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against handicapped persons who would otherwise qualify to <br />participate in the Program and, where applicable, the Age <br />Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, which prohibits <br />discrimination on the basis of age. <br />D. Unwed parents, families with children born out of wedlock, <br />and recipients of public assistance shall not be excluded from <br />participation in or be denied the benefit of the Program <br />because of such status. <br />2.10. Equal Employment Opportunity. <br />A. The FHA shall not discriminate against any employee or <br />applicant for employment because of race, color, creed, <br />religion, sex, handicap or national origin. The PHA shall take <br />affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and <br />that employees are treated during employment, without regard <br />to race, color, creed, religion, sex, handicap or national origin. <br />Such action shall include, but not be limited to, the following: <br />employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer; recruitment or <br />recruitment advertising layoff or termination; rates of pay or <br />other forms of compensation; and selection for training, <br />including apprenticeship. <br />B. The PHA agrees to post in conspicuous places, available to <br />employees and applicants for employment, notices to be <br />provided by HUD setting forth the provisions of this <br />nondiscrimination clause. The PHA will in all solicitations or <br />advertisements for employees placed by or on behalf of the <br />PHA state that all qualified applicants will receive <br />consideration for employment without regard to race, color, <br />creed, religion, sex, handicap or national origin. The PHA <br />will incorporate the foregoing requirements of this paragraph <br />in all of its contracts for project work, except contracts for <br />standard commercial supplies or raw materials, and will <br />require all of its contractors for such work to incorporate such <br />requirements in all subcontracts for project work. <br />2.11. Training, Employment, and Contracting <br />Opportunities for Business and Lower Income <br />Persons. <br />The PHA shall comply with Section 3 of the Housing and <br />Urban Development Act of 1968 and HUD regulations. To <br />the greatest extent feasible, employment and training <br />opportunities in connection with planning and carrying out <br />any project assisted under the Program shall be given to lower <br />income persons residing within the unit of local government <br />ar the metropolitan area (or nonmetropolitan county), as <br />determined by HUD, in which the project is located, and <br />contracts for work to be performed in connection with any <br />project shall be awarded to business fonts which are located in <br />Of owned in substantial part by persons residing in the same <br />metropolitan area (or nonmetropolitan county) as the project. <br />2.12. Cooperation in Equal Opportunity <br />Compliance Reviews. <br />The PHA shall cooperate with HUD in conducting <br />compliance reviews and complaint investigations pursuant to <br />applicable civil rights statutes, Executive Orders, and related <br />rules and regulations. <br />2.13. Conflict of Interest Provisions. <br />A. Neither the PHA nor any of its contractors or their <br />subcontractors shall enter into any contract, subcontract, or <br />arrangement, in connection with the Program in which any of <br />the following classes of persons has an interest, direct or <br />indirect, during tenure or for one year thereafter. <br />1. Any present or former member or officer of the PHA <br />(except a tenant commissioner). <br />2. Any employee of the PHA who formulates policy or <br />who influences decisions with respect to the Program. <br />I Any public official, member of a governing body, or <br />State or local legislator who exercises functions or <br />responsibilities with respect to the Program. <br />B. Any members of the classes described in paragraph A must <br />disclose their interest or prospective interest to the PHA and <br />HUD. <br />C. The requirements of section 2.13A may be waived by HUD <br />for good cause. No person to whom a waiver is granted shall <br />be permitted (in the capacity as member of a class described in <br />section 2.13.A) to exercise responsibilities or functions with <br />respect to a contract for housing assistance payments <br />executed, or to be executed, on his or her behalf, or with <br />respect to a contract for housing assistance payments to which <br />this person is a party. <br />D. The provisions of section 2.13.A, section 2.13.11 and section <br />2.13.0 shall not be applicable to the Depositary Agreement, or <br />to utility service the rates for which are fixed or controlled by <br />a govenunentai agency. <br />2.14. Interest of Member of or Delegate to Congress <br />No member of or delegate to the Congress of the United States <br />of America or resident commissioner shall be admitted to any <br />share or part of this ACC or to any benefits which may arise <br />from it. <br />2.15. Exclusion of Third Party Rights. <br />Nothing in the ACC shall be construed as creating any right of <br />any third party to enforce any provision of this ACC, or to <br />assert any claim against HUD or the PHA under this ACC. <br />Pap 3 of 3 fora, HUD-52520-E <br />