General provisions

(a) Nondiscrimination (1) In general No individual in the United States may, on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, or disability, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity that is funded in whole or in part with funds made available to carry out this Act. (2) Enforcement The Secretary shall effectuate paragraph (1) with respect to any program or activity described in that paragraph by issuing regulations and taking actions consistent with section 602 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d–1). (3) Judicial review Judicial review of an action taken by the Secretary under paragraph (2) shall be available to the extent provided in section 603 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d–2). (b) Audit and oversight Beginning with the first fiscal year for which amounts are made available to carry out an activity authorized under this Act, and for each of the 4 fiscal years thereafter, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services $1,000,000 for audits and oversight of funds made available to carry out this Act, which shall remain available until expended.