NASA Procedures and Guidelines
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NPR 2081.1
Effective Date: February 17, 2004
Cancellation Date: May 11, 2010
Responsible Office: YA

Table of Contents

Preface

P.1. Purpose
P.2. Applicability/Scope
P.3. Authority
P.4. References
P.5. Cancellation

CHAPTER 1. NASA Policy

1.1. NASA Policy on Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, as amended; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended
1.2. NASA Policy on Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended
1.3. NASA Policy on Executive Order 13160 of June 23, 2000
1.4. NASA Policy Based on 14 CFR º 1260.32(b)

CHAPTER 2. Definitions

2.1. Beneficiary
2.2. Complainant
2.3. Complaint
2.4. Complaint Resolution Letter
2.5. "Complete" Complaint
2.6. Data Request Letter
2.7. Discrimination
2.8. Federally Conducted Education and Training Programs
2.9. Federal Financial Assistance
2.10. Formal School
2.11. Investigative Interview
2.12. Investigative Plan
2.13. Investigator/Investigative Staff
2.14. Legal Sufficiency Review (LSR)
2.15. Letter of Finding (LOF)
2.16. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
2.17. Recipient
2.18. Respondent
2.19. Status as a Parent
2.20. Undue Burden
2.21. Voluntary Resolution/Corrective Action Agreement
2.22. Witness

CHAPTER 3. Complaints of Discrimination

3.1. Introduction
3.2. Complaint Receipt
3.3. Complaint Acknowledgment
3.4. Complaint Evaluation
3.5. Alternative Dispute Resolution Efforts
3.6. Complaint Investigations
3.7. Complaint Resolution
3.8. Monitoring and Oversight

CHAPTER 4. Compliance Reviews Pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1973 (Title VI), the Education Amendments Act of 1972 (Title IX), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975

4.1. Policy
4.2. Definitions
4.3. Compliance Reviews: Procedural Requirements

CHAPTER 5. Enforcement Action Pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI), the Education Amendments Age of 1972 (Title IX), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), and the Age Discrimination Act

5.1. Violation Determination
5.2. Initiating Administrative Enforcement Proceedings Where Appropriate
5.3. Referral to the Department of Justice Where Appropriate
5.4. Moving to Enforcement for Failure to Implement Agreement
5.5. Moving to Enforcement for Denial of Access

AppendixA Complaint Procedures Flowchart

AppendixB Additional Information on Complaint Procedures Pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1973 (Title VI), the Education Amendments Act of 1972 (Title IX), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975

B.1. Evaluating Complaints of Employment Discrimination
B.2. OEOP's Authority for Obtaining Information in Complaint Investigations

AppendixC Additional Information on Enforcement of Executive Order 13160

C.1. Relationship with Other Laws, Regulations, and Executive Orders
C.2. Reporting Requirements

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