Further Amendment to Executive Order 11478, Equal Employment Opportunity in Federal Government
Signed May 2, 2000·William J. Clinton·65 FR 26115
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Amends Executive Order 11478 to add "status as a parent" as a prohibited basis for discrimination in federal employment, alongside existing categories such as sexual orientation. Defines "status as a parent" to cover biological, adoptive, foster, and stepparents, legal guardians of minors or dependents with disabilities, those acting in loco parentis, and those actively seeking custody or adoption. Authorizes the Office of Personnel Management to issue guidance implementing the nondiscrimination provisions covering sexual orientation and parental status. Also updates a section on agency responsibilities, renumbers later sections of the original order, and adds a new section stating that the order creates no legally enforceable rights or benefits against the United States or its representatives. Applies to federal government employment practices generally.
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By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, and in order to provide for a uniform policy for the Federal Government to prohibit discrimination based on an individual's status as a parent, it is hereby ordered
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Disposition
Amends: EO 11478, August 8, 1969 Note: This Executive order expands equal employment policy in the Federal Government by prohibiting discrimination based on parental status.
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The order, in full
Executive Order 13152 of May 2, 2000
Further Amendment to Executive Order 11478, Equal
Employment Opportunity in Federal Government
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States, and in
order to provide for a uniform policy for the Federal
Government to prohibit discrimination based on an
individual's status as a parent, it is hereby ordered
that Executive Order 11478, as amended, is further
amended as follows:
Section 1. Amend the first sentence of section 1 by
substituting “sexual orientation, or status as a
parent.” for “or sexual orientation.”
Sec. 2. Insert the following new sections 6 and 7 after
section 5:
“Sec. 6. `Status as a parent' refers to the status
of an individual who, with respect to an individual who
is under the age of 18 or who is 18 or older but is
incapable of self-care because of a physical or mental
disability, is:
(a)
a biological parent;
(b)
an adoptive parent;
(c)
a foster parent;
(d)
a stepparent;
(e)
a custodian of a legal ward;
(f)
in loco parentis over such an individual; or
(g)
actively seeking legal custody or adoption of such an individual.
“Sec. 7. The Office of Personnel Management shall
be authorized to develop guidance on the provisions of
this order prohibiting discrimination on the basis of
an individual's sexual orientation or status as a
parent.”
Sec. 3. Amend section 4 by substituting “and
appropriate to carry out its responsibilities under
this Order.” for “appropriate to carry out this
Order.”
Sec. 4. Renumber current sections 6, 7, and 8 as
sections 8, 9, and 10, respectively.
Sec. 5. Add a section 11 to read as follows:
“Sec. 11. This Executive Order does not confer any
right or benefit enforceable in law or equity against
the United States or its representatives.”
(Presidential Sig.)
THE WHITE HOUSE,
May 2, 2000.Reproduced from the Federal Register plain-text record, signed May 2, 2000. Typesetting artifacts are removed; no wording is changed.