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1. Certification Regarding Nondiscrimination <br />Tbe Contractor certifies that it will comply with all, Federal statutes relating to <br />nondiscrimination. These include bUt are not limited to (a) Title VI of the, Civil Rights Act <br />of 1964 (P.1- 88-3,52) which prohibits discrimination on, the basis of race, color or national <br />origin; (b) Title IX ofthe 1.1,'ducation Amendments of' 1972, as amended (20 US.0 16 1- <br />1683, and 1685-1686), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex., (c) Section 504 of <br />the Rchabilitation Act of 1973, as anlended (29 U §794), which prohibits <br />discrimination on the basis of handicaps; (d) the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as <br />amended (42 (J.&C 6101-610�7), which prohibits, discrimination on the basis of age�, <br />, (e) <br />the Drug Abuse Office an(] Treatment Act of 1972 (PJI- 9,2-255), as amended, relating to <br />nondiscrimination on the basis of drLIg abuse; (f) the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and <br />Alcoholism Prevention, 'fi-eatment and Rehabilitation Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-6,16), as <br />amended, relating to nondiscrimination on the basis ol'alcohol abuse or alcoholism; (g)'I'itle <br />Vill of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, (42 1.1. ,E" §3601 et seq), as amended, relating to <br />nondiscrimi nation in the sale, rental or linaricing of housing; (h) the Food Stamp Act and <br />[JSDA policy, which prohibit, discrimination on the basis of religion and political befiel's; <br />and (i) the requirements of any other nondiscrimination statutes which rmay apply to this <br />Agreenient. <br />It. Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements <br />1 . The Contractor certifies, that it wifli provide a drUg-free workplace by: <br />a, Publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful manufacture, <br />distribution, dispensing, possession or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in <br />the Contractor's, workplace and specifying the actions that will be taken against <br />employees for violation ol"such prohibitio�n; <br />b. F,',stablishing a drug-free awareness prograrn to int"orm ernployees about: <br />i. The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace; <br />ii. 'rhe Contractors policy of maintaining a, drug -free workplace; <br />iii. Any ai7ailable drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance <br />programs; and <br />iv, The penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations <br />occurring in the workplace; <br />c. Making it a requirement that each employee be engaged in the perfornlance of the <br />agreer-nera be given a copy of the statement required by paragraph (a), <br />d. Notifying the erriployee in the staternent required by paragraph (4) that, as a <br />condition of ernploymentt'inder the agreenient, the employee Nvill: <br />i, Abide by the ternis ofthe staterrient; and <br />