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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007 · Sec. 7

Sec. 7. DEFINITIONS

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## SEC. 7 DEFINITIONS **[**[28 U.S.C. 509 note](/us/usc/t28/s509)**]** In this Act: ####
(1)Criminal civil rights statutes The term “**criminal civil rights statutes**” means— #####
(A)section 241 of title 18, United States Code (relating to conspiracy against rights); #####
(B)section 242 of title 18, United States Code (relating to deprivation of rights under color of law); #####
(C)section 245 of title 18, United States Code (relating to federally protected activities); #####
(D)sections 1581 and 1584 of title 18, United States Code (relating to involuntary servitude and peonage); #####
(E)section 901 of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3631); and #####
(F)any other Federal law that— ######
(i)was in effect on or before December 31, 1969; and ######
(ii)the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice enforced, before the date of enactment of this Act. ####
(2)Eligible entity The term “**eligible entity**” means an organization whose primary purpose is to promote civil rights, an institution of higher education, or another entity, determined by the Attorney General to be appropriate. **[**Section 8 was repealed by section 2(7) of Public Law 114-325.**]**
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