[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 244 (Tuesday, December 19, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 79459]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-32280]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or 
Activities; Receiving Federal Financial Assistance

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with Subpart F of the final common rule for the 
enforcement of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended 
(``Title IX''), this notice lists Federal financial assistance 
administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that is covered 
by Title IX. Title IX prohibits recipients of Federal financial 
assistance from discriminating on the basis of sex in education 
programs or activities. Subpart F of the Title IX common rule requires 
each Federal agency that awards Federal financial assistance to publish 
in the Federal Register a notice of the Federal financial assistance 
covered by the Title IX regulations within sixty (60) days after the 
effective day of the final common rule. The final common rule for the 
enforcement of Title IX was published in the Federal Register by 
twenty-one (21) Federal agencies, including VA, on August 30, 2000 (65 
FR 52857-52895).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tyrone Eddins, Office of Resolution 
Management, at (202) 273-6522; or Royce Smith, Office of General 
Counsel, at (202) 273-6374, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title IX prohibits recipients of Federal 
financial assistance from discriminating on the basis of sex in 
educational programs or activities. Specifically, the statute states 
that no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be 
excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be 
subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity 
receiving Federal financial assistance, with specific exceptions for 
various entities, programs, and activities. 20 U.S.C. 1681(A). Title IX 
and the Title IX common rule prohibit discrimination on the basis of 
sex in the operation of, and the provision or denial of benefits by, 
education programs or activities conducted not only by educational 
institutions but by other entities as well, including, for example, law 
enforcement agencies, departments of corrections, and for profit and 
nonprofit organizations.

List of Federal Financial Assistance Administered by the Department 
of Veterans Affairs to Which Title IX Applies

    Note: All recipients of Federal financial assistance from VA are 
subject to Title IX, but Title IX's anti-discrimination prohibitions 
are limited to the educational components of the recipient's program 
or activity, if any.


    Failure to list a type of Federal assistance below shall not mean, 
if Title IX is otherwise applicable, that a program or activity is not 
covered by Title IX.
    The following types of Federal financial assistance were derived in 
part from Appendix A of VA's Title VI regulations, 38 CFR part 18, 
subpart A:
    1. Payments to State homes (38 U.S.C. 1741-1743).
    2. State home facilities for furnishing domiciliary, nursing home, 
and hospital care (38 U.S.C. 8131-8137).
    3. Space and office facilities for representatives of recognized 
national organizations (38 U.S.C. 5902(a)(2)).
    4. Sharing of medical facilities, equipment, and information (38 
U.S.C. 8151-8157).
    5. Approval of educational institutions (38 U.S.C. 104).
    6. Space and office facilities for representatives of State 
employment services (38 U.S.C. 7725(1)).
    7. Medical care for survivors and dependents of certain veterans 
(38 U.S.C. 1713).
    8. Transfers for nursing home care; adult day health care (38 
U.S.C.1720).
    9. Treatment and rehabilitation for alcohol or drug dependence or 
abuse disabilities (38 U.S.C. 1720a)
    10. Assistance in establishing new medical schools; grants to 
affiliated medical schools; assistance to health manpower training 
institutions (38 U.S.C. Chapter 82).
    11. Department of Veterans Affairs health professional scholarship 
program (38 U.S.C. 7601-7655).
    12. Montgomery GI Bill (Active Duty), Chapter 30 (38 U.S.C. 3001).
    13. Montgomery GI Bill (Selected Reserve), Chapter 1606 (10 U.S.C. 
16131).
    14. Veterans Educational Assistance Program (VEAP), Chapter 32 (38 
U.S.C. 3221).
    15. Vocational Rehabilitation for Disabled Veterans, Chapter 31 (38 
U.S.C. 3102).
    16. Survivors and Dependents Educational Assistance, Chapter 35 (38 
U.S.C. 3510).
    17. National Service Officers Training Program (38 U.S.C. Chapter 
31).
    18. Loan Guaranty Training to Private Sector Participants (e.g., 
lenders, servicers, appraisers, real estate professionals, builders, 
real estate professionals, builders, repair contractors, property 
managers, etc.) (38 U.S.C. Chapter 37).

    Approved: December 7, 2000.
Hershel W. Gober,
Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 00-32280 Filed 12-18-00; 8:45 am]
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