[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 13, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 13CFR302.20]

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                TITLE 13--BUSINESS CREDIT AND ASSISTANCE
 
CHAPTER III--ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
PART 302_GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE--Table of 
 
Sec.  302.20  Civil rights.

    (a) Discrimination is prohibited by a Recipient or Other Party (as 
defined in paragraph (b) of this section) with respect to a Project 
receiving Investment Assistance under PWEDA or by an entity receiving 
Adjustment Assistance (as defined in Sec.  315.2 of this chapter) under 
the Trade Act, in accordance with the following authorities:
    (1) Section 601 of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) (proscribing discrimination on the 
basis of race, color, or national origin), and the Department's 
implementing regulations found at 15 CFR part 8;
    (2) 42 U.S.C. 3123 (proscribing discrimination on the basis of sex 
in Investment Assistance provided under PWEDA) and 42 U.S.C. 6709 
(proscribing discrimination on the basis of sex under the Local Public 
Works Program), and the Department's implementing regulations found at 
15 CFR 8.7 through 8.15;
    (3) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 
U.S.C. 794) (proscribing discrimination on the basis of disabilities), 
and the Department's implementing regulations found at 15 CFR part 8b;
    (4) The Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended (42 U.S.C. 6101 
et seq.) (proscribing discrimination on the basis of age), and the 
Department's implementing regulations found at 15 CFR part 20; and
    (5) Other Federal statutes, regulations and Executive Orders, as 
applicable.
    (b) Definitions. (1) For purposes of this section, an ``Other 
Party'' means an ``other party subject to this part,'' as defined in 15 
CFR 8.3(l), and includes an entity which (or which is intended to) 
creates and/or saves fifteen (15) or more permanent jobs as a result of 
Investment Assistance; provided that such entity is also either 
specifically named in the application as benefiting from the Project, or 
is or will be located in an EDA building, port, facility, or industrial, 
commercial or business park constructed or improved in whole or in part 
with Investment Assistance prior to EDA's final disbursement of 
Investment Assistance funds.
    (2) Additional applicable definitions are provided in 15 CFR part 8.
    (c) No Recipient or Other Party shall intimidate, threaten, coerce 
or discriminate against any person for the purpose of interfering with 
any right or privilege secured by 42 U.S.C. 3123 or 42 U.S.C. 6709, or 
because the person has made a complaint, testified, assisted or 
participated in any manner in an investigation, proceeding or hearing 
under this section.
    (d) All Recipients of Investment Assistance under PWEDA, all Other 
Parties and all entities receiving Adjustment Assistance under the Trade 
Act must submit to EDA written assurances that they will comply with 
applicable laws, EDA regulations, Department regulations, and such other 
requirements as may be applicable, prohibiting discrimination.
    (e) Reporting and other procedural matters are set forth in 15 CFR 
parts 8, 8a, 8b, 8c and 20.