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11 1. Civil Rights Compliance Requirements Applicants must provide information necessary to demonstrate compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Public Law. 88-352), as amended Title VI, and Treasury’s implementing regulations at 31 C.F.R. Part 22, which prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-112) as amended, which prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Public Law 92-318), as amended, and Treasury’s implementing regulations at 31 C.F.R. Part 22, which prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (Public Law. 94-135), as amended, and the implementing regulations located at 31 C.F.R. Part 28, which prohibit discrimination on the basis of age. Note: Language accessibility for populations with limited English proficiency is still required under Title VI. Reprisal – No recipient or other person shall intimidate, threaten, coerce, or discriminate against any individual or because the individual has made a complaint, testified, assisted, or participated in any manner in a civil rights investigation, proceeding, or hearing. The Department of the Treasury has issued regulations located at 31 C.F.R. Part 23 which will require additional data collection and reporting requirements from Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) cooperative agreement recipients. More information about the regulations can be found at www. federalregister.gov. This section describes the current data collection and reporting requirements required of TCE cooperative agreement applicants by the IRS to meet its responsibilities under those laws. This information is required pursuant to the civil rights statutes and the regulations of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of the Treasury. Recipients of TCE cooperative agreement funds shall provide updated information as conditions warrant. All applicants are required to submit to the IRS with their application package the information outlined in a-h items below. (All of the items must be answered.) If an item does not apply, please indicate so rather than N/A. a. A list of active lawsuits or complaints naming the applicant which alleges discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, disability, or reprisal with respect to service or benefits being provided. The list should include: the date the lawsuit or complaint was filed; a summary of the allegation; and the status of the lawsuit or complaint, including whether the parties to a lawsuit have entered into a consent decree. b. A description of all pending applications for financial assistance and all financial assistance currently provided by other federal agencies. For applicants of IRS financial assistance, this information should be relevant to the organizational entity actually submitting the application, not necessarily the larger agency or department of which the entity belongs. c. A summary of all civil rights compliance review activities conducted in the last two years by the Internal Revenue Service or other oversight agencies covering free tax return preparation activities. The summary shall include: the purpose or reason for the review; a summary of the findings and recommendations of the review; and a report on the status or disposition of such findings and recommendations. For all applicants for IRS financial assistance, this information should be relevant to the organizational entity submitting the application, not necessarily the larger agency or department of which the entity belongs. d. Explain how requests for reasonable accommodation for individuals with a disability will also be addressed. e. Certification and agreement that all the records and other information required have been or will be compiled, as appropriate, and maintained by the applicant, recipient, or sub-recipient, and that your organization is in compliance with all federal statutes relating to nondiscrimination. Certification is provided by checking “I Agree” in Block 21 of SF-424. (See Appendix A for copy.) Assurances and Certifications