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<br />Where the PERFORMING AGENCY is unable to certify to any of the statements in this Article, PERFqRMING
<br />AGENCY shall attach an explanation.
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<br />PERFORMING AGENCY shall not contract with a subrecipient nor procure goods or services from a
<br />subcontractor, at any tier, which is debarred or suspended or is otherwise excluded from or ineligible for
<br />participation in federal assistance programs under Executive Order 12549.
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<br />ARTICLE 8. Assurances
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<br />PERFORMING AGENCY shall establish safeguards to prohibit employees from using their positions for a purpose
<br />that constitutes or presents the appearance of personal or organizational conflict of interest or personal gain.
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<br />To the extent such provisions are applicable to PERFORMING AGENCY, PERFORMING AGENCY agrees to
<br />fully comply with the following:
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<br />~ Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 USC ~~2000d et seq. (P.L. 88-352), which prohibits
<br />discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin;
<br />~ Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended, 20 USC ~~1681-1683, and 1685-1686,
<br />which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex;
<br />~ Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,29 USC ~794(a), which prohibits discrimination on
<br />the basis of disabilities and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 USC ~~ 12101 et seq.;
<br />~ The Age Discrimination Act of 1974, as amended, 42 USC ~~6101-6107, which prohibits
<br />discrimination on the basis of age;
<br />~ The Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972 (P.L. 92-255), as amended, relating to
<br />nondiscrimination on the basis of drug abuse;
<br />~ The Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Act
<br />of 1970 (P.L. 91-616), as amended, relating to the nondiscrimination on the basis of alcohol abuse
<br />or alcoholism;
<br />~ Public Health Service Act of 1912, ~~523 and 527, 42 USC ~290 dd-2, as amended, relating to
<br />confidentiality of alcohol and drug abuse patient records;
<br />~ Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, 42 USC ~3601 et seq., as amended, relating to
<br />nondiscrimination in the sale, rental or financing of housing; and,
<br />~ The requir~ments of any other nondiscrimination statute(s).
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<br />Collectively, such requirements obligate RECEIVING AGENCY to provide services without discrimination on the
<br />basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, or disability. PERFORMING AGENCY agrees that in carrying out
<br />the terms of this contract, it will do so in a manner which will assist RECEIVING AGENCY to comply with such
<br />obligations to the fullest extent of PERFORMING AGENCY's ability.
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<br />PERFORMING AGENCY agrees to comply with all or part of the following, as applicable:
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<br />A. Texas Labor Code, Chapter 21, VTCA, which requires that certain employers not discriminate on the
<br />basis of race, 'color, disability, religion, sex, national origin, or age.
<br />B. Immigration Refonn and Control Act of 1986, 8 USC ~~ 1324a et seq. as amended, regarding
<br />employment verification and retention of verification forms for any individual(s) hired on or after
<br />November 6, 1986, who will perform any labor or services under this contract.
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