42 U.S.C. § 2000g-1

U.S.C. Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
42 U.S.C.

United States Code, 2024 Edition

Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE

CHAPTER 21 - CIVIL RIGHTS

SUBCHAPTER VIII - COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE

Sec. 2000g-1 - Functions of Service

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§2000g–1. Functions of Service

It shall be the function of the Service to provide assistance to communities and persons therein in resolving disputes, disagreements, or difficulties relating to discriminatory practices based on race, color, or national origin which impair the rights of persons in such communities under the Constitution or laws of the United States or which affect or may affect interstate commerce. The Service may offer its services in cases of such disputes, disagreements, or difficulties whenever, in its judgment, peaceful relations among the citizens of the community involved are threatened thereby, and it may offer its services either upon its own motion or upon the request of an appropriate State or local official or other interested person.

(Pub. L. 88–352, title X, §1002, July 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 267.)

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