Directives and Regulations
USDA Civil Rights Directives
- DM4200-003, Anti-Harassment Procedure Manual (11/6/23)
- DR4120-001, Annual Departmental Civil Rights Training (6/14/16)
- DR4200-003, Anti-Harassment Program (4/18/23)
- DR4300-003, Equal Opportunity Public Notification Policy (10/17/19)
- DR4300-004, Civil Rights Impact Analysis (10/17/16)
- DR4300-007, Processing Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Complaints of Discrimination (8/4/21)
- DR4300-010, Civil Rights Accountability Policy and Procedures (12/28/16)
- DR4330-002, Nondiscrimination in Programs and Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance from USDA (7/27/21)
- DR4330-003, Nondiscrimination in USDA-Conducted Programs and Activities (10/5/15)
- DR4330-006, Civil Rights Compliance Review, (8/26/22)
- DR4710-001, Alternative Dispute Resolution (4/5/06)
- DM4300-002 (07/05/02) Reasonable Accommodation Procedures
- DR4300-002 (10/18/84) Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Plan
- DR4300-008 (10/27/20) Reasonable Accommodations and Personal Assistance Services for Employees and Applicants with Disabilities
- DR4300-010 (12/28/16) Civil Rights Accountability Policy and Procedures
- DM4330-001 (10/18/01) Procedures for Processing Discrimination Complaints and Conducting Civil Rights Compliance Reviews in USDA Conducted Programs and Activities
- DR4330-002 (07/27/21) Nondiscrimination in Programs and Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance From USDA
- DR4330-003 (10/03/2022) Nondiscrimination in USDA-Conducted Programs and Activities
- DR4330-006 (08/26/2022) Civil Rights Compliance Review
- DR4360-002 (08/08/01) Coordination of Requests for USDA Support for Outreach Related Activities
Regulations
Statutory Authority for the Position of Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Section 10704 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, Public Law 107-171, authorized the Secretary of Agriculture to establish the new position of Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights.
USDA Regulations Prohibiting Discrimination in Programs Receiving Federal Financial Assistance from USDA
7 CFR Part 15a - Education Programs or Activities Receiving or Benefiting From Federal Financial Assistance
7 CFR Part 15b - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Programs and Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance
7 CFR 15c - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Age in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance From the United States Department of Agriculture, published on January 1, 2016
USDA Regulations Prohibiting Discrimination in USDA Programs
7 CFR Part 15d - Nondiscrimination in Programs or Activities Conducted By The United States Department of Agriculture
7 CFR Part 15e - Enforcement of Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Programs or Activities Conducted by the United States Department
of Agriculture
7 CFR Part 15f - Adjudications Under Section 741