42 U.S.C. § 12635 — Nondiscrimination

(a) In general. (1) Basis. A person responsible for running a covered project^* may not discriminate against a participant^* or staff member because of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or political affiliation. The person also may not discriminate because of disability when the participant or staff member is a “qualified individual with a disability^*.” (2) “Qualified individual^* with a disability” defined. This section does not define that term. It uses the meaning given in section 12111(8) of this title.

(b) Federal financial assistance. Assistance under this subchapter is Federal financial assistance for purposes of 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, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975. It is also Federal financial assistance to an education program or activity for purposes of the Education Amendments of 1972.

(c) Religious discrimination. (1) In general. Except as provided in paragraph (2), a person responsible for a covered project may not discriminate because of religion against a participant or a staff member paid with money received under this subchapter. (2) Exception. That rule does not apply to employing, with this assistance, a project staff member who already worked for the organization running the project when the grant was awarded.

(d) Rules and regulations. The Chief Executive Officer must issue rules to enforce this section. They must allow emergency summary suspension of assistance for no more than 30 days until notice and a chance to be heard are provided.