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web links on the DSHS website at httr): / /wxvw.dshs. state .tx.us /contracts /Iinks.shtm. Contractor also
<br />shall comply with all applicable federal and state assurances contained in UGMS, Part III, State
<br />Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements §_.14. If applicable,
<br />Contractor shall comply with the Federal awarding agency's Common Rule, and the U.S. Health and
<br />Human Services Grants Policy Statement, both of which may be located through weblinks on the
<br />DSHS website at litto: / /www.dshs.state.tx.us /contracts /]inks.shtm. For contracts funded by block
<br />grants, Contractor shall comply with Tex. Gov. Code Chapter 2105.
<br />Section 1.07 Statutes and Standards of General Applicability. Contractor is responsible for
<br />reviewing and complying with all applicable statutes, rules, regulations, executive orders and
<br />policies. To the extent applicable to Contractor, Contractor shall comply with the following:
<br />a) the following statutes, rules, regulations, and DSHS policy (and any of their subsequent
<br />amendments) that collectively prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national
<br />origin, limited English proficiency, sex, sexual orientation (where applicable), disabilities,
<br />age, substance abuse, political belief or religion: 1) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
<br />42 USC §§ 2000d et seq.; 2) Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 USC §§
<br />1681 -1683, and 1685 -1686; 3) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 USC §
<br />794(a); 4) the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 USC §§ 12101 et seq.; 5) Age
<br />Discrimination Act of 1975, 42 USC §§ 6101 -6107; 6) Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and
<br />Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Act of 1970, 42 USC § 290dd (b)(1); 7)
<br />45 CFR Parts 80, 84, 86 and 91; 8) U.S. Department of Labor, Equal Employment
<br />Opportunity E.O. 11246; 9) Tex. Lab. Code Chapter 21; 10) Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 USC
<br />§ 200 et seq.; 11) Executive Order 13279, 45 CFR Part 87 or 7 CFR Part 16 regarding equal
<br />treatment and opportunity for religious organizations; and 12) DSHS Policy AA -5018, Non-
<br />discrimination Policy for DSHS Programs;
<br />b) Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972, 21 USC §§ 1101 et seq., relating to drug
<br />abuse;
<br />c) Public Health Service Act of 1912, §§ 523 and 527, 42 USC § 290dd -2, and 42 CFR Part 2,
<br />relating to confidentiality of alcohol and drug abuse patient records;
<br />d) Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, 42 USC §§ 3601 et seq., relating to
<br />nondiscrimination in housing;
<br />e) Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, 8 USC § 1324a, regarding employment
<br />verification;
<br />f) Pro - Children Act of 1994, 20 USC §§ 6081 -6084, and the Pro - Children Act of 2001, 20 USC
<br />§ 7183, regarding the non -use of all tobacco products;
<br />g) National Research Service Award Act of 1971, 42 USC §§ 289a -1 et seq., and 6601 (PL 93-
<br />348 and PL 103 -43), regarding human subjects involved in research;
<br />h) Hatch Political Activity Act, 5 USC §§ 1501 -1508 and 7321 -26, which limits the political
<br />activity of employees whose employment is funded with federal funds;
<br />i) Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 USC §§ 201 et seq., and the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of
<br />1970, 42 USC §§ 4701 et seq., as applicable, concerning minimum wage and maximum
<br />hours;
<br />j) Tex. Gov. Code Chapter 469, pertaining to eliminating architectural barriers for persons with
<br />disabilities;
<br />k) Texas Workers' Compensation Act, Tex. Lab. Code Chapters 401 -406 and 28 Tex. Admin.
<br />Code Part 2, regarding compensation for employees' injuries;
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