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21st Century Respect Act
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H. R. 381 (Introduced-in-House)


116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 381


To direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Administrator of General Services to modernize terms in certain regulations.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 9, 2019

Mr. Jeffries (for himself and Mr. Chabot) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Administrator of General Services to modernize terms in certain regulations.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “21st Century Respect Act”.

SEC. 2. Amendments to regulations required.

(a) Secretary of Agriculture.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall amend section 1901.202(g) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, to—

(1) strike “Negro or Black” and insert “Black or African American”;

(2) strike “Spanish Surname” and insert “Hispanic”; and

(3) strike “Oriental” and insert “Asian American or Pacific Islander”.

(b) Administrator of General Services.—The Administrator of General Services shall amend section 906.2(k) of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, to—

(1) strike “Negro”, each place it appears, and insert “Black or African American”;

(2) strike paragraph (1) (the definition of “Negro”) and insert the following: “(1) Black or African American—is an individual having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa”;

(3) strike “Oriental”, each place it appears, and insert “Asian American or Pacific Islander”;

(4) strike “Eskimo”, each place it appears, and insert “Alaska Native”; and

(5) strike “Aleut”, each place it appears, and insert “Alaska Native”.

SEC. 3. Rule of construction.

Nothing in this Act, or the amendments required by this Act, shall be construed to affect Federal law, except with respect to the use of terms by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Administrator of General Services, respectively, to the regulations affected by this Act.