Nondiscrimination requirements.

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§ 1006.355 Nondiscrimination requirements.

Program eligibility under the Act and this part may be restricted to Native Hawaiians. Subject to the preceding sentence, no person may be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, or disability, or excluded from program eligibility because of actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status. The following nondiscrimination requirements are applicable to the use of NHHBG funds:

(a) The requirements of the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101-6107) and HUD's implementing regulations in 24 CFR part 146;

(b) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) and HUD's regulations at 24 CFR part 8; and

(c) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) and the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.), to the extent that nothing in their requirements concerning discrimination on the basis of race shall be construed to prevent the provision of NHHBG assistance:

(1) To the DHHL on the basis that the DHHL served Native Hawaiians; or

(2) To an eligible family on the basis that the family is a Native Hawaiian family.

(d) The equal access to HUD-assisted or -insured housing requirements in 24 CFR 5.105(a)(2).

[67 FR 40776, June 13, 2002, as amended at 81 FR 80993, Nov. 17, 2016]


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