The Agency, Applicants, and Recipients must comply with all applicable laws and regulations. An effort has been made to identify the most-commonly cited laws and regulations and to reference them as follows:
(a) Federal laws. Federal laws are codified in the United States Code (U.S.C.). A selection of laws is identified as follows:
(1) Equal Credit Opportunity Act (15 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.).
(2) Consumer Credit Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).
(3) Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.).
(4) The Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VI (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.).
(5) The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504 (29 U.S.C. 794).
(b) Federal regulations. Federal regulations are codified in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). In particular, 2 CFR parts 1 through 200 address items such as universal identifiers, reporting Subaward and executive compensation, debarment and suspension, drug-free workplaces, administrative requirements, cost principles, and audit requirements. We particularly encourage Applicants and Recipients to become familiar with 2 CFR part 200 in its entirety.
(c) Departmental regulations. Departmental regulations are those regulations that are specific to awards made through the USDA. They are codified in the CFR. A selection of applicable regulations is identified as follows:.
(1) 2 CFR parts 400 through 499. These parts include USDA's adoption of Federal administrative requirements and cost principles. They also include regulations on debarment and suspension, lobbying, drug-free workplaces, and research awards.
(2) 7 CFR part 11. This part includes USDA's procedures for administrative appeals, as handled by its National Appeals Division.
(3) 7 CFR part 15. This part includes USDA's procedures for compliance with nondiscrimination laws and regulations.
(d) Agency regulations. Agency regulations are those regulations that are specific to awards made through the Agency and they may also be specific to a program. They are codified in the CFR. A selection of those regulations is as follows:
(1) 7 CFR part 1900. This part covers delegations of authority, Adverse Decisions and administrative appeals, applicability of Federal law, and processing and servicing grant awards.
(2) 7 CFR part 1901, subpart E. This subpart covers civil rights compliance requirements.
(3) 7 CFR part 1951. This part covers servicing grant awards, including unauthorized assistance.
(4) 7 CFR part 1970. This part covers environmental policies and considerations.
(e) Access to laws and regulations. (1) Laws may be accessed through the U.S.C. At the time this subpart was published, the U.S.C. may be accessed electronically at this website: https://uscode.house.gov/.
(2) Regulations may be accessed through the CFR. At the time this subpart was published, the CFR may be accessed electronically at this website: https://www.ecfr.gov/.