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ArticloI CHIPS and Sclenoe Act ol 20t2, fubilc Law t17.167 CHIpS <br />(1) Recipients of DH$ research and devnlopment (H&D)awarde must reportto ha. <br />DnS Component research program ofice any fndin0 or dptermination of sex based <br />and s€ruj harassrnent and/pr an admlnistrative or disclpllnary action taken agalnst <br />prlnclpal invostlgators or co-lnvestlgators to be cornpleted by an auhorlzed <br />organizational ropr€s€nhtivo (AOH) attre reciplent lnsftution. (2) Notiflcaton' An <br />AdR must dlsclose the following lnfurmation b agerrcies withln 1 0 days of the <br />dadthe finding ls made, or 10 daye from when a reciplent imposes an <br />administrative action on the reported indlvldual, whlchever is sooner- Heports <br />ehould lnclude: (d Award numb€r, (b) Name of Flor Co-Plbeing report€d' (a) <br />Awardee name, (d) Awardeeaddrese, (e) AOR narne, title, phone, and email <br />address, (t) lnd'rcadon of tho report typo: (i) Findlng or deterrnlnatlon has been made <br />hat he reporbd individual vlolated awardee pollcies or codes of conduct, €tatutes, <br />or regulaflbns related to sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other lorme of <br />lnrassment, including the date that ttrs frding wae made. (ii) lmposition of an <br />administradve or discipllnary aaffon by the recipient on the reporllng lndlvldual <br />related to a findlng/dotermination or an investgalion of an alleged violatlon of <br />recipient policy or codes of conduct, statutee, or regulatlons, or other {onns of <br />harissmdnt. (iii) The date and nature of the administrativoidisclpllnary actlon' <br />lncludlng a baeic explanation or descrlption of the event, which shotld notdlsclose <br />personffi ldentifrabie informafion regardlng any complalnts or lndMduals involved. <br />Any description provlded muet be conslstont with th€ Farnily Educadonal Rlghte_in <br />FriiacyAct. (3) Definitione. (p) An'auhorlzed organizatonal represenbtive (AOR)" <br />is an admintstrstivo offcJal who, on bel'nlf of tfre proposing lnstltution, ls empowered <br />io make cerdfrcations and representations and can commit he lnstitutlon b ths <br />conduct of a proJect that an agency ls belng asked to support as well as adhere to <br />varlous agency policlee and award requlrernents. (b) oPrlnclpal invesdgators and <br />co.prlnclful inirdstlgabrs" are award personnel st.pportod by a grant, cooperative <br />agreement, or conttact under Federal law. (c) A teportod individual" r€f€rs to <br />reciplent porsonnel wtto have beon reported b a federal agency for potential soxual <br />harassment vlolatlone. (d) "$ex based harassment" means a furm of sex <br />discrirninatlon and inoludee harasement baEed on sex, 66x $tor€otype6, sox <br />characterlsilcs, pregnancy or relabd condltions, sexual orientation, and gender <br />ldentity, (e) "Soxual harassm€nt" meane unwelcome sexual advances, requosts for <br />sexual hvire, and cther verbal or phyeicql conduct of a spxual naturo when thls <br />conduct explicitly or lmpllcltly affects an lndividual's employrnent, unreasonably <br />int€rferos wih an lndivldual'i work performance, or creatos an intimidadng, hoctile, <br />or offensive work environment, whether such actMty lE Garied out by a supervisor <br />or bya co-worker, volunteBr, or contractor, <br />clvll Hlghrs AGt ol 1904 - Tltle vl <br />Heclpients must comply wifr the requlremente of Tide Vl of the Clvll Rightu Act of <br />1964 Fub. L. No. 88-052 (codified as amended at 42 U.S.C' $ 2000d €t s€q'), <br />whlch provides that no percon ln fre Unltsd $tates lvill, on fie grounde of race, <br />color, or national origln, bs excluded from participaton ln, be denled the benefite of, <br />or besubJected to dlscrlminafion under any program or acUvlty receiying federdl <br />financial assis{ance. DHS implementing regulations for the Act are found at ts C.F.B <br />Pafl?1. Recipiente of a federal award from the Federal Emergency Management <br />Agency (FEMA) rnust also comply wlth FEMA's implementing regulations at 44 <br />C,F.H. Part7, <br />clvll Hlghrs Act ot 1968 <br />Reclpieiis must comply wr'fr Tide Vlll of the Ctvit hbtrts la of 1 968, Pub. L' No. <br />902M (codlfiedae am€nded at 42 U.S.C. $ 3601 etseq) whlch prohiblb redplerts <br />from dlicrimlnating ln the sale, rental, financlng, and advertislng of dwellings, or in <br />he provlsion of servlces in connecfron. herewiffr, on the basis of race, color, <br />natlonal orlgin, religion, dleability, familhl status, and sox, ae lmplemented by ttn <br />U.$. Departhent of Housing and Urban Development at 24 C.F-R' Part 1 00. The <br />prohibltlbn on dleability di6crlminstion lncludes he requirement that narr rnultlfamily <br />iuuslng wlth fuur or more dwelllng unlh- Le,, the publlc and cornmon u8€ aroas <br />and lndfuldual apartrnentunits (all unlts ln buildings wlth elevabrs and ground.floor <br />units in buildinga wlthout devabrs)-be dasigned and conetructod wlh cartain <br />accesdble feaures. (See 24 C.F.H. Part 100, Subpafi D.) <br />Artlcls 0 <br />Artlcls 10 <br />DHS-FEMA-EMPG-FY25 Page 31 of50 Klttitas Cou nty, E26-24 1