Executive Order 13166

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Executive Order 13166 is a U.S. presidential directive that requires federal agencies and federally funded programs to ensure meaningful access to services for individuals with limited English proficiency.

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Executive Order 13166 canonical 1
Executive Order No. 13166 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States executive order ⓘ
language access policy ⓘ
addresses barriers to access caused by language differences ⓘ
aimsTo ensure meaningful access to federally conducted and federally assisted programs and activities for individuals with limited English proficiency ⓘ
appliesTo federal agencies ⓘ
federally assisted programs ⓘ
authority Constitution of the United States ⓘ
basedOn Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ
category civil rights regulation ⓘ
clarifies obligations of recipients of federal funds regarding language access ⓘ
codifiedAs Executive Order No. 13166 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dateSigned 2000-08-11 ⓘ
enforcedBy U.S. Department of Justice ⓘ
federal agencies that provide financial assistance ⓘ
focusesOn limited English proficiency ⓘ
implementedThrough agency guidance documents ⓘ
language access plans ⓘ
interprets Title VI prohibition on national origin discrimination to include language-based discrimination ⓘ
jurisdiction Federal government of the United States ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalBasis Title VI regulations of federal agencies ⓘ
mandates issuance of LEP guidance by each federal agency providing financial assistance ⓘ
number 13166 ⓘ
objective to avoid national origin discrimination against LEP individuals in federally conducted and federally assisted programs ⓘ
policyArea civil rights ⓘ
language access ⓘ
nondiscrimination ⓘ
presidentialAdministration Clinton administration ⓘ
protects individuals with limited English proficiency ⓘ
publication Federal Register ⓘ
relatedTo Executive Order 12250 ⓘ
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ
requires coordination among federal agencies on LEP guidance ⓘ
federal agencies to develop and implement a system to provide meaningful access to their services for persons with limited English proficiency ⓘ
federal agencies to examine the services they provide and identify the need for services to individuals with limited English proficiency ⓘ
federal agencies to prepare and submit language access plans ⓘ
periodic evaluation of language access services by agencies ⓘ
provision of oral language assistance where necessary for meaningful access ⓘ
recipients of federal financial assistance to take reasonable steps to provide meaningful access to LEP individuals ⓘ
translation of vital documents where necessary for meaningful access ⓘ
requiresComplianceFrom recipients of federal financial assistance ⓘ
scope federally assisted programs and activities ⓘ
federally conducted programs and activities ⓘ
seeksTo improve access to government services for LEP populations ⓘ
signedBy Bill Clinton ⓘ
status in force ⓘ
title Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency ⓘ
typeOfMeasure executive civil rights directive ⓘ

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Executive Order 13166 → codifiedAs → Executive Order No. 13166 ⓘ
linked to: Executive Order 13166