Posted July 17, 2014
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is amending its regulation on nondiscrimination in programs or activities conducted by the Department.
The changes clarify the roles and responsibilities of USDA’s Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (OASCR) and USDA agencies in enforcing nondiscrimination in programs or activities conducted by the Department. It also strengthens USDA’s civil rights compliance and complaint processing activities to better protect the rights of USDA customers.
The amendment is intended to make explicit protections against discrimination based on USDA program customers’ political beliefs or gender identity.
The Federal Register is available here.
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