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20 U.S.C. § 1688 — Neutrality with respect to abortion
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require or prohibit any person, or public or private entity, to provide or pay for any benefit or service, including the use of facilities, related to an abortion. Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit a penalty to be imposed on any person or individual because such person or individual is seeking or has received any benefit or service related to a legal abortion.
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require or prohibit any person, or public or private entity, to provide or pay for any benefit or service, including the use of facilities, related to an abortion. Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit a penalty to be imposed on any person or individual because such person or individual is seeking or has received any benefit or service related to a legal abortion.
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For the purposes of this chapter, the term “program or activity” and “program” mean all of the operations of—
(1)
(A) a department, agency, special purpose district, or other instrumentality of a State or of a local government; or
(B) the entity of such State or local government that distributes such assistance and each such department or agency (and each other State or local government entity) to which the assistance is extended, in the case of assistance to a State or local government;
(2)
(A) a college, university, or other postsecondary institution, or a public system of higher education; or
(B) a local educational agency (as defined in section section 11 So in original. 7801 of this title), system of vocational education, or other school system;
(3)
(A) an entire corporation, partnership, or other private organization, or an entire sole proprietorship—
(i) if assistance is extended to such corporation, partnership, private organization, or sole proprietorship as a whole; or
(ii) which is principally engaged in the business of providing education, health care, housing, social services, or parks and recreation; or
(B) the entire plant or other comparable, geographically separate facility to which Federal financial assistance is extended, in the case of any other corporation, partnership, private organization, or sole proprietorship; or
(4) any other entity which is established by two or more of the entities described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3);
any part of which is extended Federal financial assistance, except that such term does not include any operation of an entity which is controlled by a religious organization if the application of [section 1681 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20
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**(a) Prohibition against discrimination; exceptions** No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance, except that:
(1) **Classes of educational institutions subject to prohibition** — in regard to admissions to educational institutions, this section shall apply only to institutions of vocational education, professional education, and graduate higher education, and to public institutions of undergraduate higher education;
(2) **Educational institutions commencing planned change in admissions** — in regard to admissions to educational institutions, this section shall not apply (A) for one year from June 23, 1972, nor for six years after June 23, 1972, in the case of an educational institution which has begun the process of changing from being an institution which admits only students of one sex to being an institution which admits students of both sexes, but only if it is carrying out a plan for such a change which is approved by the Secretary of Education or (B) for seven years from the date an educational institution begins the process of changing from being an institution which admits only students of only one sex to being an institution which admits students of both sexes, but only if it is carrying out a plan for such a change which is approved by the Secretary of Education, whichever is the later;
(3) **Educational institutions of religious organizations with contrary religious tenets** — this section shall not apply to an educational institution which is controlled by a religious organization if the application of this subsection would not be consistent with the religious tenet
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**(a) Promulgation of rules and regulations** No otherwise qualified individual with a disability in the United States, as defined in [section 705(20) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section705/20&num=0&edition=prelim), shall, solely by reason of her or his disability, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance or under any program or activity conducted by any Executive agency or by the United States Postal Service. The head of each such agency shall promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the amendments to this section made by the Rehabilitation, Comprehensive Services, and Developmental Disabilities Act of 1978. Copies of any proposed regulation shall be submitted to appropriate authorizing committees of the Congress, and such regulation may take effect no earlier than the thirtieth day after the date on which such regulation is so submitted to such committees.
**(b) “Program or activity” defined** For the purposes of this section, the term “program or activity” means all of the operations of—
(1)
(A) a department, agency, special purpose district, or other instrumentality of a State or of a local government; or
(B) the entity of such State or local government that distributes such assistance and each such department or agency (and each other State or local government entity) to which the assistance is extended, in the case of assistance to a State or local government;
(2)
(A) a college, university, or other postsecondary institution, or a public system of higher education; or
(B) a local educational agency (as defined in [section 7801 of title 20](https://u
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For the purposes of this subchapter, the term “program or activity” and the term “program” mean all of the operations of—
(1)
(A) a department, agency, special purpose district, or other instrumentality of a State or of a local government; or
(B) the entity of such State or local government that distributes such assistance and each such department or agency (and each other State or local government entity) to which the assistance is extended, in the case of assistance to a State or local government;
(2)
(A) a college, university, or other postsecondary institution, or a public system of higher education; or
(B) a local educational agency (as defined in [section 7801 of title 20](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section7801&num=0&edition=prelim)), system of vocational education, or other school system;
(3)
(A) an entire corporation, partnership, or other private organization, or an entire sole proprietorship—
(i) if assistance is extended to such corporation, partnership, private organization, or sole proprietorship as a whole; or
(ii) which is principally engaged in the business of providing education, health care, housing, social services, or parks and recreation; or
(B) the entire plant or other comparable, geographically separate facility to which Federal financial assistance is extended, in the case of any other corporation, partnership, private organization, or sole proprietorship; or
(4) any other entity which is established by two or more of the entities described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3);
any part of which is extended Federal financial assistance.
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For purposes of this chapter—
(1) the term “Commission” means the Commission on Civil Rights;
(2) the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Health and Human Services;
(3) the term “Federal department or agency” means any agency as defined in [section 551 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section551&num=0&edition=prelim) and includes the United States Postal Service and the Postal Regulatory Commission; and
(4) the term “program or activity” means all of the operations of—
(A)
(i) a department, agency, special purpose district, or other instrumentality of a State or of a local government; or
(ii) the entity of such State or local government that distributes such assistance and each such department or agency (and each other State or local government entity) to which the assistance is extended, in the case of assistance to a State or local government;
(B)
(i) a college, university, or other postsecondary institution, or a public system of higher education; or
(ii) a local educational agency (as defined in [section 7801 of title 20](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section7801&num=0&edition=prelim)), system of vocational education, or other school system;
(C)
(i) an entire corporation, partnership, or other private organization, or an entire sole proprietorship—
(I) if assistance is extended to such corporation, partnership, private organization, or sole proprietorship as a whole; or
(II) which is principally engaged in the business of providing education, health care, housing, social services, or parks and recreation; or
(ii) the entire plant or other comparable, geographically separate facility to which Federal financial assistance i
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TITLE 20—EDUCATION
§ 1688
1 So in original.
For complete classification of title IX to the Code, see
Short Title note set out under section 1681 of this title
and Tables.
This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 92–318, June
23, 1972, 86 Stat. 235, known as the Education Amend-
ments of 1972. For complete classification of this Act to
the Code, see Short Title note set out under section
1001 of this title and Tables.
§ 1687. Interpretation of ‘‘program or activity’’
For the purposes of this chapter, the term
‘‘program or activity’’ and ‘‘program’’ mean all
of the operations of—
(1)(A) a department, agency, special purpose
district, or other instrumentality of a State or
of a local government; or
(B) the entity of such State or local govern-
ment that distributes such assistance and each
such department or agency (and each other
State or local government entity) to which
the assistance is extended, in the case of as-
sistance to a State or local government;
(2)(A) a college, university, or other postsec-
ondary institution, or a public system of high-
er education; or
(B) a local educational agency (as defined in
section section 1 7801 of this title), system of
vocational education, or other school system;
(3)(A) an entire corporation, partnership, or
other private organization, or an entire sole
proprietorship—
(i) if assistance is extended to such cor-
poration, partnership, private organization,
or sole proprietorship as a whole; or
(ii) which is principally engaged in the
business of providing education, health care,
housing, social services, or parks and recre-
ation; or
(B) the entire plant or other comparable,
geographically separate facility to which Fed-
eral financial assistance is extended, in the
case of any other corpo
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