Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

(a) The following delegations of authority are made by the Secretary to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights: (1) Provide overall leadership, coordination, and direction for the Department's programs of civil rights, including program delivery, compliance, and equal employment opportunity, with emphasis on the following: (i) Actions to enforce Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000d, prohibiting discrimination in federally assisted programs. (ii) Actions to enforce Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2000e, prohibiting discrimination in Federal employment. (iii) Actions to enforce Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. 1681, (iv) Actions to enforce the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, 42 U.S.C. 6102, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of age in USDA programs and activities funded by the Department. (v) Actions to enforce section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 794, prohibiting discrimination against individuals with disabilities in USDA programs and activities funded or conducted by the Department. (vi) Actions to enforce related Executive Orders, Congressional mandates, and other laws, rules, and regulations, as appropriate. (2) Evaluate Departmental agency programs, activities, and impact statements for civil rights concerns. (3) Analyze and evaluate program participation data and equal employment opportunity data, and make its analyses available to other appropriate Departm

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 2.25