# 2026-12399: DHS Trims Title VI Rules to Match New Directive

2026-12399, Rescinding Portions of DHS Title VI Regulations To Conform More Closely With the Statutory Text and To Implement Executive Order 14281, is a Federal Register rule from Homeland Security Department, Federal Emergency Management Agency published 2026-06-22, effective 2026-06-22; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-29).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12399
- As of: 2026-06-29
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12399
- Title: Rescinding Portions of DHS Title VI Regulations To Conform More Closely With the Statutory Text and To Implement Executive Order 14281
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Homeland Security Department; Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Citation: 91 FR 36963
- Published: 2026-06-22
- Effective: 2026-06-22
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: 1601-AB22
- Last updated: 2026-06-29

## In one line

DHS Trims Title VI Rules to Match New Directive

## Summary

Starting June 22, 2026, DHS is updating its rules to match the original meaning of the Civil Rights Act’s Title VI, just like the Department of Justice did. This change affects anyone involved with DHS or FEMA programs that get federal money, making it easier and cheaper to follow the rules while protecting people from discrimination. No big costs or delays—just clearer, fairer rules for everyone!

## Abstract

By this rule, DHS amends its regulations implementing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI) consistent with a recent rule issued by the Department of Justice (DOJ). Like the DOJ rule, this rule aligns the DHS regulations more closely with Title VI's original public meaning, avoids constitutional concerns, reduces compliance costs, and serves the public interest.

## Effects PRIA read

- DHS drops disparate-impact liability: benefit, medium. Starting June 22, 2026, DHS and FEMA remove all disparate-impact language from their Title VI rules and DHS says it will not pursue Title VI disparate-impact liability against recipients of Federal financial assistance. The rule affects DHS funding recipients (DHS issued about 274,000 awards totali…
- Affirmative-action rules removed: mixed, medium. DHS deletes the Title VI provision that encouraged or required affirmative-action steps (it removes 6 CFR 21.5(b)(6)), so recipients will no longer be encouraged by DHS regulation to take race-, color-, or national-origin-based actions to overcome prior disparities. DHS says it is removing that lan…
- Narrower employment-practices coverage: mixed, medium. DHS revises 6 CFR 21.5(c) so that Title VI employment prohibitions apply only when a primary objective of the Federal financial assistance is to provide employment or to provide work experience contributing to education or training. DHS removed prior broader language (including a 'tends to' extensi…
- FEMA disaster-assistance protections remain: benefit, medium. FEMA did not change its Stafford Act implementing regulation, 44 CFR 206.11, which continues to require that disaster assistance distribution, application processing, and relief activities be accomplished in an equitable and impartial manner without discrimination on grounds including race, color,…

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## Sources
- [2026-12399 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/22/2026-12399/rescinding-portions-of-dhs-title-vi-regulations-to-conform-more-closely-with-the-statutory-text-and)
- [2026-12399 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-22/pdf/2026-12399.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12399 (as of 2026-06-29).