15 U.S.C. § 3151 : US Code - Section 3151: Nondiscrimination

Search 15 U.S.C. § 3151 : US Code - Section 3151: Nondiscrimination

(a) Exclusion from participation or denial of benefits
No person in the United States shall on the ground of sex, age,
race, color, religion, national origin or handicap be excluded from
participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to
discrimination under any program or activity funded pursuant to the
implementation of this chapter, including membership in any
structure created by this chapter.
(b) Noncompliance notification; remedies of Secretary of Labor
Whenever the Secretary of Labor determines that a recipient of
funds made available pursuant to this chapter has failed to comply
with subsection (a) of this section, or an applicable regulation,
the Secretary shall notify the recipient of the noncompliance and
shall request such recipient to secure compliance. If within a
reasonable period of time, not to exceed sixty days, the recipient
fails or refuses to secure compliance, the Secretary of Labor may -

(1) refer the matter to the Attorney General with a
recommendation that an appropriate civil action be instituted;
(2) exercise the powers and functions provided by title VI of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) (!1) or
(3) take such other action as may be provided by law.
(c) Civil action by Attorney General
When a matter is referred to the Attorney General pursuant to
subsection (b) of this section, or whenever the Attorney General
has reason to believe that a recipient is engaged in a pattern or
practice in violation of the provisions of this section, the
Attorney General may bring a civil action in the appropriate United
States district court for any and all appropriate relief.
(d) Enforcement analysis in Report of President
To assist and evaluate the enforcement of this section, and the
broader equal employment opportunity policies of this chapter the
Secretary of Labor shall include, in the annual report referred to
in section 1022a(f)(2)(B) of this title, a detailed analysis of the
extent to which the enforcement of this section achieves positive
results in both the quantity and quality of jobs, and for
employment opportunities generally.