[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 4]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR249.7]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
    CHAPTER II--FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 249_SENIOR FARMERS' MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM (SFMNP)--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart C_Participant Eligibility
 
Sec. 249.7  Nondiscrimination.

    (a) Civil rights requirements. (1) The State agency must comply with 
the following requirements to ensure that no person shall, on the 
grounds of race, color, national origin, age, sex or disability, be 
excluded from participation, be denied benefits, or be otherwise 
subjected to discrimination, under the SFMNP:
    (i) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964;
    (ii) Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972;
    (iii) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973;
    (iv) The Age Discrimination Act of 1975;
    (v) Department of Agriculture regulations on nondiscrimination 
(parts 15, 15a and 15b of this title); and
    (vi) Applicable FNS Instructions, including requirements for racial 
and ethnic participation data collection, public notification of the 
nondiscrimination policy, and annual reviews of each local agency's 
racial and

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ethnic participation data (as required by title VI of the Civil Rights 
Act of 1964).
    (2) Compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title 
IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and 
regulations and instructions issued thereunder shall include, but not be 
limited to:
    (i) Notification to the public of the nondiscrimination policy and 
complaint rights of participants and potentially eligible persons, which 
may be satisfied through FNS' required nondiscrimination statement on 
brochures and publications;
    (ii) Review and monitoring activity to ensure SFMNP compliance with 
the nondiscrimination laws and regulations; and
    (iii) Establishment of grievance procedures for handling participant 
complaints based on sex and handicap.
    (b) Complaints. Persons seeking to file discrimination complaints 
may file them either with the Secretary of Agriculture, or the Director, 
Office of Civil Rights, USDA, Washington, DC 20250 or with the office 
established by the State agency to handle discrimination grievances or 
complaints. All complaints received by State agencies that allege 
discrimination based on race, color, national origin, or age shall be 
referred to the Secretary of Agriculture or the Director of the Office 
of Civil Rights, USDA. A State agency may process complaints that allege 
discrimination based on sex or disability if grievance procedures are in 
place.