7 CFR 15d.3
§ 15d.3 Discrimination prohibited.
United States · 7 CFR — Agriculture · Status: effective
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- 7 CFR 15d.3, § 15d.3 Discrimination prohibited, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/13396
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(a) No agency, officer, or employee of the USDA shall, on the grounds of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or gender identity, exclude from participation in, deny the benefits of, or subject to discrimination any person in the United States under any program or activity conducted by the USDA.
(b) No person shall be subjected to reprisal for opposing any practice(s) prohibited by this part, for filing a complaint, or for participating in any other manner in a proceeding under this part.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.