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Code · U.S. Code · Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · CHAPTER 21F— PROHIBITING EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF GENETIC INFORMATION · SUBCHAPTER VI— EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES · § 2000e–16b

§ 2000e–16b. Discriminatory practices prohibited

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All personnel actions affecting the Presidential appointees described in section 1219 1 of title 2 or the State employees described in section 2000e–16c of this title shall be made free from any discrimination based on— race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, within the meaning of section 2000e–16 of this title ; age, within the meaning of section 633a of title 29 ; or disability, within the meaning of section 791 of title 29 and sections 12112 to 12114 of this title.
The remedies referred to in sections 1219(a)(1) 1 of title 2 and 2000e–16c(a) of this title— may include, in the case of a determination that a violation of subsection (a)(1) or (a)(3) has occurred, such remedies as would be appropriate if awarded under sections 2000e–5(g), 2000e–5(k), and 2000e–16(d) of this title, and such compensatory damages as would be appropriate if awarded under section 1981 or sections 1981a(a) and 1981a(b)(2) of this title; may include, in the case of a determination that a violation of subsection (a)(2) has occurred, such remedies as would be appropriate if awarded under section 633a(c) of title 29 ; and may not include punitive damages.
( Pub. L. 102–166, title III, § 302 , Nov. 21, 1991 , 105 Stat. 1088 ; Pub. L. 104–1, title V, § 504(a)(1) , Jan. 23, 1995 , 109 Stat. 40 .)
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  • 109 Stat. 40
  • Pub. L. 104-331
  • 110 Stat. 4072
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