nondiscrimination

nondiscrimination Sec. 207. (a) In General.—No person in the United States shall, on the grounds of race, religion, color, national origin, or sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity funded in whole or in part with funds made available under this title. 90 STAT. 1008 (b) Authority of the Secretary.— Whenever the Secretary determines that a State government or unit of local government has failed to comply with subsection (a) or an applicable regulation, he shall, within ten days, notify the Governor of the State (or, in the case of a unit of local government the Governor of the State in which such unit is located, and the chief elected official of the unit) of the noncompliance. If within thirty days of the notification compliance is not achieved, the Secretary shall within ten days thereafter— (1) exercise all the powers and functions provided by title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e); (2) refer the matter to the Attorney General with a recommendation that an appropriate civil action be instituted; (3) take such other action as may be provided by law. (c) Enforcement.— Upon his determination of discrimination under subsection (b), the Secretary shall have the full authority to withhold or temporarily suspend any payment under this title, or otherwise exercise any authority contained in title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, to assure compliance with the requirement of nondiscrimination in federally assisted programs funded, in whole or in part, under this title. (d) Applicability of Certain Civil Rights Acts.— (1) Any party who is injured or deprived within the meaning of section 1979 of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1983) or of section 1980 of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1985) by any person, or two or more persons in the case of such section 1980, in connection with the administration of a payment under this title may bring a civil action under such section 1979 or 1980, as applicable, subject to the terms and conditions of those sections. (2) Any person who is aggrieved by an unlawful employment practice within the meaning of title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.) by any employer in connection with the administration of a payment under this title may bring a civil action under section 706(f)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2000e–5(f) (1)) subject to the terms and conditions of such title.