[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 6, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 6CFR17.100]

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                       TITLE 6--HOMELAND SECURITY
 
   CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
 
PART 17_NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEX IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS 
 
                         Subpart A_Introduction
 
Sec.  17.100  Purpose and effective date.


    (a) The purpose of these Title IX regulations is to effectuate Title 
IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended (except sections 904 
and 906 of those Amendments) (20 U.S.C. 1681, 1682, 1683, 1685, 1686, 
1687, 1688), which is designed to eliminate (with certain exceptions) 
discrimination on the basis of

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sex in any education program or activity receiving Federal financial 
assistance, whether or not such program or activity is offered or 
sponsored by an educational institution as defined in these Title IX 
regulations. The effective date of these Title IX regulations shall be 
March 6, 2003.
    (b) The provisions established by this part shall be effective for 
all components of the Department, including all Department components 
that are transferred to the Department, except to the extent that a 
Department component already has existing Title IX regulations.