The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Peter Orszag, issued preliminary guidance on the federal agencies' use of funds appropriated under the recently-passed stimulus bill. The guidance, issued on February 18, 2009, includes language that emphasizes the importance of federal agency compliance with existing equal opportunity statutes, regulations and executive orders:
1.6 What additional responsibilities exist for Executive Branch agencies?
The Executive Branch shall distribute Recovery Act funds in accordance with:
"All anti-discrimination and equal opportunity statutes, regulations, and Executive Orders that apply to the expenditure of funds under Federal contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, loans, and other forms of Federal assistance. Grant-making agencies shall ensure that their recipients comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and any program-specific statutes with anti-discrimination requirements. Generally applicable civil rights laws also continue to apply, including (but not limited to) the Fair Housing Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Americans With Disabilities Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal Educational Opportunities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Uniform Relocation Act.
To review the entire OMB guidance, go to: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/assets/memoranda_fy2009/m09-10.pdf
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