Nondiscrimination in federally-assisted programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs-effec- tuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Delegation of responsibility in connection with Title VI, Civil Rights Act of 1964 .... Practice and procedure under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Part 18 of this chapter.... Board of Veterans' Appeals: Appeals Regulations Board of Veterans' Appeals: Rules of Practice Vocational rehabilitation and education .... Uniform relocation assistance and real property Uniform administrative requirements for grants and cooperative agreements to State and Local Governmentwide debarment and suspension (nonprocurement) and governmentwide require- 18.404 Discrimination prohibited. 18.406 Remedial action, voluntary action 18.407 Designation of responsible employee and adoption of grievance procedures. 18.409 Administrative requirements for cer- 18.410 Effect of State or local law or other requirements and effect of employment 18.411 Discrimination prohibited. 18.412 Reasonable accommodation. 18.414 Preemployment inquiries. INVESTIGATION, CONCILIATION, AND APPENDIX A TO SUBPART E—STATUTORY PRO- VISIONS TO WHICH THIS SUBPART APPLIES APPENDIX B TO SUBPART E-LIST OF AGE DIS- TINCTIONS CONTAINED IN STATUTES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING FEDERAL FINAN- The purpose of this part is to effec- tuate the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (hereafter re- ferred to as the Act) to the end that 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 oth- erwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiv- ing Federal financial assistance from the Department of Veterans Affairs. § 18.2 Application of this part. This part applies to any program for way of insurance or guaranty con- ferred, or other assistance extended under any such program before the ef- fective date of this part, (c) any assist- ance to any individual who is the ulti- mate beneficiary under any such pro- gram, or (d) any employment practice, under any such program, of any em- ployer, employment agency, or labor organization, except to the extent de- scribed in §18.3. The fact that a pro- gram or activity is not listed in appen- dix A to this subpart shall not mean, if Title VI of the Act is otherwise appli- cable, that such program is not cov- ered. Other programs under statutes now in force or hereinafter enacted may be added to appendix A to this subpart by notice published in the FED- [38 FR 17965, July 5, 1973. Designated subpart § 18.3 Discrimination prohibited. (a) General. No person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin be excluded from participation in, be denied the to discrimination under any program (b) Specific discriminatory actions pro- gram to which this part applies may not, directly or through contractual or other arrangements, on grounds of race, color, or national origin: (i) Deny an individual any service, fi- nancial aid, or other benefit provided (ii) Provide any service, financial aid, or other benefit to an individual which is different, or is provided in a different (iii) Subject an individual to segrega- (iv) Restrict an individual in any way (v) Treat an individual differently quota, eligibility, membership or other requirement or condition which individuals must meet in order to be provided any service, financial aid, or other benefit provided under the program. (vi) Deny a person an opportunity to participate in the program through the provision of services or otherwise or afford an opportunity to do so which is different from that afforded others under the program. (vii) Deny a person the opportunity to participate as a member of a planning or advisory body which is an integral part of the program. (2) A recipient, in determining the types of services, financial aid, or other benefits, or facilities which will be provided under any such program, or the class of individuals to whom, or the situations in which, such services, financial aid, other benefits, or facilities will be provided under any such program, or the class of individuals to be afforded an opportunity to participate in any such program, may not, directly or through contractual or other arrangements, utilize criteria or methods of administration which have the effect of subjecting individuals to discrimination because of their race, color, or national origin, or have the effect of defeating or substantially impairing accomplishment of the objectives of the program with respect to individuals of a particular race, color, or national origin. (3) In determining the site or location of facilities, a recipient or applicant may not make selections with the purpose or effect of excluding individuals from, denying them the benefits of, or subjecting them to discrimination under any program to which this part applies on the grounds of race, color or national origin; or with the purpose or effect of defeating or substantially impairing the accomplishment of the objectives of the Act or this part. (4) As used in this section the services, financial aid, or other benefits provided under a program receiving Federal financial assistance shall be deemed to include any service, financial aid, or other benefit provided in or through a facility provided with the aid of Federal financial assistance. (5) The enumeration of specific forms of prohibited discrimination in this paragraph does not limit the generality of the prohibition in paragraph (a) of this section. (6)(i) In administering a program regarding which the recipient has previously discriminated against persons on the ground of race, color, or national origin, the recipient must take affirmative action to overcome the effects of prior discrimination. (ii) Even in the absence of such prior discrimination, a recipient in administering a program may take affirmative action to overcome the effects of conditions which resulted in limiting participation by persons of a particular race, color or national origin. (c) Medical emergencies. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, a recipient of Federal financial assistance shall not be deemed to have failed to comply with paragraph (a) of this section if immediate provision of a service or other benefit to an individual is necessary to prevent his or her death or serious impairment of his or her health, and such service or other benefit cannot be provided except by or through a medical institution which refuses or fails to comply with paragraph (a) of this section. (d) Employment practices. (1) Whenever a primary objective of the Federal financial assistance to a program to which part 18 applies, is to provide employment, a recipient of such assistance may not (directly or through contractual or other arrangements) subject any individual to discrimination on the ground of race, color, or national origin in its employment practices under such program (including recruitment or recruitment advertising, employment, layoff, or termination, upgrading, demotion, or transfer, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, and use of facilities). The requirements applicable to construction employment under any such program shall be those specified in or pursuant to part III of Executive Order 11246 (3 CFR Chapter IV) or any Executive order which supersedes it. (2) In regard to Federal financial assistance which does not have providing employment as a primary objective, the provisions of paragraph (d)(1) of |