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steps, or comply with Treasury's directives, to ensure meaningful access to its programs, services and <br />activities to LEP persons. Consultant understands and agrees that meaningful access may entail providing <br />language assistance services, including oral interpretation and written translation where necessary to <br />ensure effective communication in the Project. <br />(iii) Consultant agrees to consider the need for language services for LEP persons <br />during development of applicable budgets and when conducting programs, services and activities. As a <br />resource, the Department of the Treasury has published its LEP guidance at 70 FR 6067. For more <br />information on LEP, please visit http://www.lep.gov. <br />(iv) Consultant acknowledges and agrees that compliance with this assurance <br />constitutes a condition of continued receipt of federal financial assistance and is binding upon Consultant <br />and Consultant's successors, transferees and assignees for the period in which such assistance is provided. <br />(v) Consultant agrees to incorporate the following language in every contract or <br />agreement subject to Title VI and its regulations between the Consultant and the Consultant's <br />subcontractors, successors, transferees and assignees: <br />The subcontractor, successor, transferee and assignee shall comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights <br />Act of 1964, which prohibits recipients of federal financial assistance from excluding from a program or <br />activity, denying benefits of, or otherwise discriminating against a person on the basis of race, color, or <br />national origin (42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq.), as implemented by Department of the Treasury Title VI <br />regulations, 31 CFR Part 22, which are herein incorporated by reference and made apart of this contract <br />(or agreement). Title VI also extends protection to persons with "Limited English proficiency" in any <br />program or activity receiving federal financial assistance, 42 U.S. C. § 2000d et seq., as implemented by <br />Department of the Treasury Title VI regulations, 31 CFR Part 22, which are herein incorporated by <br />reference and made apart of this contract (or agreement). <br />(vi) Consultant understands and agrees that if any real property or structure is provided <br />or improved with the aid of federal financial assistance by the Department of the Treasury, this assurance <br />obligates the Consultant, or in the case of a subsequent transfer, the transferee, for the period during which <br />the real property or structure is used for a purpose for which the federal financial assistance is extended <br />or for another purpose involving the provision of similar services or benefits. If any personal property is <br />provided, this assurance obligates the Consultant for the period during which it retains ownership or <br />possession of the property. <br />(vii) Consultant shall cooperate in any enforcement or compliance review activities by <br />the Department of the Treasury of the aforementioned obligations. Enforcement may include <br />investigation, arbitration, mediation, litigation, and monitoring of any settlement agreements that may <br />result from these actions. Consultant shall comply with information requests, on -site compliance reviews, <br />and reporting requirements. <br />(viii) Consultant shall maintain a complaint log and inform the Department of the <br />Treasury of any accusations of discrimination on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, and limited <br />English proficiency covered by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and implementing regulations and <br />provide, upon request, a list of all such reviews or proceedings based on the complaint, pending or <br />