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24, 1965,or by rule,regulation,or order of the Secretary of Labor,or as otherwise provided by law. (7) The contractor will include the portion of the sentence immediately preceding paragraph(1)and the provisions of paragraphs(1)through(7)in every subcontract or purchase order unless exempted by rules, regulations,or orders of the Secretary of Labor issued pursuant to section 204 of Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, so that such provisions will be binding upon each subcontractor or vendor. The contractor will take such action with respect to any subcontract or purchase order as the administering agency may direct as a means of enforcing such provisions,including sanctions for noncompliance:PROVIDED, HOWEVER. That in the event a contractor becomes involved in or is threatened with,litigation with a subcontractor or vendor as a result of such direction by the administering agency the contractor may request the United States to enter into such litigation to protect the interest of the United States. The Borrower further agrees that it will be bound by the above equal opportunity clause with respect to its own employment practices when it participates in federally assisted construction work:PROVIDED,that if the Borrower so participating is a State or local government,the above equal opportunity clause is not applicable to any agency, instrumentality or subdivision of such government which does not participate in work on or under the contract. The applicant agrees that it will assist and cooperate actively with the administering.agency and the Secretary of Labor in obtaining the compliance of contractors and subcontractors with the equal opportunity clause and the rules,regulations,and relevant orders of the Secretary of Labor,that it will furnish the administering agency and the Secretary of Labor such information as they may require for the supervision of such compliance,and that it will otherwise assist the administering agency in the discharge of the agency's primary responsibility for securing compliances. The applicant further agrees that it will refrain from entering into any contract or contract modification subject to Executive Order 11246 of September 24,1965,with a contractor debarred from, or who has not demonstrated eligibility for, Government contracts and federally assisted construction contracts pursuant to the Executive order and will carry out such sanctions and penalties for violation of the equal opportunity clause as may be imposed upon contractors and subcontractors by the administering agency or the Secretary of Labor pursuant to Part II,Subpart D of the Executive order.In addition,the applicant agrees that if it fails or refuses to comply with these undertakings,the administering agency may take any or all of the following actions:Cancel, terminate,or suspend in whole or in part this grant(contract,loan,insurance,guarantee):refrain from extending any further assistance to the applicant under the program with respect to which the failure or refund occurred until satisfactory assurance of future compliance has been received from such applicant;and refer the case to the Department of Justice for appropriate legal proceedings. Non-Discrimination Provisions Comply with the Civil Rights Act of 1964,P.L.88-352;Section 13 of The Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 regarding sex discrimination;Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 regarding discrimination against the handicapped;and The Age Discrimination Act of 1975. D-10