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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3445 
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 17, 2023 
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself, Mr. NADLER, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. 
CARTER of Louisiana, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. NORTON, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. 
JACKSON LEE, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. SABLAN, Ms. CROCKETT, 
Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. CARSON, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. 
MFUME, Ms. OMAR, Mrs. MCCLELLAN, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. GREEN 
of Texas, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. COURTNEY, and Mr. IVEY) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Work-
force, 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Equity and Inclusion 
Enforcement Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF RIGHT TO CIVIL ACTION IN DIS-
PARATE IMPACT CASES UNDER TITLE VI OF 
THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964. 
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 
2000d et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 607. The violation of any regulation relating 
to disparate impact issued under section 602 shall give 
rise to a private civil cause of action for its enforcement 
to the same extent as does an intentional violation of the 
prohibition of section 601.’’. 
SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF MONITORS UNDER TITLE VI OF 
THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964. 
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 
2000d et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 608. (a) Each recipient shall— 
‘‘(1) designate at least one employee to coordi-
nate its efforts to comply with requirements adopted 
pursuant to section 602 and carry out the respon-
sibilities of the recipient under this title, including 
any investigation of any complaint alleging the non-
compliance of the recipient with such requirements 
or alleging any actions prohibited under this title; 
and 
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‘‘(2) notify its students and employees of the 
name, office address, and telephone number of each 
employee designated under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(b) In this section, the term ‘recipient’ means a re-
cipient referred to in section 602 that operates an edu-
cation program or activity receiving Federal financial as-
sistance authorized or extended by the Secretary of Edu-
cation.’’. 
SEC. 4. SPECIAL ASSISTANT FOR EQUITY AND INCLUSION. 
Section 202(b) of the Department of Education Or-
ganization Act (20 U.S.C. 3412(b)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (5); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3), the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) There shall be in the Department, a Special As-
sistant for Equity and Inclusion who shall be appointed 
by the Secretary. The Special Assistant shall promote, co-
ordinate, and evaluate efforts to engender program com-
pliance with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) and inform individuals of their 
rights under such Act, including the dissemination of in-
formation, technical assistance, and coordination of re-
search activities, in a manner consistent with such Act. 
The Special Assistant shall advise both the Secretary and 
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Deputy Secretary on matters relating to compliance with 
title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d 
et seq.).’’. 
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