3415.8—Other Federal statutes and regulations that apply.
Several other Federal statutes and regulations apply to grant preproposals or proposals considered for review or to grants awarded under this part. These include but are not limited to:
7 CFR 1.1—USDA implementation of the Freedom of Information Act;
7 CFR Part 1c—USDA implementation of the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects;
7 CFR Part 3—USDA implementation of OMB Circular A-129 regarding debt collection;
7 CFR Part 15, Subpart A—USDA implementation of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964;
7 CFR Part 520—ARS implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act;
7 CFR Part 3015—USDA Uniform Federal Assistance Regulations, implementing OMB directives (i.e., Circular Nos. A-110, A-21, and A-122) and incorporating provisions of 31 U.S.C. 6301-6308 (formerly, the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act of 1977, Pub. L. 95-224), as well as general policy requirements applicable to recipients of Departmental financial assistance;
7 CFR Part 3016—USDA Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments;
7 CFR Part 3017, as amended—USDA implementation of Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) and Governmentwide Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace (Grants);
7 CFR Part 3018—USDA implementation of New Restrictions on Lobbying. Imposes new prohibitions and requirements for disclosure and certification related to lobbying on recipients of Federal contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, and loans;
7 CFR Part 3051—Audits of Institutions of Higher Education and Other Nonprofit Institutions;
7 CFR Part 3407—CSREES implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act;
29 U.S.C. 794, section 504—Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and 7 CFR Part 15B (USDA implementation of the statute), prohibiting discrimination based upon physical or mental handicap in Federally assisted programs;
35 U.S.C. 200et seq.—Bayh-Dole Act, controlling allocation of rights to inventions made by employees of small business firms and domestic nonprofit organizations, including universities, in Federally assisted programs (implementing regulations are contained in 37 CFR part 401).