The procedures in this subpart relate to charges filed against any GAO policies or specific actions which are alleged to involve prohibited discrimination. Prohibited discrimination is defined as any action in violation of:

(a) Section 717 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2000e-16), prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin;

(b) Sections 12 and 15 of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 631,633a;

(c) Section 6(d) of the Fair Labor Standard Act of 1938 as amended by the Equal Pay Act of 1963 (29 U.S.C. 206(d)), prohibiting discrimination in wages on the basis of sex;

(d) Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) and sections 501 and 505 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 791,794a;

(e) Section 202 of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 2000ff-1), prohibiting discrimination on the basis of genetic information;

(f) Section 103 of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (42 U.S.C. 2000gg-1), prohibiting discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions; or

(g) Any other law prohibiting discrimination in Federal employment on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin or disability. 31 U.S.C. 732(f)(2).

(h) Prohibited discrimination also includes any materially adverse action taken against an employee or applicant for employment for opposing any unlawful employment practice, or for participating in any manner in an investigation, hearing, or in any stage of an administrative or judicial proceeding, under any of the statutes or laws identified in paragraphs (a) through (g) of this section.