Sec. 5. Civil rights compliance
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Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Attorney General, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Justice Programs, the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, and the Director of the Office on Violence Against Women, shall— conduct a review of the implementation and administrative enforcement by the Department of Justice of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq. ) and section 809(c)(1) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10228(c)(1) ) in connection with Federal financial assistance the Department of Justice provides under any grant program; implement a formal review process to ensure that recipients of grants under section 1701 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10381 ) are in compliance with civil rights laws; establish a system for verifying that an applicant for grants administered by the Department of Justice demonstrate compliance with civil rights laws before the date on which the applicant receives any funds from such a grant; suspend the award of any grant administered by the Department of Justice to a law enforcement agency that does not cooperate with a civil rights compliance review or investigation conducted by the Attorney General, including an investigation conducted pursuant to section 210401 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ( 34 U.S.C. 12601 ), by rejecting document requests, restricting access to information or data, or otherwise obstructing the review or investigation, until the law enforcement agency— cooperates with the review or investigation; or otherwise demonstrates compliance with the laws described in paragraph (1); and submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report summarizing the findings of the review conducted under paragraph (1).
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U.S. Code
- Prohibition against exclusion from participation in, denial of benefits of, and discrimination under federally assisted programs on ground of race, color, or national origin§ 2000d
- Prohibition of Federal control over State and local criminal justice agencies; prohibition of discrimination§ 10228
- Authority to make public safety and community policing grants§ 10381
- Cause of action§ 12601
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