Sec. 6. Rights of recovery
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Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 602 the following: In an action brought by an aggrieved person under this title against an entity subject to this title (referred to in this section as a covered entity ) who has engaged in unlawful intentional discrimination (not a practice that is unlawful because of its disparate impact) prohibited under this title (including its implementing regulations), the aggrieved person may recover equitable and legal relief (including compensatory and punitive damages), attorney’s fees (including expert fees), and costs of the action, except that punitive damages are not available against a government, government agency, or political subdivision.
In an action brought by an aggrieved person under this title against a covered entity who has engaged in unlawful discrimination based on disparate impact prohibited under this title (including implementing regulations), the aggrieved person may recover attorney’s fees (including expert fees), and costs of the action. In this section: The term aggrieved person means a person aggrieved by discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin. The term disparate impact has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Environmental Justice For All Act . .
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