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1 of the executive branch of the Government any informa2 tion it deems necessary to carry out its functions and duties. 3 Each such department, agency, and instrumentality is author4 ized and directed to furnish such information to the Commis5 sion, upon request made by the Chairman or the Vice 6 Chairman, and to cooperate with the Commission and to 7 furnish it such assistance as it may require in carrying out its 8 functions and duties.

9 (d) The Commission is authorized to delegate to any 10 officer, agency, or employee in the executive branch of the 11 Government any function of the Commission under this 12 Act, except the authority to promulgate rules and regulations 13 of a general nature.

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TITLE II-FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT

GENERAL

SEC. 201. It shall be unlawful for any department or 20 agency of the Federal Government to discriminate against 21 any Federal employee or applicant for Federal employment, 22 in the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, because 23 of race, color, religion, or national origin. Any such person 24 who is aggrieved as a result of discrimination in violation of

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ENFORCEMENT AND SANCTIONS

4 SEC. 202. (a) Each department and agency shall be 5 primarily responsible for complying with the rules, regula6 tions, and orders of the Commission with respect to non7 discrimination in employment. Each department and agency shall cooperate with the Commission, and furnish the 9 Commission such information and assistance as it may require 10 in the performance of its functions under this title. Each de

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partment and agency shall appoint or designate, from among 12 its personnel, an officer or officers to be responsible for 13 assuring equal employment opportunities.

14 (b) The Commission may receive and cause to be in15 vestigated complaints by employees or prospective em16 ployees of a Government department or agency, which 17 allege discrimination contrary to the provisions of this title 18 or the rules and regulations issued hereunder. The appro19 priate department or agency shall report to the Commission. 20 what action has been taken or is recommended with regard

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(c) If the Commission so directs, the Department or

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1 tices and take such affirmative action as in the judgment of 2 the Commission shall effectuate the purposes of this Act, 3 including, but not limited to, hiring, reinstatement, or up4 grading of employees or the extension of nondiscriminatory 5 terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.

6 TITLE III-EMPLOYMENT UNDER GOVERNMENT

9 SEC. 301. Except in the case of contracts exempted in 10 accordance with section 302, all Government contracting 11 agencies shall include in every Government contract entered 12 into after the effective date of this Act such provisions as the 13 Commission deems necessary and advisable to effectuate the 14 purposes of this Act.

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EXEMPTIONS

SEC. 302. The Commission may, when its deems that 17 special circumstances in the national interest so require,

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exempt a contracting agency from the requirement of in19 cluding the provisions prescribed under section 301 in any 20 specific contract, subcontract, or purchase order. The Com21 mission may, by rule or regulation, also exempt certain 22 classes of contracts, subcontracts, or purchase orders (a) 23 where work is to be or has been performed outside the 24 United States and no recruitment of workers within the 25 limits of the United States is involved; (b) for standard

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SEC. 303. (a) Each contractor having a contract con6 taining the provisions prescribed under section 301 shall file, 7 and shall cause each of its subcontractors to file, compliance

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reports with the contracting agency, which will be subject 9 to review by the Commission upon its request. Compliance 10 reports shall be filed within such times and shall contain such 11 information as to the practices, policies, programs, and em

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(b) Bidders or prospective contractors or subcontractors may be required to state whether they have partici

pated in any previous contract subject to the provisions of

this title, and in that event to submit, on behalf of themselves and their proposed subcontractors, compliance reports prior to or as an initial part of their bid or negotiation of a contract.

(c) Whenever the contractor or subcontractor has a collective bargaining agreement or other contract or understanding with a labor union or other representative of

workers, the compliance report shall include such informa25 tion as to the labor union's or other representative's prac

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may prescribe. To the extent such information is within 3 the exclusive possession of a labor union or other workers' 4 representative and the labor union or representative refuses 5 to furnish such information to the contractor, the contractor 6 shall so certify to the contracting agency as part of its com7 pliance report and shall set forth what efforts he has made to obtain such information.

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(d) The Commission may direct that any bidder or 10 prospective contractor or subcontractor shall submit, as part 11 of his compliance report, a statement in writing, signed by

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an authorized officer or agent of any labor union or other 13 workers' representative with which the bidder or prospec14 tive contractor deals, together with supporting information,

to the effect that such labor union's or representative's prac16 tices and policies do not discriminate on the grounds of race, 17 color, religion, or national origin, and that the labor union or 18 representative either will affirmatively cooperate, within the 19 limits of its legal and contractual authority, in the implemen20 tation of the policy and provisions of this title or that it 21 consents and agrees that recruitment, employment, and the 22 terms and conditions of employment under the proposed 23 contract shall be in accordance with the purposes and pro24 visions of this title. In the event that the union or repre25 sentative refuses to execute such a statement, the compliance