22 CFR § 229.535 - Effect of state or local law or other requirements.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t22/s229.535"
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title: "22 CFR § 229.535 - Effect of state or local law or other requirements."
title_number: 22
title_name: "Foreign Relations"
section_number: "229.535"
section_name: "Effect of state or local law or other requirements."
chapter_name: "AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT"
part_number: "229"
part_name: "NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEX IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "20 U.S.C. 1681, 1682, 1683, 1685, 1686, 1687, 1688."
regulatory_source: "65 FR 52865, 52879, Aug. 30, 2000, unless otherwise noted."
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# 229.535 Effect of state or local law or other requirements.

(a) *Prohibitory requirements.* The obligation to comply with §§ 229.500 through 229.550 is not obviated or alleviated by the existence of any State or local law or other requirement that imposes prohibitions or limits upon employment of members of one sex that are not imposed upon members of the other sex.

(b) *Benefits.* A recipient that provides any compensation, service, or benefit to members of one sex pursuant to a State or local law or other requirement shall provide the same compensation, service, or benefit to members of the other sex.