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Article 8 CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, public Law 117-167 CHIPS (1) Recipients of DHS
<br />research and development (R&D) awards must report to the DHS Component research
<br />program office any finding or determination of sex based and sexual harassment and/or
<br />an administrative or disciplinary action taken against principal investigators or co -
<br />investigators to be completed by an authorized organizational representative (AOR) at
<br />the recipient institution. (2) Notification. An AOR must disclose the following information
<br />to agencies within 10 days of the date/the finding is made, or 10 days from when a
<br />recipient Imposes an administrative action on the reported individual, whichever is
<br />sooner. Reports should include: (a) Award number, (b) Name of PI or Co -PI being
<br />reported, (a) Awardee name, (d) Awardee address, (e) AOR name, title, phone, and
<br />email address, (f) Indication of the report type: (1) Finding or determination has been
<br />made that the reported individual violated awardee policies or codes of conduct, statutes,
<br />or regulations related to sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment,
<br />including the data that the finding was made. (ii) Imposition of an administrative or
<br />disciplinary action by the recipient on the reporting individual related to a
<br />finding/determination or an investigation of an alleged violation of recipient policy or
<br />crudes of conduct, statutes, or regulations, or other forms of harassment. (iii) The date
<br />and nature of the administrative/disciplinary action, including a basic explanation or
<br />description of the event, which should not disclose personally identifiable information
<br />regarding any complaints or individuals Involved. Any description provided must be
<br />consistent with the Family Educational Rights in Privacy Act. (3) Definitions. (a) An
<br />"authorized organizational representative (AOR)" is an administrative official who, on
<br />behalf of the proposing institution, is empowered to make certifications and
<br />representations and can commit the institution to the conduct of aproject that an agency
<br />is being asked to support as well as adhere to various agency policies and award
<br />requirements. (b) "Principal investigators and co -principal investigators" are award
<br />personnel supported by a grant, cooperative agreement, or contract under Federal law.
<br />(c) A "reported individual" refers to recipient personnel who have been reported to a
<br />federal agency for potential sexual harassment violations. (d) "Sex based harassment"
<br />means a form of sox discrimination and includes harassment based on sex, sex
<br />stereotypes, sex characteristics, pregnancy or related conditions, sexual orientation, and
<br />gender identity. (e) "Sexual harassment" means unwelcome sexual advances, requests
<br />for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when this
<br />conduct explicitly or implicitly affects an individual's employment, unreasonably interferes
<br />With an individual's work performance, or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive
<br />work environment, whether such activity is carried out by a supervisor or by a co-worker,
<br />volunteer, or contractor,
<br />Article 9 Civil Rights Act of 1964 - Title VI Recipients must comply with the requirements of
<br />Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Pub, L. No, 88-352 (codified as amended at 42
<br />U.S.C. § 2000d et seq.), which provides that no person In the United States will, on the
<br />grounds of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation In, be denied the
<br />benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving
<br />federal financial assistance. DHS implementing regulations for the Act are found at 6
<br />C.F.R. Part 21. Recipients of a federal award from the Federal Emergency Management
<br />Agency (FEMA) must also comply with FEMA's implementing regulations at 44 C.F.R.
<br />Part 7.
<br />Article 10 Civil Rights Act of 1968 Recipients must comply with Title Vill of the Civil Rights Act of
<br />1968, Pub. L. No. 90284 (codified as amended at 42 U.S,C. § 3601 et seq.) which
<br />prohibits recipients from discriminating in the sale, rental, financing, and advertising of
<br />dwellings, or in the provision of services in connection. therewith, on the basis of race,
<br />color, national origin, religion, disability, familial status, and sex, as implemented by the
<br />U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development at 24 C.F.R. Part 100. The
<br />prohibition on disability discrimination includes the requirement that new multifamily
<br />housing with four or more dwelling units— i.e., the public and common use areas and
<br />individual apartment units (all units in buildings with elevators and ground -floor units in
<br />buildings without elevators) —be designed and constructed with certain accessible
<br />features. (See 24 C.F.R. Part 100, Subpart D.)
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