42 USC § 296g - Prohibition against discrimination by schools on basis of sex

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s296g"
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title: "42 USC § 296g - Prohibition against discrimination by schools on basis of sex"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "296g"
section_name: "Prohibition against discrimination by schools on basis of sex"
chapter_number: 6
chapter_name: "PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE"
subchapter_number: "VI"
subchapter_name: "NURSING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "General Provisions"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VIII, § 809, formerly § 845, as added Pub. L. 92–158, § 11, Nov. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 479; renumbered § 855, Pub. L. 94–63, title IX, § 941(k)(1), July 29, 1975, 89 Stat. 366; renumbered § 810, Pub. L. 105–392, title I, § 123(6), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3574; renumbered § 809, Pub. L. 111–148, title V, § 5310(b)(1), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 631.)"
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# § 296g. Prohibition against discrimination by schools on basis of sex

The Secretary may not make a grant, loan guarantee, or interest subsidy payment under this subchapter to, or for the benefit of, any school of nursing unless the application for the grant, loan guarantee, or interest subsidy payment contains assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that the school will not discriminate on the basis of sex in the admission of individuals to its training programs. The Secretary may not enter into a contract under this subchapter with any school unless the school furnishes assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that it will not discriminate on the basis of sex in the admission of individuals to its training programs.

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**Source Credit**: (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VIII, § 809, formerly § 845, as added Pub. L. 92–158, § 11, Nov. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 479; renumbered § 855, Pub. L. 94–63, title IX, § 941(k)(1), July 29, 1975, 89 Stat. 366; renumbered § 810, Pub. L. 105–392, title I, § 123(6), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3574; renumbered § 809, Pub. L. 111–148, title V, § 5310(b)(1), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 631.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to  prior to renumbering by .

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 296g, , as added ,  § 212, ; amended , , ; , , , authorized appropriations for special project grants and contracts and financial distress grants from the fiscal year ending  through the fiscal year ending , prior to repeal by , §§ 905, 922, , , 359, effective .

A prior section 296h, , as added , , , which related to loan guarantees and interest subsidies for construction of training facilities by nonprofit nursing schools, was renumbered section 805 of act , by  and transferred to .

A prior section 296i, , as added , , ; amended , , , authorized grants for start-up programs for new nurse training programs, and set out prerequisites, etc., prior to repeal by , §§ 905, 931(b), , , 362, effective .