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(i) CONTRACTOR ensures its current and future compliance wrth Title VI of the
<br />Civil Rrghts Act of 1964, as amended, which prohibits exclusion from participation, denial of the benefits
<br />of, or subjection to drscrimiriation under prcgrams and activities receiving f'ederal funds, of any person in
<br />the United States on the ground of race, color, or national origin (42 U.S.C. $ 2000d et seq.), as
<br />implemented by the Departrnent of the Treasury Title VI regulations at 3 I CFR Pat122 and other pertinent
<br />executive orders such as Executive Order 13166; directives, circulars, policies; memoranda and/or
<br />guidance documents.
<br />(ii) CONTRACTOR acknowledges that Executive Order I 3 166, "lmproving Access to
<br />Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency (LEP)," seeks to rmprove aicess to f'ederally
<br />assisted programS and activities for individuals who, because of national origin, are limrted in their Englisir
<br />proficiency. CONTRACTOR understands that the denial of access to persons to its progrurn., se,ri..,
<br />and activities because of their limited proficiency in English is a form of national origin discrimination
<br />prohibrted underTitle Vl of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Accordingly, CONTRACTOR shall initiate
<br />reasonable steps, or comply with Treasury's directives, to ensure meaningful access to its prograrns,
<br />services and activities to LEP persons. CONTRACTOR u'lderstands and agrees that meaningful access
<br />may entail providing language assistance services, including oral interpretation and written translation
<br />where necessary to ensure effective communication in the Project.
<br />(iii) CONTRACTOR agrees to consider the need fbr language services fbr LEP persons
<br />during development of applicable budgets and when conducting plogratns, services ancl activities. As a
<br />resource, the Depar-tment of the Treasury has published its LEP guidance at 70 FR 6067. For more
<br />information on LEP, please visit http:/iwww.lep.gov.
<br />(iv) CONTRACTOR acknowledges ard agrees that compliance wrth this assurance
<br />constitutes a condition of continued receipt of' f'ederal financial assistance and is binding upon
<br />CONTRACTOR and CONTRACTOR's successors, transferees and assignees for the period in which
<br />such assistance is provided.
<br />(v) CONTRACTOR agrees to incorporate the following language in every contract or
<br />agreement subject to Title VI and its regulations between the CONTRACTOR and the CONTRACTOR's
<br />subcontractors, successors, tra:rsferees an d assi gn ees :
<br />'l'he vthcttnttactor. successor, trans.feree antl assignee shall conrplyy,ith |'itla t'I of the Cit'il tlights Act
<br />of 1964, tvhich prohibits recipients of .federal./inancial assistance./i'om exchrding.from a ptogram or
<br />actil,it)), c{enying beneJits tf,' ctr othentise cliscrintinaling against a person on lhe basis of'race, color, or
<br />national origin (12 U.S.C. I 2000d et secl.), as im|tlementecl ltlt Dapst.tment o/'the Ti"easurlt 'l,itle L,l
<br />regulation,s, 31 (:I;'R l'}art 22, u,hich are hercin incorporoted b1; re.farence and macle d part of thi,s contract(tr agreentent).'I'itle L'l also exlends lnrttectictn to persons n,ith "l,ittritett lingtish proficiencl;" in an);
<br />progranl or aclittit); receiting.fetleral.financial assistance, 12 U..\1(-l $ 2000c{ et seq., cts irnplemented by
<br />Department of the'lreaurry'litle L'l regulations, 3t CI:R Part 22, v,hich are herein incotporated by,
<br />re./brence and made a part oJ this contract (or agreement).
<br />("i) CONTRACTOR understands and agrees that if any real property or structure is
<br />provided or improved with the aid of federal financial assistance by the Departrnent of the Treasury, this
<br />assurance obligates the CONTRACTOR, or in the case of a subsequent transfer, the transferee, for the
<br />period during which the real property or strlrcture is used for a purpose for which the federal financial
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