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Code · PUBLIC-PRIVATE-LAW · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-157

Public Law 114-157. To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act and the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976 to modernize terms relating to minorities.May 20, 2016[[H.R

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An Act To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act and the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976 to modernize terms relating to minorities.May 20, 2016[[H.R. 4238](/us/bill/114/hr/4238)] * Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* ## SECTION 1 MODERNIZATION OF TERMS RELATING TO MINORITIES ###
(a)Office of Minority Economic Impact Section 211(f)(1) of the Department of Energy Organization Act ([42 U.S.C. 7141(f)(1)](/us/usc/t42/s7141/f/1)) is amended by striking “a Negro, Puerto Rican, American Indian, Eskimo, Oriental, or Aleut or is a Spanish speaking individual of Spanish descent” and inserting “Asian American, Native Hawaiian, a Pacific Islander, African American, Hispanic, Puerto Rican, Native American, or an Alaska Native”. ###
(b)Minority Business Enterprises Section 106(f)(2) of the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976 ([42 U.S.C. 6705(f)(2)](/us/usc/t42/s6705/f/2)) is amended by striking “Negroes, Spanish-speaking, Orientals, Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts” and inserting “Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islanders, African American, Hispanic, Native American, or Alaska Natives”. Approved May 20, 2016.
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