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DOC/ADMIN RIN: 0605-AA77 Publication ID: 2026 
Title: ●Amending the Department of Commerce's Title IX Regulations to Conform More Closely With the Statutory Text and Remove Disparate-Impact Provisions 
Abstract:

By this rule, the Department of Commerce (Department) amends its regulations implementing Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended (except sections 904 and 906 of those Amendments) (Title IX).  This rule eliminates provisions promoting disparate impact liability and affirmative action.  This action is necessary to reduce regulatory uncertainty for recipients of Federal financial assistance and to align the Department’s regulations with the original public meaning of Title IX.  The intended effect is to provide greater clarity for recipients while maintaining the core prohibition against intentional discrimination on the basis of sex.

 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  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: Deregulatory 
CFR Citation: 15 CFR 8a     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1681   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Action  07/00/2026 
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:
Daniel Sweeney
Department of Commerce
1401 Constitution Ave ,
Washington, DC 20230
Phone:202 482-1395
Email: dsweeney@doc.gov