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<br />expenditures by Project up to the date of termination shall be re-
<br />imbursed. Unilateral termination of this contract by State for
<br />cause shall be subject to review on appeal by Project in accordance
<br />with established program Fair Hearing procedures;
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<br />G. Notwithstanding any tecmination of this agreement, the obligations of
<br />Project with respect to retention and audit of records and submission
<br />of reports shall continue until the requirements of the regulations
<br />have been fully performed;
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<br />H. The Project hereby agrees that it will comply with Title VI of the Civil
<br />Rights Acts of 1964 (P.L. 88-352) and all requirements imposed by the
<br />regulations of the USDA (7 CFR Part 15), Department of Justice (28 CFR
<br />Parts 42 and 50) and FNS directives or regulations issued pursuant to
<br />that Act and the regulations, to the effect that, no person in the United
<br />States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be
<br />excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be other-
<br />wise subject to discrimination under any program or activity for which
<br />the program applicant received federal financial assistance from the
<br />USDA; and hereby gives assurance that it will immediately take any
<br />measures necessary to eftectuate tnis agreement.
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<br />This assurance is given in consideration of and for the purpose of
<br />obtaining any and all Federal financial assistance, grants and loans
<br />of Federal funds, reimbursable expenditures, grant or donation of
<br />Federal property and interest in property, the detail of Federal per-
<br />sonnel, the sale and lease of, and the permission to use, Federal
<br />property or interest in such property, or the furnishing of services
<br />without consideration or at a nominal consideration, or at a con-
<br />sideration which is reduced for the purpose of assisting the re-
<br />cipient, or in recognition of the public interest to be served by
<br />such sale, lease, or furnishing of services to the recipient, or any
<br />improvements made with Federal financial assistance extended to the
<br />program applicant by the Department. This includes any Federal agree-
<br />ment, arrangement, or other contract which has as one of its purposes
<br />the provision of assistance such as food, and cash assistance for pur-
<br />chase or rental of food service equipment or any other financial
<br />assistance extended in reliance on the representations and agreements
<br />made in this assurance.
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<br />By accepting this assurance, the Project agrees to compile data, main-
<br />tain records and submit reports and required, to permit effective en-
<br />forcement of Title VI and to permit authorized USDA personnel during
<br />normal working hours to review such records, books and accounts as
<br />needed to ascertain compliance with Title VI. If there are any viola-
<br />tions of this assurance, the State shall have the right to seek judicial
<br />enforcement of this assurance. This assurance is binding on the Project,
<br />its sucessors, transferees, and assignees as long as it receives
<br />assistance or retains possession of any assistance from the Department.
<br />The person or persons whose signatures appear below are authorized to
<br />sign this assurance on the behalf of the program applicant.
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<br />I. No qualified handicapped person shall, on the basis of handicap, be
<br />excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise
<br />be subjected to discrimination under the program as outlined in section
<br />504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 V.S.C. 706.
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<br />J. No qualified person shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from
<br />participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to
<br />discrimination under this program as outlined in 7 CFR Part 15A.
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<br />K. With the exception of those criteria outlined in 7 CFR 246.7, no
<br />qualified person shall, on the basis of age, be excluded from partici-
<br />pation in, be denied the benefits of or be subjected to discrimination
<br />under this program as outlined in the Age Discrimination Act of
<br />1975, P. L. 94-135.
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