Under provisions of applicable public 
laws enacted by Congress since 1964, 
no person in the United States shall, 
on the grounds of race, color, national 
origin, handicap, or age, be excluded 
from participation in, be denied the 
benefits of, or be subjected to 
discrimination under any program or 
activity (or, on the basis of sex, with 
respect to any education program or 
activity) receiving Federal financial 
assistance. In addition. Executive 
Order 11141 prohibits discrimination 
on the basis of age by contractors and 
subcontractors in the performance of 
Federal contracts, and Executive 
Order 11246 states that no federally 
funded contractor may discriminate 
against any employee or applicant for 
employment because of race, color, 
religion, sex, or national origin. 
Therefore, the programs of the 
National Institute of General Medical 
Sciences must be operated in 
compliance with these laws and 
Executive Orders. 
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