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 PUBLIC LAW 102-321—JULY 10, 1992 106 STAT. 407 for which payments may be made by a State from a grant made to the State under section 1911 or 1921. "(2) CONCEALING OR FAILING TO DISCLOSE CERTAIN EVENTS.— A person with knowledge of the occurrence of any event affecting the initial or continued right of the person to receive any payments from a grant made to a State under section 1911 or 1921 shall not conceal or fail to disclose any such event with an intent fraudulently to secure such payment either in a greater amount than is due or when no such amount is due. " (b) CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF PROHIBITION.— Any person who violates any prohibition established in subsection (a) shall for each violation be fined in accordance with title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both. "SEC. 1947. NONDISCRIMINATION. 42 USC 300x-57. "(a) IN GENERAL.— " (1) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING CERTAIN CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS.—For the purpose of applying the prohibitions against discrimination on the basis of age under the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, on the basis of handicap under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, on the basis of sex under title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, or on the basis of race, color, or national origin under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, programs and activities funded in whole or in part with funds made available under section 1911 or 1921 shall be considered to be programs and activities receiving Federal financial assistance. "(2) PROHIBITION.— No person shall on the ground of sex (including, in the case of a woman, on the ground that the woman is pregnant), or on the ground of religion, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under, any progrsun or activity funded in whole or in part with funds made available under section 1911 or 1921. "(b) ENFORCEMENT.— "(1) REFERRALS TO ATTORNEY GENERAL AFTER NOTICE.— Whenever the Secretary finds that a State, or an entity that has received a payment pursuant to section 1911 or 1921, has failed to comply with a provision of law referred to in subsection (a)(1), with subsection (a)(2), or with an applicable regulation (including one prescribed to carry out subsection (a)(2)), the Secretary shall notify the chief executive officer of the State and shall request the chief executive officer to secure compliance. If within a reasonable period of time, not to exceed 60 days, the chief executive officer fails or refuses to secure complieuice, the Secretary may— "(A) refer the matter to the Attorney General with a recommendation that an appropriate civil action be instituted; "(B) exercise the powers and functions provided by the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, or title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as may be applicable; or "(C) take such other actions as may be authorized by law.

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