Form 13324 

(Rev. August 2007) 

Department of the Treasury – Internal Revenue Service 

Internal Revenue Service Civil Rights 

Assurance for Sub-recipients under 

SPEC Partnership Agreements 

Area If Headquarters (P&PD), leave blank 

SPEC/ECRU Partner Tracking Number # 

We, 

(Name of Organizational Official) 

shall fulfill the obligations set 

forth in this assurance in consideration of and for the purpose of obtaining 

Federal property or other Federal financial assistance from a “Partner” under 

agreement with the Internal Revenue Service. The “Sub-recipient” agrees: 

1. To conduct its activities so that no person on the basis of race, color, 

national origin, sex, age, or disability shall be excluded from 

participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to 

discrimination in the distribution of services and/or benefits provided 

under this financial assistance program. 

2. Within 30 days of any finding issued by a Federal or State court or by 

a Federal or State administrative agency that the “Sub-recipient” has 

discriminated on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or 

disability in the delivery of its service or benefits, a copy of such 

finding shall be forwarded to the IRS External Civil Rights Unit at the 

following address: 

NHQ: EEO:D 

Attn: William H. Williams 

Director, External Civil Rights Unit 

1111 Constitution Avenue N.W. Room 2422 

Washington, DC 20224 

3. To inform the public that persons who believe they have been 

discriminated against on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, 

age, or disability, in the distribution of services and benefits resulting 

from this financial assistance program may file a written complaint 

with the Director, External Civil Rights Unit, U.S. Department of 

Treasury. Civil rights posters indicating the process for filing 

complaints of discrimination from the public must be conspicuously 

displayed at all times by the “Sub-recipient”. 

4. To investigate all complaints of discrimination filed by the public 

against the “Sub-recipient” that is directly related to the service and/or 

benefit provided by the IRS financial assistance program. The 

“Sub-recipient” will be responsible for compiling and maintaining a 

record of these complaints at their location and also the resulting 

investigative report conducted by the “Sub-recipient” or any 

investigative agency. 

Catalog Number 34841F Form 13324 (Rev. 8-2007) 
Partners or sub-recipients receiving Federal financial assistance in the form of 

personal property or real property or interest therein shall be obligated to comply 

with this assurance for the period during which the property is used for a 

purpose for which the Federal financial assistance is extended. Partners and 

sub-recipients receiving Federal financial assistance in a form other than 

personal property or real property or interest therein shall be obligated to comply 

with this assurance for a period of one filing season. If the authorized official has 

changed during the effective one year filing season, another signed and dated 

assurance will be required by the new authorized official and submitted to the 

IRS External Civil Rights Unit at the above address. 

The “Sub-recipient” shall notify its “Partner” that the “Sub-recipient” is conducting 

a complaint investigation and a copy of the investigative report will be forwarded 

to the “Partner” for record keeping purposes. This “Sub-recipient” agrees that 

compliance with this assurance constitutes a condition for continued receipt of 

Federal financial assistance and is binding on the “Sub-recipient”, its 

successors, transferees, and assignees. 

The organizational official whose signature appears below is authorized to sign 

this assurance and commit the “Sub-recipient” to the above provisions. 

NAME AND TITLE OF ORGANIZATIONAL AUTHORIZED OFFICIAL 

(Please Print) 

SIGNATURE OF ORGANIZATIONAL AUTHORIZED OFFICIAL DATE 

Catalog Number 34841F Form 13324 Page 2 (Rev. 8-2007)