# 43 U.S.C. § 1863: Unlawful employment practices; regulations

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## Section

- **Citation:** 43 U.S.C. § 1863
- **Heading:** Unlawful employment practices; regulations
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** April 17, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 43—PUBLIC LANDS > CHAPTER 36—OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF RESOURCE MANAGEMENT > SUBCHAPTER III—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

## Text

Each agency or department given responsibility for the promulgation or enforcement of regulations under this chapter or the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act [ 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.] shall take such affirmative action as deemed necessary to prohibit all unlawful employment practices and to assure that no person shall, on the grounds of race, creed, color, national origin, or sex, be excluded from receiving or participating in any activity, sale, or employment, conducted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. The agency or department shall promulgate such rules as it deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, and any rules promulgated under this section, whether through agency and department provisions or rules, shall be similar to those established and in effect under title VI and title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [ 42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq., 2000e et seq.].

( Pub. L. 95–372, title VI, § 604 , Sept. 18, 1978 , 92 Stat. 695 .)

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