Federal Coordination and Compliance Section
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The Federal Coordination and Compliance Section is a unit within the U.S. Department of Justice that enforces federal civil rights laws prohibiting discrimination by recipients of federal financial assistance and coordinates civil rights compliance across federal agencies.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
civil rights enforcement office
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government agency unit → |
| abbreviation |
FCS
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| appliesLaw |
Age Discrimination Act of 1975
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Executive Order 13166 → Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 → Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act → Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 → Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 → |
| coordinates |
civil rights compliance across federal agencies
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| coordinatesWith |
federal civil rights offices
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federal funding agencies → |
| country |
United States
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| enforces |
federal civil rights laws
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laws prohibiting discrimination by recipients of federal financial assistance → |
| goal |
ensure that federal funds are not used to support discriminatory practices
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promote consistent enforcement of civil rights laws across federal agencies → |
| jurisdiction |
federal government of the United States
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| legalArea |
anti-discrimination law
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civil rights law → |
| locatedIn |
Washington, D.C.
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| parentOrganization |
U.S. Department of Justice
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| partOf |
Civil Rights Division
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| primaryFocus |
discrimination by recipients of federal financial assistance
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federal agency civil rights coordination → |
| responsibility |
conducting compliance reviews of recipients of federal financial assistance
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investigating complaints of discrimination involving federal financial assistance → issuing policy guidance on civil rights requirements tied to federal financial assistance → monitoring implementation of civil rights settlement agreements involving federal financial assistance → negotiating voluntary compliance agreements with recipients of federal funds → providing technical assistance on civil rights compliance to federal agencies → referring matters for litigation within the Civil Rights Division → |
| subjectMatter |
age discrimination
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color discrimination → disability discrimination → limited English proficiency access → national origin discrimination → race discrimination → religion discrimination → sex discrimination → |
| typeOfRecipientCovered |
educational institutions
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health care providers → local governments → nonprofit organizations → private entities receiving federal financial assistance → state governments → |
| website |
https://www.justice.gov/crt/federal-coordination-and-compliance-section
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Civil Rights Division
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