SWINERTON MANAGEMENT & CONSULTING

Home Browse Search

(c) Compliance with Federal Statutes and Regulations Prohibiting Discrimination. Consultant agrees to comply with statutes and regulations prohibiting discrimination applicable to the CSLFRF program including,without limitation, the following: (i) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. §§ 2000d et seq.) and Treasury's implementing regulations at 31 C.F.R. Part 22, which prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin under programs or activities receiving federal financial assistance. (ii) The Fair Housing Act, Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. §§ 3601 et seq.), which prohibits discrimination in housing on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, familial status, or disability. (iii) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. § 794), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. (iv) The Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended (42 U.S.C. §§ 6101 et seq.),and Treasury's implementing regulations at 31 C.F.R.Part 23,which prohibit discrimination on the basis of age in programs or activities receiving federal financial assistance. (v) Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended (42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq.),which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability under programs, activities, and services provided or made available by state and local governments or instrumentalities or agencies thereto. (d) False Statements. Consultant understands that making false statements or claims in connection with the CSLFRF program is a violation of federal law and may result in criminal, civil, or administrative sanctions, including fines, imprisonment, civil damages and penalties, debarment from participating in federal awards or contracts, and/or any other remedy available by law. (e) Protections for Whistleblowers. (i) In accordance with 41 U.S.C. § 4712, Consultant may not discharge, demote, or otherwise discriminate against an employee in reprisal for disclosing to any of the list oLpersons-or-entities-provided-belowrinfonnation-that the-employee-reasonably-believes-is evidence of gross mismanagement of a federal contract or grant, a gross waste of federal funds, an abuse of authority relating to a federal contract or grant,a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety,or a violation of law,rule, or regulation related to a federal contract(including the competition for or negotiation of a contract) or grant. (ii) The list of persons and entities referenced in the paragraph above includes the following: (1) A member of Congress or a representative of a committee of Congress; (2) An Inspector General; (3) The Government Accountability Office;