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TITLE IX RELATED STATUTES
Education Amendments of 1972
Section 1681. Sex
(a) Prohibition against discrimination; 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, except that:
(1) Classes of educational institutions subject to prohibition
in regard to admissions to educational institutions, this section shall apply only
to institutions of vocational education, professional education, and graduate higher
education, and to public institutions of undergraduate higher education;
(2) Educational institutions commencing planned change in admissions
in regard to admissions to educational institutions, this section shall not apply
(A) for one year from June 23, 1972, nor for six years after June 23, 1972, in the
case of an educational institution which has begun the process of changing from being
an institution which admits only students of one sex to being an institution which
admits students of both sexes, but only if it is carrying out a plan for such a change
which is approved by the Secretary of Education or (B) for seven years from the date
an educational institution begins the process of changing from being an institution
which admits only students of one sex to being an institution which admits students
of both sexes, but only if it is carrying out a plan for such a change which is approved
by the Secretary of Education, whichever is the later;
(3) Educational institutions of religious organizations with contrary religious tenets
this section shall not apply to any educational institution which is controlled by
a religious organization if the application of this subsection would not be consistent
with the religious tenets of such organization;
(4) Educational institutions training individuals for military services or merchant
marine
this section shall not apply to an educational institution whose primary purpose is
the training of individuals for the military services of the United States, or the
merchant marine;
(5) Public educational institutions with traditional and continuing admissions policy
in regard to admissions this section shall not apply to any public institution of
undergraduate higher education which is an institution that traditionally and continually
from its establishment has had a policy of admitting only students of one sex;
(6) Social fraternities or sororities; voluntary youth service organizations
this section shall not apply to membership practices --
(A) of a social fraternity or social sorority which is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of Title 26, the active membership of which consists primarily of students in attendance at an institution of higher education, or
(B) of the Young Men's Christian Association, Young Women's Christian Association; Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, and voluntary youth service organizations which are so exempt, the membership of which has traditionally been limited to persons of one sex and principally to persons of less than nineteen years of age;
(7) Boy or Girl conferences
this section shall not apply to--
(A) any program or activity of the American Legion undertaken in connection with the organization or operation of any Boys State conference, Boys Nation conference, Girls State conference, or Girls Nation conference; or
(B) any program or activity of any secondary school or educational institution specifically for--
(i) the promotion of any Boys State conference, Boys Nation conference, Girls State conference, or Girls Nation conference; or
(ii) the selection of students to attend any such conference;
(8) Father-son or mother-daughter activities at educational institutions
this section shall not preclude father-son or mother-daughter activities at an educational
institution, but if such activities are provided for students of one sex, opportunities
for reasonably comparable activities shall be provided for students of the other sex;
and
(9) Institutions of higher education scholarship awards in "beauty" pageants
this section shall not apply with respect to any scholarship or other financial assistance
awarded by an institution of higher education to any individual because such individual
has received such award in any pageant in which the attainment of such award is based
upon a combination of factors related to the personal appearance, poise, and talent
of such individual and in which participation is limited to individuals of one sex
only, so long as such pageant is in compliance with other nondiscrimination provisions
of Federal law.
(b) Preferential or disparate treatment because of imbalance in participation or receipt
of Federal benefits; statistical evidence of imbalance.
Nothing contained in subsection (a) of this section shall be interpreted to require
any educational institution to grant preferential or disparate treatment to the members
of one sex on account of an imbalance which may exist with respect to the total number
or percentage of persons of that sex participating in or receiving the benefits of
any federally supported program or activity, in comparison with the total number or
percentage of persons of that sex in any community, State, section, or other area:
Provided, that this subsection shall not be construed to prevent the consideration
in any hearing or proceeding under this chapter of statistical evidence tending to
show that such an imbalance exists with respect to the participation in, or receipt
of the benefits of, any such program or activity by the members of one sex.
(c) Educational institution defined.
For the purposes of this chapter an educational institution means any public or private
preschool, elementary, or secondary school, or any institution of vocational, professional,
or higher education, except that in the case of an educational institution composed
of more than one school, college, or department which are administratively separate
units, such term means each such school, college or department.
Section 1682. Federal administrative enforcement; report to Congressional committees
Each Federal department and agency which is empowered to extend Federal financial
assistance to any education program or activity, by way of grant, loan, or contract
other than a contract of insurance or guaranty, is authorized and directed to effectuate
the provisions of section 1681 of this title with respect to such program or activity
by issuing rules, regulations, or orders of general applicability which shall be consistent
with achievement of the objectives of the statute authorizing the financial assistance
in connection with which the action is taken. No such rule, regulation, or order shall
become effective unless and until approved by the President. Compliance with any requirement
adopted pursuant to this section may be effected (l) by the termination of or refusal
to grant or to continue assistance under such program or activity to any recipient
as to whom there has been an express finding on the record, after opportunity for
hearing, of a failure to comply with such requirement, but such termination or refusal
shall be limited to the particular political entity, or part thereof, or other recipient
as to whom such a finding has been made, and shall be limited in its effect to the
particular program, or part thereof, in which such noncompliance has been so found,
or (2) by any other means authorized by law: Provided, however, that no such action
shall be taken until the department or agency concerned has advised the appropriate
person or persons of the failure to comply with the requirement and has determined
that compliance cannot be secured by voluntary means. In the case of any action terminating,
or refusing to grant or continue, assistance because of failure to comply with a requirement
imposed pursuant to this section, the head of the Federal department or agency shall
file with the committees of the House and Senate having legislative jurisdictio