Sec. 9006. 21st Century Respect Act
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The Secretary of Agriculture shall amend section 1901.202 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, for purposes of— replacing the reference to the term Negro or Black with Black or African American ; replacing the reference to the term Spanish Surname with Hispanic ; and replacing the reference to the term Oriental with Asian American or Pacific Islander . The Administrator of General Services shall amend section 906.2 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, for purposes of— replacing the references to the term Negro with Black or African American ; replacing the definition of Negro with the definition of Black or African American as an individual having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa ; replacing the references to the term Oriental with Asian American or Pacific Islander ; and replacing the references to the terms Eskimo and Aleut with Alaska Native .
Nothing in this section, or the amendments required by this section, shall be construed to affect Federal law, except with respect to the use of terms by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Administrator of General Services, respectively, to the regulations affected by this section.