Nondiscrimination in programs and activities

(a) Nondiscrimination No person in the United States shall, on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex (which includes sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth, medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth, or sex stereotypes), or disability, 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 this title or with amounts appropriated for grants, contracts, or certificates similar to a child care certificate as defined in section 658P of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858n), administered with such funds. (b) Enforcement Subsection (a) shall be enforced in the same manner and by the same means, as if such subsection was incorporated in title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), and as if a violation of subsection (a) was treated as if it was a violation of section 601 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2000d). (c) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter or change any provisions of section 658N of the Child Care and Development Block Grant of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858l).