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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 abuse treatment;
<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 yearfrom 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 /> 			(j)  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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