Executive Order 12250

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Executive Order 12250 is a U.S. presidential directive that centralized and strengthened federal enforcement of civil rights laws prohibiting discrimination in programs receiving federal financial assistance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States executive order
presidential directive
aimsTo eliminate duplication and inconsistencies in federal civil rights enforcement
ensure uniform interpretation of civil rights statutes related to federal financial assistance
appliesTo federal agencies providing federal financial assistance
federal executive departments
assignsRoleTo Attorney General of the United States NERFINISHED
authorityGrantedTo Attorney General to coordinate implementation and enforcement of nondiscrimination provisions
branch Executive Branch of the United States Government NERFINISHED
centralizes coordination of civil rights enforcement in federally assisted programs in the Department of Justice
citation Executive Order No. 12250 NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
designates Attorney General of the United States NERFINISHED
effectiveDate 1980-11-02
enforcedBy United States Department of Justice NERFINISHED
goal strengthen federal civil rights enforcement infrastructure
historicalContext issued during the administration of President Jimmy Carter in 1980
jurisdiction programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance
language English
legalBasis Age Discrimination Act of 1975 NERFINISHED
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 NERFINISHED
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 NERFINISHED
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 NERFINISHED
other federal statutes prohibiting discrimination in programs receiving federal financial assistance
policyArea civil rights
federal financial assistance
nondiscrimination law enforcement
president Jimmy Carter NERFINISHED
prohibits discrimination on the basis of age
discrimination on the basis of color
discrimination on the basis of disability
discrimination on the basis of national origin
discrimination on the basis of race
discrimination on the basis of sex
purpose to centralize and strengthen federal enforcement of civil rights laws prohibiting discrimination in programs receiving federal financial assistance
relatedTo Title VI coordination regulations
agency nondiscrimination regulations
federal civil rights compliance reviews
requires consistent and effective enforcement of nondiscrimination laws across federal agencies
issuance of guidelines and standards for agency enforcement of civil rights laws
review and approval by the Attorney General of agency regulations implementing nondiscrimination laws
roleAssigned lead responsibility for coordinating enforcement of nondiscrimination provisions in federally assisted programs
signedBy Jimmy Carter
signingDate 1980-11-02
status in force
subject civil rights enforcement
nondiscrimination in federally assisted programs
title Executive Order 12250 NERFINISHED

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Executive Order 13166 relatedTo Executive Order 12250
FCS legalBasis Executive Order 12250
subject surface form: Federal Coordination and Compliance Section