286-25 FY24_Terms-Conditions.pdf

27 of 33 (b) If the Recipient is an Existing Recipient, the Recipient shall submit to the USDOT either: (1) not later than one month after the date of this agreement, documentation showing that the Recipient has complied with all reporting requirements under the Administering Operating Administration’s implementation of Title VI; or (2) not later than six months after the date of this agreement, both a Title VI Plan and a Community Participation Plan, as those plans are described in chapter II, sections 3–4 of DOT Order 1000.12C. (c) If the Recipient is “New,” then the Administering Operating Administration completed a Title VI Assessment of the Recipient, as described in chapter II, section 2 of DOT Order 1000.12C., before entering this agreement. (d) In this section 26.1: (1) “Title VI” means Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Pub. L. No. 88-352 (codified at 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4a). (2) “Existing” means a prior recipient of DOT federal financial assistance since the publication of DOT Order 1000.12C on June 11, 2021. (3) “New” means a recipient who has not received DOT federal financial assistance since the publication of DOT Order 1000.12C on June 11, 2021. ARTICLE 27 FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND NATIONAL POLICY REQUIREMENTS 27.1 Uniform Administrative Requirements for Federal Awards. The Recipient shall comply with the obligations on non-Federal entities under 2 C.F.R. parts 200 and 1201. 27.2 Federal Law and Public Policy Requirements. (a) The Recipient shall ensure that Federal funding is expended in full accordance with the United States Constitution, Federal law, and statutory and public policy requirements: including but not limited to, those protecting free speech, religious liberty, public welfare, the environment, and prohibiting discrimination. (b) Pursuant to Executive Order 14173, Ending Illegal Discrimination And Restoring Merit- Based Opportunity, the Recipient agrees that its compliance in all respects with all applicable Federal anti-discrimination laws is material to the government’s payment decisions for purposes of section 3729(b)(4) of title 31, United States Code.