---
kind: "unit"
title: "32"
title_heading: "National Defense"
key: "subtA/chI/subchD/part56"
level: "part"
label: "Part 56"
heading: "Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Programs and Activities Assisted or Conducted by the Department of Defense"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/32/subtA-chI-subchD-part56"
sections_count: 10
---

# Part 56 — Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Programs and Activities Assisted or Conducted by the Department of Defense

Title 32 C.F.R. — National Defense › Subtitle A — Department of Defense › Chapter I — Office of the Secretary of Defense › Subchapter D — Personnel, Military and Civilian

## Sections

- [§56.1. Purpose.](/cfr/32/56.1.md)
- [§56.2. Applicability and scope.](/cfr/32/56.2.md)
- [§56.3. Definitions.](/cfr/32/56.3.md)
- [§56.4. Policy.](/cfr/32/56.4.md)
- [§56.5. Responsibilities.](/cfr/32/56.5.md)
- [§56.6. Information requirements.](/cfr/32/56.6.md)
- [§56.7. Programs and activities subject to this part.](/cfr/32/56.7.md)
- [§56.8. Guidelines for determining discriminatory practices.](/cfr/32/56.8.md)
- [§56.9. Ensuring compliance with this part in Federal financial assistance programs and activities.](/cfr/32/56.9.md)
- [§56.10. Ensuring compliance with this part in programs and activities conducted by the Department of Defense.](/cfr/32/56.10.md)