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§324 Prohibition of Discrimination on the Basis of Sex
Title 23 › Chapter 3— GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 324
Summary
Programs funded or run under this title cannot exclude, deny benefits to, or discriminate against anyone because of sex; agencies will enforce this with rules like Title VI (Civil Rights Act of 1964), and other legal remedies remain.
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Title 23, §324
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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 program or activity receiving Federal assistance under this title or carried on under this title. 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. 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 Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 2000d of Title 42 and Tables.
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23 U.S.C. § 324
Title 23 — Highways
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60