Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Chapter 16B — Federal Energy Administration
§ 775. Sex discrimination; enforcement; other legal remedies
Statutory text
No individual shall on the grounds of sex be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity carried on or receiving Federal assistance under this chapter. This provision will be enforced through agency provisions and rules similar to those already established, with respect to racial and other discrimination, under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.]. However, this remedy is not exclusive and will not prejudice or remove any other legal remedies available to any individual alleging discrimination.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 93–275 § 16 · 88 Stat. 96
Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 775
(Pub. L. 93–275, § 16, May 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 109.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 93–275, § 16, May 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 109.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 16. No individual shall on the grounds of sex be excluded from 15 USC 775. participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity carried on or receiving Federal assistance under this Act. This provision will be enforced through agency provisions and rules similar to those already established, with respect to racial and other discrimination, under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. However, this remedy is not exclusive and will 42 USC 2000d. not prejudice or remove any other legal remedies available to any individual alleging discrimination.
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Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Civil Rights Act of 1964, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 88–352, , 78 Stat. 241. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is classified generally to subchapter V (§ 2000d et seq.) of chapter 21 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2000a of Title 42 and Tables.