[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 12, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 12CFR268.1]

[Page 800]
 
                       TITLE 12--BANKS AND BANKING
 
                   CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
 
PART 268--RULES REGARDING EQUAL OPPORTUNITY--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart A--General Provisions and Administration
 
Sec. 268.1  Authority, purpose and scope.


    (a) Authority. The regulations in this part (12 CFR part 268) are 
issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) 
under the authority of sections 10(4) and 11(i), (k), and (l) of the 
Federal Reserve Act (partially codified in 12 U.S.C. 244 and 248(i), (k) 
and (l)).
    (b) Purpose and scope. This part sets forth the Board's policy, 
program and procedures for providing equal opportunity to Board 
employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, 
religion, sex, national origin, age, or physical or mental disability. 
It also sets forth the Board's policy, program and procedures for 
prohibiting discrimination on the basis of physical or mental disability 
in programs and activities conducted by the Board. It also specifies the 
circumstances under which the Board will hire or decline to hire persons 
who are not citizens of the United States, consistent with the Board's 
operational needs and applicable law.