consulting the Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance (CFDA) at https://www.cfda.gov/. If using the
internet site, please select ``Search the Catalog,'' select ``Browse
the Catalog-By Agency,'' and then click on Treasury. Catalog
information is also available by calling, toll free, 1-800-699-8331 or
by writing to: Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Staff (MVS), General
Services Administration, Reporters Building, Room 101, 300 7th Street
SW, Washington, DC 20407.
Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1681-1688; 65 FR 52881, codified at 31 CFR
part 28.
Dated: July 9, 2021.
Lydia Aponte Morales,
Assistant Director for External Civil Rights, Office of Civil Rights
and Diversity.
[FR Doc. 2021-14949 Filed 7-13-21; 8:45 am]
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