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USDA/AgSEC RIN: 0503-AA84 Publication ID: Spring 2025 
Title: ●Nondiscrimination in Programs or Activities Conducted by the United States Department of Agriculture 
Abstract:

The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights proposes to update its regulation on nondiscrimination in programs or activities conducted by the Department consistent with Executive Order 14168, entitled, Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government. The final rule removes gender identity and sexual orientation as protected bases and replaces the term gender throughout with the term sex in accordance with the Executive Order 14168, entitled, Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government.

 
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Not subject to, not significant 
CFR Citation: 7 CFR 15d     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Action  07/00/2025 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Ramonda Reed
Department of Agriculture
DC 20250
Phone:202 205-0469
Email: ramonda.reed@usda.gov