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(1) all alternatives to a proposed alignment

will be studied and considered pursuant to

such Act;

(2) acquisition of property under this section

shall not influence the environmental assessment of a project including the decision relative to the need to construct the project or

the selection of a specific location; and

(3) any property acquired by gift or donation

shall be revested in the grantor or successors

in interest if such property is not required for

the alignment chosen after public hearings, if

required, and completion of the environmental

document.

(Added Pub. L. 93–87, title I, §145(a), Aug. 13,

1973, 87 Stat. 273; amended Pub. L. 93–643, §112,

Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2285; Pub. L. 100–17, title I,

§146(a), Apr. 2, 1987, 101 Stat. 179; Pub. L. 104–59,

title III, §322, Nov. 28, 1995, 109 Stat. 591.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The date of the enactment of this subsection, referred

to in subsec. (b)(1), is the date of enactment of Pub. L.

100–17, which was approved Apr. 2, 1987.

The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, referred to in subsec. (d), is Pub. L. 91–190, Jan. 1, 1970, 83

Stat. 852, as amended, which is classified generally to

chapter 55 (§4321 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health

and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to

the Code, see Short Title note set out under section

4321 of Title 42 and Tables.

AMENDMENTS

1995—Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 104–59 added subsec. (c)

and redesignated former subsec. (c) as (d).

1987—Pub. L. 100–17 designated existing provisions as

subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsecs. (b) and

(c).

1975—Pub. L. 93–643 substituted ‘‘after he has been

fully informed of his right to receive just compensation

for the acquisition of his property’’ for ‘‘after he has

been tendered the full amount of the estimated just

compensation as established by an approved appraisal

of the fair market value of the subject real property’’.

§ 324. Prohibition of discrimination on the basis

of sex

No person shall on the ground of sex be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under

any program or activity receiving Federal assistance under this title or carried on under this

title. This provision will be enforced through

agency provisions and rules similar to those already established, with respect to racial and

other discrimination, under title VI of the Civil

Rights Act of 1964. However, this remedy is not

exclusive and will not prejudice or cut off any

other legal remedies available to a discriminatee.

(Added Pub. L. 93–87, title I, §162(a), Aug. 13,

1973, 87 Stat. 280.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The Civil Rights Act of 1964, referred to in text, is

Pub. L. 88–352, July 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 241, as amended.

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is classified generally to subchapter V (§2000d et seq.) of chapter 21 of

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete

classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title

note set out under section 2000d of Title 42 and Tables.

§ 325. International highway transportation outreach program

(a) ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary is authorized to

engage in activities to inform the domestic

highway community of technological innovations abroad that could significantly improve

highway transportation in the United States, to

promote United States highway transportation

expertise internationally, and to increase transfers of United States highway transportation

technology to foreign countries. Such activities

may include—

(1) development, monitoring, assessment,

and dissemination domestically of information

about foreign highway transportation innovations that could significantly improve highway transportation in the United States;

(2) research, development, demonstration,

training, and other forms of technology transfer and exchange;

(3) informing other countries about the technical quality of American highway transportation goods and services through participation in trade shows, seminars, expositions, and

other such activities;

(4) offering those Federal Highway Administration technical services which cannot be

readily obtained from the United States private sector to be incorporated into the proposals of United States firms undertaking foreign

highway transportation projects if the costs

for assistance will be recovered under the

terms of each project; and

(5) conducting studies to assess the need for

or feasibility of highway transportation improvements in countries that are not members

of the Organization for Economic Cooperation

and Development as of the date of the enactment of this section, and in Greece and Turkey.

(b) COOPERATION.—The Secretary may carry

out the authority granted by this section, in cooperation with appropriate United States Government agencies and any State or local agency,

authority, association, institution, corporation

(profit or nonprofit), foreign government, multinational institution, or any other organization

or person.

(c) FUNDS.—The funds available to carry out

the provisions of this section shall include funds

deposited in a special account with the Secretary of the Treasury for such purposes by any

cooperating organization or person. The funds

shall be available for promotional materials,

travel, reception and representation expenses

necessary to carry out the activities authorized

by this section. Reimbursements for services

provided under this section shall be credited to

the appropriation concerned.

(Added Pub. L. 102–240, title VI, §6003[(a)], Dec.

18, 1991, 105 Stat. 2168.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The date of the enactment of this section, referred to

in subsec. (a)(5), is the date of enactment of Pub. L.

102–240, which was approved Dec. 18, 1991.

§ 326. Education and training program

(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary is authorized

to carry out a transportation assistance pro-