§2000e–17 Procedure for denial, withholding, termination, or suspension of Government contract subsequent to acceptance by Government of affirmative action plan of employer; time of acceptance of plan

Summary

The government cannot deny, hold back, end, or pause a federal contract (or part of it) under equal employment rules if the employer has an affirmative action plan that the government accepted for the same facility within the last 12 months. Before any agency or official does those things, the employer must be given a full hearing and decision under section 554 of title 5 and related rules. If the employer has seriously failed to follow the accepted plan, these protections do not apply. A plan is treated as accepted when the appropriate compliance agency accepts it unless the Office of Federal Contract Compliance disapproves it within 45 days.