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Rescinding Portions of Department of State Title VI Regulations To Conform More Closely With the Statutory Text and To Implement Executive Order 14281

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The State Department is updating its Title VI civil rights regulations to align with the actual statute and Executive Order 14281. This procedural change affects how the department handles civil rights compliance across its operations, including visa and immigration programs. The update narrows the department's regulatory scope to match the statutory language more closely. This is primarily a technical alignment with no immediate changes to visa categories or eligibility.
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SourceFed. Register
PublishedJuly 9, 2026

By this rule, the Department of State ("Department") amends its regulations implementing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ("Title VI") to align its regulations with Title VI and, relatedly, to conform to Executive Order 14281.

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