2019 US Code
Title 7 - Agriculture
Chapter 55 - Department of Agriculture
Sec. 2279d - Compensatory damages in claims under Rehabilitation Act of 1973
| 7 U.S.C. § 2279d (2019) |
| §2279d. Compensatory damages in claims under Rehabilitation Act of 1973 |
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In any claim brought under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 [29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.] and filed with the Secretary of Agriculture after January 1994 resulting in a finding that a farmer was subjected to discrimination under any farm loan program or activity conducted by the United States Department of Agriculture in violation of section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), the Secretary of Agriculture shall be liable for compensatory damages. Such liability shall apply to any administrative action brought before October 21, 1998, but only if the action is brought within the applicable statute of limitations and the complainant sought or seeks compensatory damages while the action is pending. |
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(Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, §101(a) [title VII, §742], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681, 2681–31.) |
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 93–112, Sept. 26, 1973, 87 Stat. 355, as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 16 (§701 et seq.) of Title 29, Labor. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 701 of Title 29 and Tables. |
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| Title 7 - AGRICULTURE CHAPTER 55 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Sec. 2279d - Compensatory damages in claims under Rehabilitation Act of 1973 |
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| January 24, 2020 |
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| 87 Stat. 355 112 Stat. 2681 |
| Public Law 93-112, Public Law 105-277 |
