WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Department Of Veterans Affairs has issued a proposed rule called: Nondiscrimination in Federally-Assisted Programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on June 26 by Gabriela DeCuir, Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs.
Summary: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to amend its regulations implementing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI) to eliminate disparate-impact liability. These amendments would align VA's regulations with Title VI's original public meaning, avoid constitutional concerns, reduce compliance costs, serve the public interest, and implement changes directed in Executive Order...