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A. Title VII Civil Rights Act of 1964, which provides that no person in the United States shall on the
<br />ground of race, color, or national origin be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits
<br />of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial
<br />assistance.
<br />B. Title VIII, Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988,
<br />which provides for fair housing throughout the United States. Kinds of discrimination prohibited
<br />include refusal to sell, rent, or negotiate, or otherwise to make unavailable; discrimination in terms,
<br />conditions and privileges; discriminatory advertising; false representation; blockbusting;
<br />discrimination in financing; and discrimination in membership in multi -listing services and real
<br />estate brokers organizations. Discrimination is prohibited on the ground of race, color, religion,
<br />sex, disability, familial status (having one or more children under age 18 and/or pregnant women),
<br />and national origin. The Secretary of HUD (and grantees) shall administer programs and activities
<br />relating to housing and urban development in a manner affirmatively to further the policies of this
<br />Title.
<br />C. Section 109,14ousing and Communily Development Act of 1977, as amended, which provides that
<br />no person in the United States shall on the ground of race, color, national origin, disability, age,
<br />religion, and sex be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to
<br />discrimination under any program or activity funded in whole or in part with funds made available
<br />under this Title.
<br />D. Age Discrimination Act of 1975, which provides that no person shall on the basis of age, be
<br />excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under
<br />any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.
<br />E. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which provides that disabled individuals may not be
<br />excluded from participation in, be denied benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any
<br />program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.
<br />F. Executive Order 11063, as amended by Executive Order 12259, which requires equal opportunity
<br />in housing and related facilities provided by federal financial assistance.
<br />G. Executive Order 11246, as amended by Executive Orders 11375, 12086, and 13672 which prohibits
<br />discrimination on the ground of race, color, religion, disability, sex, national origin, sexual
<br />orientation, or gender identity in all phases of employment under federally assisted construction
<br />contracts, and requires contractors and subcontractors to take affirmative action to ensure fair
<br />treatment in employment and training practices.
<br />H. Section 3, Housing, and Urban Development Act of 1968, which provides that to the greatest extent
<br />feasible, opportunities for training and employment shall be given to lower income residents of
<br />HUD -assisted project areas, and that contracts for work in connection with such projects be
<br />awarded to business concerns which are located in or are owned in substantial part by project area
<br />residents. In connection with its compliance with Section 3 and the Section 3 Clause set forth
<br />below, the Agency shall insert in full in all contracts and subcontracts for work financed in whole
<br />or in part with assistance provided under this Contract the Section 3 Clause which follows:
<br />"A. The work to be performed under this Contract is on a project assisted under a program
<br />providing direct Federal financial assistance from the Department of Housing and Urban
<br />Development ("HUD") and is subject to the requirements of Section 3 of the Housing and
<br />Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, 12 U.S.C. 170lu (Section 3). The purpose of
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