Legal Authorities for SBA’s Civil Rights Compliance Program
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended
No person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. Citation: 42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq.
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended
With some general 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. Citation: 20 U.S.C §1681 et seq.
Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended
With some general exceptions, no person in the United States shall, on the basis of age, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under, any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. Citation: 42 U.S.C. § 6101 et seq.
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended
No otherwise qualified individual with a disability in the United States, as defined in section 705(20) of Title 29, 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. Citation: 29 U.S.C. § 794 et seq.