NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES ISSUES RULE: RESCINDING PORTIONS OF THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES TITLE VI REGULATIONS TO CONFORM MORE CLOSELY WITH THE STATUTORY TEXT AND TO IMPLEMENT EXECUTIVE ORDER 14281

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- National Foundation On The Arts And The Humanities has issued a rule called: Rescinding Portions of the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Title VI Regulations To Conform More Closely With the Statutory Text and To Implement Executive Order 14281.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Aug. 26 by Mary Anne Carter, Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts.

Summary: This rule amends the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities' (the Foundation) regulations implementing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI) to eliminate disparate-impact liability. These amendments align the conduct prohibited by the Foundation's regulations with Title VI text, avoid constitutional concern...