United States Code

20 U.S.C. § 3413

Office for Civil Rights

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Bills that would change it 14

  • HR 6591 Computer Science for All Act of 2025 Amends 3413(c)(1) · introduced · 119th Congress
  • S 1253 College Admissions Accountability Act of 2025 Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
  • HR 6615 College Admissions Accountability Act of 2023 Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
  • S 3396 College Admissions Accountability Act of 2023 Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 4174 Computer Science for All Act of 2023 Amends 3413(c)(1) · introduced · 118th Congress
  • S 5158 Students' Access to Freedom and Educational Rights Act of 2022 Amends 3413(c) · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 9387 Students' Access to Freedom and Educational Rights Act of 2022 Amends 3413(c) · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 4898 HALT Campus Sexual Violence Act of 2021 Amends 3413(b) · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 4751 Exposing Discrimination in Higher Education Act Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 3602 Computer Science for All Act of 2021 Amends 3413(c)(1) · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 3381 HALT Campus Sexual Violence Act Amends 3413(b) · introduced · 116th Congress
  • HR 3555 Exposing Discrimination in Higher Education Act Amends · introduced · 116th Congress
  • HR 4030 Title IX Protection Act Amends · introduced · 115th Congress
  • HR 3574 Transparency in Taxpayer-Funded Discrimination Act Amends · introduced · 115th Congress

The law today

From the official United States Code, current through Public Law 119-121.

(a) Establishment; administration; delegation of functions There shall be in the Department an Office for Civil Rights, to be administered by the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights appointed under section 3412(b) of this title. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3472 of this title, the Secretary shall delegate to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights all functions, other than administrative and support functions, transferred to the Secretary under section 3441(a)(3) of this title. (b) Compliance and enforcement reports; copies submitted to Secretary (1) The Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights shall make an annual report to the Secretary, the President, and the Congress summarizing the compliance and enforcement activities of the Office for Civil Rights and identifying significant civil rights or compliance problems as to which such Office has made a recommendation for corrective action and as to which, in the judgment of the Assistant Secretary, adequate progress is not being made. (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the report required by paragraph (1) shall be transmitted to the Secretary, the President, and the Congress by the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights without further clearance or approval. The Assistant Secretary shall provide copies of the report required by paragraph (1) to the Secretary sufficiently in advance of its submission to the President and the Congress to provide a reasonable opportunity for comments of the Secretary to be appended to the report. (c) Authority of Assistant Secretary In addition to the authority otherwise provided under this section, the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, in carrying out the provisions of this section, is authorized— (1) to collect or coordinate the collection of data necessary to ensure compliance with civil rights laws within the jurisdiction of the Office for Civil Rights; (2) to select, appoint, and employ such officers and employees, including staff attorneys, as may be necessary to carry out the functions of such Office, subject to the provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive service and the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates; (3) to enter into contracts and other arrangements for audits, studies, analyses, and other services with public agencies and with private organizations and persons, and to make such payments as may be necessary to carry out the compliance and enforcement functions of such Office; and (4) notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, to obtain services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5 at a rate not to exceed the equivalent daily rate payable for grade GS–18 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of such title.
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