2011 US Code
Title 31 - Money and Finance
Subtitle V - GENERAL ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 6101 - 7701)
Chapter 67 - FEDERAL PAYMENTS (§§ 6701 - 6720)
Section 6715 - Enforcement by the Attorney General of prohibitions on discrimination
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 31 - MONEY AND FINANCE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 31 - MONEY AND FINANCE SUBTITLE V - GENERAL ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION CHAPTER 67 - FEDERAL PAYMENTS Sec. 6715 - Enforcement by the Attorney General of prohibitions on discrimination |
Contains | section 6715 |
Date | 2011 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 103-322, title III, §31001(a), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1877. |
Statutes at Large References | 96 Stat. 1024 100 Stat. 327 108 Stat. 1877 |
Public Law References | Public Law 97-258, Public Law 99-272, Public Law 103-322 |
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The Attorney General may bring a civil action in an appropriate district court of the United States against a unit of general local government that the Attorney General has reason to believe has engaged or is engaging in a pattern or practice in violation of section 6711(a) or (b). The court may grant—
(1) a temporary restraining order;
(2) an injunction; or
(3) an appropriate order to ensure enjoyment of rights under section 6711(a) or (b), including an order suspending, terminating, or requiring repayment of, payments under this chapter or placing additional payments under this chapter in escrow pending the outcome of the action.
(Added Pub. L. 103–322, title III, §31001(a), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1877.)
Prior ProvisionsA prior section 6715, Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1024, related to prohibition on using payments to influence legislation, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99–272, title XIV, §14001(a)(1), (e), Apr. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 327, 329, eff. Oct. 18, 1986.
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