22 CFR § 209.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t22/s209.1"
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title: "22 CFR § 209.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 22
title_name: "Foreign Relations"
section_number: "209.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT"
part_number: "209"
part_name: "NON-DISCRIMINATION IN FEDERALLY-ASSISTED PROGRAMS OF THE AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT—EFFECTUATION OF TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 602, 78 Stat. 252, and sec. 621, Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 75 Stat. 445; 22 U.S.C. 2402."
regulatory_source: "30 FR 317, Jan. 9, 1965, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "209"
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# 209.1 Purpose.

The purpose of this part is to effectuate the provisions of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to the end that no person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance pursuant to any authority held or delegated by the Administrator of the Agency for International Development.