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Department of State Acquisition Regulation: Nondiscrimination in Foreign Assistance

The State Department published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on January 19, 2024. Comments closed on March 19, 2024.

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What the agency says

The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA) and other related statutes, such as the FREEDOM Support Act, the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, and the SEED Act of 1989, authorize the U.S. Department of State (Department of State, State, or Department) to provide foreign assistance that seeks to support efforts that would have the effect of protecting and promoting U.S. security, prosperity, and democratic values and shape an international environment to improve the lives of people around the world. To implement the Department's expectation of nondiscrimination against beneficiaries of Department- funded foreign assistance activities, the Department is proposing to amend its Department of State Acquisition Regulation (DOSAR) to include a new contract clause entitled "Nondiscrimination in Foreign Assistance." The proposed clause expressly states that contractors and subcontractors receiving Department-funded foreign assistance funds must not discriminate on specified bases against end-users of supplies or services (also referred to in this rule as beneficiaries and potential beneficiaries) or in certain employment decisions involving persons employed in the performance of this contract and funded in whole or in part with foreign assistance funds except where target populations are specified in the relevant statement of work (SOW) or as otherwise required by U.S. law.

Key facts

Document number: 2024-00972
Type: Proposed rule
Action: Notice of proposed rulemaking; request for comment
Agency: State Department
Published: January 19, 2024
Comments due: March 19, 2024
Dates: The Department of State will accept comments until March 19, 2024.
Docket: Public Notice: 12058
Regulation ID (RIN): 1400-AF65
Code of Federal Regulations: 48 CFR 625; 48 CFR 652
Topics: Government procurement
Significant: Yes, under Executive Order 12866
Pages: 6

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