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<br />(f) Public Health Service Act of 1912 (42 U.S.C. §§ 290 dd-2), relating to 
<br />confidentiality of patient records regarding substance abusetreatment; 
<br />(g) Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq.), relating to 
<br />nondiscrimination in the sale, rental or financing of housing as implemented by the 
<br />Department of Housing and Urban Development at 24 C.F.R. Part100. The 
<br />prohibition on disability discrimination includes the requirement that new 
<br />multifamily housing with four or more dwelling units—i.e., the public and common 
<br />use areas and individual apartment units (all units in buildings with elevators and 
<br />ground -floor units in buildings without elevators) — 
<br />be designed and constructed with certain accessible features (See 24 
<br />C.F.R. § 100.201); 
<br />(h) Executive Order 11246, which prohibits federal contractors and federally assisted 
<br />construction contractors and subcontractors, who do over $10,000 in Government 
<br />business in one year from discriminating in employment decisions on the basis of 
<br />race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identification or national 
<br />origin; 
<br />(i) Executive Order 11375, which bans discrimination on the basis of race, color, 
<br />religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identification, or national origin in hiring and 
<br />employment in both the United States federal workforce and on the part of 
<br />government contractors; 
<br />(jJ California Public Contract Code § 10295.3, which prohibits discrimination based on 
<br />domestic partnerships and those in same sex marriages; 
<br />(k) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policy to ensure the equal treatment of 
<br />faith -based organizations, under which the Applicant must comply with equal 
<br />treatment policies and requirements contained in 6 C.F.R. Part 19; 
<br />(1) The Applicant will comply with California's Fair Employment and Housing Act 
<br />(FEHA) (California Government Code §§12940-12957), as applicable. FEHA 
<br />prohibits harassment and discrimination in employment because of ancestry, 
<br />familial status, race, color, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming 
<br />practices), sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical 
<br />conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), gender, gender 
<br />identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, 
<br />ancestry, mental and physical disability, genetic information, medical condition, 
<br />age, pregnancy, denial of medical and family care leave, or pregnancy disability 
<br />leave, military and veteran status, and/or retaliation for protesting illegal 
<br />discrimination related to one of these categories, or for reporting patient abuse in 
<br />tax supported institutions; 
<br />(m) Any other nondiscrimination provisions in the specific statute(s) under which 
<br />application for federal assistance is being made; and 
<br />(n) The requirements of any other nondiscrimination statute(s) that may apply to this 
<br />application. 
<br />6. Drug -Free Workplace 
<br />As required by the Drug -Free Workplace Act of 1988 (41 U.S.C. § 701 et seq.),the 
<br />Applicant certifies that it will maintain a drug -free workplace and a drug -free awareness 
<br />program as outlined in the Act. 
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