,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #begd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #h1 #bjai,mr4   
,scott of ,virginia 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,nadler1 ,mr4 ,sablan1 and ,ms4 ,adams7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary1 and in addition to the      
,committee on ,education and ,labor1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title ,,vi of the ,civil ,rights  
,act of #aifd to restore the right to   
individual civil actions in cases       
involving disparate impact1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,equity and    
,inclusion ,enforcement ,act4  #b4      
,restoration of right to civil action in
 disparate impact cases under title ,,vi
 of the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd    
,title ,,vi of the ,civil ,rights ,act  

of #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d et seq47
 is amended by adding at the end the    
following3  #fjg4 ,the violation of any 
regulation relating to disparate impact 
issued under section #fjb shall give    
rise to a private civil cause of action 
for its enforcement to the same extent  
as does an intentional violation of the 
prohibition of section #fja4  4  #c4    
,designation of monitors under title    
,,vi of the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd
 ,title ,,vi of the ,civil ,rights ,act 
of #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d et seq47
 is further amended by adding at the end
 the following3  #fjh4  7a7 ,each       
recipient shall-- 7#a7 designate at     
least one employee to coordinate its    
efforts to comply with requirements     
adopted pursuant to section #fjb and    
carry out the responsibilities of the   
recipient under this title1 including   
any investigation of any complaint      
alleging the noncompliance of the       
recipient with such requirements or     
alleging any actions prohibited under   

this title2 and  7#b7 notify its        
students and employees of the name1     
office address1 and telephone number of 
each employee designated under paragraph
 7#a74  7b7 ,in this section1 the term  
recipient means a recipient referred to 
in section #fjb that operates an        
education program or activity receiving 
,federal financial assistance authorized
 or extended by the ,secretary of       
,education4  4  #d4 ,special assistant  
for equity and inclusion ,section       
#bjb7;b7 of the ,department of          
,education ,organization ,act 7#bj      
,u4,s4,c4 #cdab7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7  
by redesignating paragraph 7#d7 as      
paragraph 7#e72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after paragraph 7#c71 the following3    
7#d7 ,there shall be in the ,department1
 a ,special ,assistant for ,equity and  
,inclusion who shall be appointed by the
 ,secretary4 ,the ,special ,assistant   
shall promote1 coordinate1 and evaluate 
equity and inclusion programs1 including
 the dissemination of information1      

technical assistance1 and coordination  
of research activities4 ,the ,special   
,assistant shall advise the ,secretary  
and ,deputy ,secretary on all matters   
relating to equity and inclusion in a   
manner consistent with title ,,vi of the
 ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d et seq474  4