49 U.S.C. § 47123 — Nondiscrimination

(a) In General — The Secretary of Transportation must take affirmative action to ensure that an individual is not excluded because of race, creed, color, national origin, or sex from participating in an activity carried out with money received under a grant under this subchapter. The Secretary must prescribe regulations needed to carry out this section. The regulations must be similar to the regulations in effect under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d and following sections). This section is in addition to title VI of that Act.

(b) Indian Employment — (1) Tribal sponsor preference — Consistent with section 703(i) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e-2(i)), nothing in this section prevents the preferential employment of Indians living on or near a reservation on a project or contract at (A) an airport sponsored by an Indian tribal government, or (B) an airport located on an Indian reservation. (2) State preference — A State may implement a preference for employing Indians on a project carried out under this subchapter near an Indian reservation. (3) Implementation — The Secretary must consult with Indian tribal governments and cooperate with the States to implement this subsection. (4) Indian tribal government defined — In this section, “Indian tribal government” has the same meaning as in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122). This section does not define the term “Indian tribal government.”