Common use of Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency Clause in Contracts

Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency. Beneficiary acknowledges that Executive Order 13166, “Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency,” seeks to improve access to federally assisted programs and activities for individuals who, because of national origin, have Limited English proficiency (LEP). Beneficiary understands that denying a person access to its programs, services, and activities because of LEP is a form of national origin discrimination prohibited under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Department of the Treasury’s implementing regulations. Accordingly, Beneficiary shall initiate reasonable steps, or comply with the Department of the Treasury’s directives, to ensure that LEP persons have meaningful access to its programs, services, and activities. Beneficiary understands and agrees that meaningful access may entail providing language assistance services, including oral interpretation and written translation where necessary, to ensure effective communication in the Beneficiary’s programs, services, and activities. Beneficiary agrees to consider the need for language services for LEP persons when Beneficiary develops applicable budgets and conducts programs, services, and activities. As a resource, the Department of the Treasury has published its LEP guidance at 70 FR 6067. For more information on taking reasonable steps to provide meaningful access for LEP persons, please visit xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx. Beneficiary acknowledges and agrees that compliance with the assurances constitutes a condition of continued receipt of federal financial assistance and is binding upon Beneficiary and Beneficiary successors, transferees, and assignees for the period in which such assistance is provided.