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,s4 #ebah  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #h1 #bjbb,mrs4
 ,murray 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,ms4   
,baldw91 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,book]1   
,mr4 ,br[n1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,ms4 ,duckwor?1
 ,mrs4 ,fe9/e91 ,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 
& ,mr4 ,:iteh\se7 introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
! civil rights rem$ies equalization     
provision ( ! ,rehabilitation ,act      
,am5dm5ts ( #aihf to cl>ify civil rights
 rem$ies4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,cl>ify+ ,civil ,rights    
,rem$ies ,act ( #bjbb4  #b4 ,purposes   
7a7 ,purposes ,! purposes ( ?is ,act    
are-- 7#a7 to rem$y & det] violations ( 
rights gu>ante$ "u section #ejd ( !     
,rehabilitation ,act ( #aigc1 section   
#aeeg ( ! ,pati5t ,protection &         
,af=dable ,c>e ,act1 title ,,ix ( !     
,education ,am5dm5ts ( #aigb1 ! ,age    
,discrim9ation ,act ( #aige1 & title    

,,vi ( ! ,civil ,rights ,act ( #aifd1 by
 safegu>d+ ! availability ( damages =   
emotional h>m 9 actions alleg+          
violations ( ^! laws2 &  7#b7 to invoke 
! sweep ( congressional au?ority1       
includ+ ! p[] to en=ce ! ,equal         
,protection ,clause ( ! #ad? ,am5dm5t to
 ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & to  
set ! t]ms on :i* ,congress disburses   
,f$]al money "u ! ,sp5d+ ,clause (      
section #h ( article ,i ( !             
,con/itution1 9 ord] to rem$y & det]    
discrim9ation on ! basis ( disability1  
race1 color1 national orig91 age1 & sex 
t p face e day4  #c4 ,civil rights      
rem$ies ,section #ajjc ( !              
,rehabilitation ,act ,am5dm5ts ( #aihf  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d-#g7 is am5d$--   
7#a7 by r$esignat+ subsection 7b7 z     
subsection 7c72  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]    
subsection 7a7 ! foll[+3  7b7           
,comp5satory damages ,rem$ies at law    
available = a violation ( a section or  
o!r provision ref]r$ to 9 subsection    
7a77#a71 9 a suit aga9/ any entity1     

private or public1 includ+ a ,/ate1 %all
 include all types ( comp5satory        
damages1 includ+ damages = emotional    
h>m4  2 &  7#c7 by am5d+ subsection 7c71
 z am5d$ by p>agraph 7#a71 to read z    
foll[s3  7c7 ,effective date ,!         
provisions ( subsection 7a7 %all take   
effect ) respect to violations t occur 9
 :ole or 9 "p aft] ,octob] #ba1 #aihf4  
,subsection 7b7 %all take effect )      
respect to violations = :i* a c\rt has n
 r5d]$ a f9al decision on ! date (      
enactm5t ( ! ,cl>ify+ ,civil ,rights    
,rem$ies ,act ( #bjbb4  4