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,r4 #bbae  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bd1 #bjac ,mr4  
,mc,dermott introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education 
& ! ,work=ce1 & 9 addition to !         
,committee on ! ,judici>y1 = a p]iod to 
be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9  
ea* case = consid]ation ( su* provisions
 z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee 
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,civil   
,rights ,act ( #aiia ) respect to !     
application ( su* ,act4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,ju/ice =    
,w>ds ,cove ,work]s ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,!
 ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,9      
#aigd1 ,frank ,atonio1 a ,unit$ ,/ates  
citiz5 ( ,samoan desc5t1 & #i o!r       
m9ority salmon work]s fil$ a            
class-action employm5t discrim9ation    
suit "u ! ,civil ,rights ,act ( #aifd   
aga9/ ,w>ds ,cove ,pack+ ,company t     
ev5tually involv$ #b1jjj work]s (       
,filip9o1 ,samoan1 ,*9ese1 ,japanese1 & 
,alaska native desc5t4  7#b7 ,! lawsuit 

repres5t$ work]s :o *>g$ t m9ority      
employees at ,w>ds ,cove's seasonal     
cann]y 9 ,ket*ikan1 ,alaska1 7          
discrim9at$ bas$ on _! race4  7#c7      
,ne>ly all ( ! company's unskill$1      
l[]-paid cann]y-l9e work]s 7 e?nic      
m9orities4 ,ne>ly all ( ! high]-paid    
ma*9i/s1 eng9e]s1 & quality-control     
p]sonnel 7 ,caucasian4  7#d7 ,! #b gr\ps
 liv$ 9 sep>ate dormitories & ate 9     
sep>ate mess halls4 ,"o ma*9e 0 dubb$ ! 
,iron ,*9k1 & liv+ qu>t]s = ,filip9o    
work]s 7 ref]r$ to z ! ,flip ,h\se4     
7#e7 ,9 #aihi1 ! ,supreme ,c\rt 9 ,w>ds 
,cove ,pack+ ,co4 v4 ,atonio rul$ 9 !   
company's favor1 #e-d1 roll+ back       
pla9tiff's rights 9 discrim9ation cases4
 ,! c\rt rul+ %ift$ ! burd5 ( pro( f    
employ]s to employees alleg+ workplace  
discrim9ation4  7#f7 ,undo+ ! legal     
prec$5t e/abli%$ by t c\rt rul+ became a
 critical impetus = ! ,civil ,rights    
,act ( #aiia4  7#g7 ,section #djb7;b7 ( 
! ,civil ,rights ,act ( #aiia conta9$ an
 exception clause = cases 9 :i* a       

compla9t 0 fil$ 9 #aige & decid$ 9      
#aihc3 ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( ?is 
,act1 no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all apply to any 
disp>ate impact case = :i* a compla9t 0 
fil$ be=e ,m>* #a1 #aige1 & = :i* an    
initial decision 0 r5d]$ aft] ,octob]   
#cj1 #aihc4 ,only #a case falls )9 ?is  
exclusion1 t be+ ! ,w>ds ,cove case4    
7#h7 ,section #djb7;b7 ( su* ,act       
effectively block$ ! expansion (        
proc$ural & sub/antive rights provid$ by
 ! ,civil ,rights ,act ( #aiia f tak+   
effect to ! v p ^: lawsuit %$ light into
 discrim9ation 9 ! workplace4  7#i7 ,9  
,m>* #aiic1 ,presid5t ,william ,jeff]son
 ,cl9ton ann\nc$ 8 support to remove !  
exemption1 /at+ t ,x is contr>y to all (
 our ideas to exclude any ,am]ican f !  
protection ( our civil-rights laws4     
7#aj7 ,! ,civil ,rights ,act ( #aiia is 
consid]$ to be ! mo/ compreh5sive civil 
rights legislation to pass ,congress    
s9ce ! ,civil ,rights ,act ( #aifd4 ,l !
 #aifd l&m>k ,act1 ! #aiia ,act         
prohibits all discrim9ation 9 employm5t 

bas$ on race1 g5d]1 color1 religi\s1 or 
e?nic consid]ations4  7#aa7 ,yet s long 
z ,section #djb7;b7 ( su* ,act rema9s 9 
place1 ! ,civil ,rights ,act ( #aiia w  
always be m>r$ z a law t is deeply      
discrim9atory4  7#ab7 ,section #djb7;b7 
( su* ,act rema9s a pot5t symbol (      
inju/ice among ,asian-,am]icans & civil 
rights gr\ps4  #c4 ,am5dm5ts ,section   
#djb ( ! ,civil ,rights ,act ( #aiia    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aiha note7 is am5d$--   
7#a7 9 subsection 7a7 by /rik+ 7a7 ,9   
,g5]al4--2 &  7#b7 by /rik+ subsection  
7b74  #d4 ,application & con/ruction    
7a7 ,application ,= purposes ( det]m9+ !
 application ( ! am5dm5ts made by !     
,civil ,rights ,act ( #aiia1 su*        
am5dm5ts %all apply to a case t 0       
subject to section #djb7;b7 ( ! ,civil  
,rights ,act ( #aiia 7z 9 effect on !   
day be=e ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act7 9
 ! same mann] & to ! same ext5t z su*   
am5dm5ts apply to any case br\ght "u    
title ,,vii ( ! ,civil ,rights ,act (   
#aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;e et seq47 t 

0 n subject to section #djb7;b7 ( !     
,civil ,rights ,act ( #aiia4  7b7       
,con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all be   
con/ru$ to alt]1 or %all be consid]$ to 
be evid5ce (1 congressional int5t reg>d+
 ! application ( su* am5dm5ts to any    
case t 0 n subject to section #djb7;b7 (
 ! ,civil ,rights ,act ( #aiia4