Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972

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Title IX provides:
No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.

Title IX is published in the United States Code at 20 U.S.C. §1681-§1688. (PDF)