CFR > Title 7 - Agriculture > SUBTITLE A—Office of the Secretary of Agriculture > PART 15f—ADJUDICATIONS UNDER SECTION 741 > SUBPART A—What Is the Purpose of These Regulations and to Whom and to What Programs Do They Apply? (§15f.1 to §15f.4) > 15f.1—What is the purpose of these regulations?

15f.1—What is the purpose of these regulations?

These regulations provide the rights of complainants and the procedures for the processing of certain nonemployment related complaints alleging discrimination by USDA that were filed with USDA prior to July 1, 1997, as authorized under section 741(b) of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, enacted in Division A, section 101(a) of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999, Pub. L. 105-277.