,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bcdi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #a1 #bjba,mr4  
,tiffany 7= himself & ,mr4 ,ow5s7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill
  ,to provide = equal protection ( ! law
 & to prohibit discrim9ation &          
pref]5tial treatm5t on ! basis ( race1  
color1 national orig91 or sex 9 !       
adm9i/ration ( programs ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,agriculture1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,agriculture ,civil ,rights & ,equality 
,act or ! ,,acre ,act4  #b4             
,anti-discrim9ation policies  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 
! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture 7or any      
(fic]1 employee1 or o!r designee ( !    
,secret>y7 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z !    
,secret>y7 %all n-- 7#a7 int5tionally   
discrim9ate aga9/1 or grant a pref]5ce  
to1 any p]son or gr\p bas$ 9 :ole or 9  
"p on race1 color1 national orig91 or   
sex1 9 connection ) any contract or     

subcontract ent]$ into by ! ,secret>y1  
aw>d made by ! ,secret>y1 employm5t ) ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture1 or any o!r    
program or activity c>ri$ out by !      
,secret>y2 or  7#b7 require1 direct1 or 
enc\rage any entity "u a contract or    
subcontract )e ,secret>y1 or ! recipi5t 
( a lic5se issu$ by ! ,secret>y or      
f9ancial assi/ance provid$ "u a program 
adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y1 to discrim9ate 
int5tionally aga9/1 or grant a pref]5ce 
to1 any p]son or gr\p bas$ 9 :ole or 9  
"p on race1 color1 national orig91 or   
sex1 9 connection ) su* a contract1     
subcontract1 lic5se1 or f9ancial        
assi/ance4  7b7 ,/ates1 t]ritories1 &   
private entities ,a ,/ate1 t]ritory1 or 
private entity 7includ+ in/itutions (   
high] education 7z def9$ 9 section #aja 
( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj 
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja77 t receives f9ancial   
assi/ance ?r\gh a program adm9i/]$ by ! 
,secret>y %all n1 z a condition (       
receiv+ su* fund+1 discrim9ate aga9/1 or
 grant a pref]5ce to1 any p]son or gr\p 

bas$ 9 :ole or 9 "p on race1 color1     
national orig91 or sex-- 7#a7 9         
connection ) any grant1 activity1       
project1 contract 7or subcontract7 c>ri$
 out us+ su* funds1 includ+ ! sal>ies & 
exp5ses ( any employees paid us+ su*    
funds2 or  7#b7 ) respect to det]m9+    
admission to any su* in/itution ( high] 
education4  7c7 ,c]ta9 sex-,bas$        
classifications ,no?+ 9 subsection 7a7  
or 7b7 %all be con/ru$ z prohibit+ or   
limit+ any classification bas$ on sex   
if-- 7#a7 ! classification is appli$ )  
respect to employm5t2 &  7#b7 !         
classification w\ld be exempt f !       
prohibitions ( title ,,vii ( ! ,civil   
,rights ,act ( #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#bjjj;a et seq47 by reason ( section    
#gjc7;e77#a7 ( su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjjj;e-#b7;e77#a774  7d7 ,civil action 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,any p]son :o is aggriev$ 
by conduct prohibit$ by subsection 7a7  
or 7b71 may comm5ce a civil action 9 !  
appropriate di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates to obta9 appropriate relief 7:i* 

may include back pay71 aga9/ ,secret>y  
or a ,/ate1 t]ritory1 or private entity 
ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7b74  7#b7       
,damages ,a prevail+ pla9tiff 9 a civil 
action "u p>agraph 7#a7 may recov]      
reasonable attorney's fees4  7#c7       
,effect on o!r law ,! rem$ies available 
to a pla9tiff pursuant to a civil action
 "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all n affect any     
rem$y available to su* a pla9tiff "u any
 o!r ,/ate or ,f$]al law4