Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§6709 Sex discrimination; prohibition; enforcement
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 80— - PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS › § 6709
Summary
People cannot be left out, denied benefits, or treated unfairly because of their sex in any program that gets federal grants under this chapter, including supplemental grants. Agencies must enforce this with rules like Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Other remedies are available.
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Title 42, §6709
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No person shall on the ground of sex be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any project receiving Federal grant assistance under this chapter, including any supplemental grant made under this chapter. This provision will be enforced through agency provisions and rules similar to those already established, with respect to racial and other discrimination under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.]. However, this remedy is not exclusive and will not prejudice or cut off any other legal remedies available to a discriminatee.
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 88–352, July 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 241. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is classified generally to subchapter V (§ 2000d et seq.) of chapter 21 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 2000a of this title and Tables.
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42 U.S.C. § 6709
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73