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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2574 

To amend title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to restore the right 

to individual civil actions in cases involving disparate impact, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 8, 2019 

Mr. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself, Mr. NADLER, Mr. SABLAN, and Ms. 

ADAMS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education 

and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 

in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to restore 

the right to individual civil actions in cases involving 

disparate impact, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Equity and Inclusion 

5 Enforcement Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF RIGHT TO CIVIL ACTION IN DIS2 PARATE IMPACT CASES UNDER TITLE VI OF 

3 THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964. 

4 Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 

5 2000d et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 607. The violation of any regulation relating 

8 to disparate impact issued under section 602 shall give 

9 rise to a private civil cause of action for its enforcement 

10 to the same extent as does an intentional violation of the 

11 prohibition of section 601.’’. 

12 SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF MONITORS UNDER TITLE VI OF 

13 THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964. 

14 Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 

15 2000d et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end 

16 the following: 

17 ‘‘SEC. 608. (a) Each recipient shall— 

18 ‘‘(1) designate at least one employee to coordi19 nate its efforts to comply with requirements adopted 

20 pursuant to section 602 and carry out the respon21 sibilities of the recipient under this title, including 

22 any investigation of any complaint alleging the non23 compliance of the recipient with such requirements 

24 or alleging any actions prohibited under this title; 

25 and 


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1 ‘‘(2) notify its students and employees of the 

2 name, office address, and telephone number of each 

3 employee designated under paragraph (1). 

4 ‘‘(b) In this section, the term ‘recipient’ means a re5 cipient referred to in section 602 that operates an edu6 cation program or activity receiving Federal financial as7 sistance authorized or extended by the Secretary of Edu8 cation.’’. 

9 SEC. 4. SPECIAL ASSISTANT FOR EQUITY AND INCLUSION. 

10 Section 202(b) of the Department of Education Or11 ganization Act (20 U.S.C. 3412(b)) is amended— 

12 (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para13 graph (5); and 

14 (2) by inserting after paragraph (3), the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(4) There shall be in the Department, a Spe17 cial Assistant for Equity and Inclusion who shall be 

18 appointed by the Secretary. The Special Assistant 

19 shall promote, coordinate, and evaluate equity and 

20 inclusion programs, including the dissemination of 

21 information, technical assistance, and coordination 

22 of research activities. The Special Assistant shall ad23 vise the Secretary and Deputy Secretary on all mat24 ters relating to equity and inclusion in a manner 


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1 consistent with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 

2 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.).’’. 

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