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in the United States will, solely by reason of the handicap, be excluded from participation in, be r... denied the benefits of,.or be subjected to the discrimination.under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. These requirements pertain to the provision of benefits or services as well as to employment. Article XX—Limited English Proficiency Recipients will comply with the requirements of Executive Order 13166, Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency, and resulting agency guidance, national origin and resulting agency guidance, national origin discrimination includes discrimination on the basis of limited English proficiency (LEP). To ensure compliance with title VI, recipients must take reasonable steps to ensure that LEP persons have meaningful access to your programs. Meaningful access may entail providing language assistance services, including oral and written translation, where necessary. Recipients are encouraged to consider the need for language services for LEP persons served or encounters both in developing budgets and in conducting programs and activities. For assistance and information regarding LEP obligations, go to http://www.lep.gov. Article XXI—Animal Welfare Act of 1966 Recipients will comply with the requirements of the Animal Welfare Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.), which requires that minimum standards of care and treatment be provided for vertebrate animals bred for commercial sale, used in research, transported for commercial sale, or exhibited t the public. Recipients must establish appropriate policies and procedures for the humane care and use of animals based on the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals and comply with the Public Health Service Policy and Government Principles Regarding the Care and Use of Animals. Article XXII—Clean Air Act of 1970 and Clean Air Act of 1977 Recipients will comply with the requirements of 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. and Executive Order 11738, which provides for the protection and enhancement of the quality of the nation's air resources to promote public health and welfare and for restoring and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation's waters is considered research for other purposes. Article XXIII—Protection of Human Subjects Recipients will comply with requirements of the Federal regulations at 45 CFR Part 46, which requires recipients to comply with the applicable provisions/law for protection of human subjects for purposes of research. Recipients must also comply with the requirements of DHS Management Directive 026-04, Protection of Human Subjects, prior to implementing any work with human subjects. For purposes of 45 CFR Part 46, research means a systematic investigation, including research, development, testing, and evaluation, designed to develop or contribute to general knowledge. Activities that meet this definition constitutes research for purposes of this policy, whether or not they are conducted or supported under a program that is 36 143