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CONSULTANT becomes involved in, or is threatened with, litigation with a subcontractor or vendor as a result of such direction by the COUNTY, CONSULTANT may request the United States to enter into such litigation to protect the interests of the United States. 2. Civil Rights Act of 1964 Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. 3. Section 109 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 No person in the United States shall on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity funded in whole or in part with funds made available under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act. 4. "Section 3" Compliance in the Provision of Training, Employment, and Business Opportunities a. The work to be performed under this Contract is assisted by direct federal assistance from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and is subject to the requirements of Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (24 CFR Part 135), as amended, 12 U.S.C. 170. Section 3 requires that, to the greatest extent feasible, opportunities for training and employment be given to lower income residents of the project area and contracts for work in connection with the project be awarded to business concerns which are located in, or owned in substantial part by persons residing in the area of the project. b. The parties to this Contract will comply with the provisions of said Section 3 and regulations issued pursuant thereto by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development set forth in 24 CFR 135, and all applicable rules and orders of the Department issued thereunder prior to the execution of this Contract. The parties to this Contract certify and agree that they are under no contractual or other disability, which would prevent them from complying with these requirements. c. CONSULTANT will send to each labor organization or representative of workers with which he has a collective bargaining agreement or other contract or understanding, if any, a notice advising the said labor organization or worker's representative of his commitments under this Section 3 clause and shall post copies of the notice in conspicuous places available to employees and applicants -for employment or training. d. CONSULTANT will include this Section 3 clause in every subcontract for work in connection with the project and will, at the direction of the applicant for or recipient of federal financial assistance, take appropriate action pursuant to the subcontract upon a finding that the subcontractor is in violation of regulations issued by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, CFR Part 135. CONSULTANT will not subcontract with any subcontractor where it has notice or knowledge that the latter has been found in violation of regulations under CFR Part 135 and will not let any subcontract unless the subcontractor has first provided it with a preliminary statement of ability to comply with the requirements of these regulations. e. Compliance with the provisions of Section 3, the regulations set forth in 24 CFR Part 135, and all applicable rules and orders of the Department issued hereunder prior to the execution of this Contract, shall be a condition of the federal financial assistance 2