Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§1490t Indian Tribes
Title 42 › CHAPTER 8A — SLUM CLEARANCE, URBAN RENEWAL, AND FARM HOUSING › SUBCHAPTER III — FARM HOUSING › § 1490t
Summary
Two civil-rights laws from 1964 and 1968 do not apply to actions taken by federally recognized Indian tribes. This also covers the tribes' official entities and applies to actions done under this Act.
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Title 42, §1490t
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Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) and title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) shall not apply to actions by federally recognized Indian tribes (including instrumentalities of such Indian tribes) under this Act.
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 88–352, July 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 241. Title VI of the Act is classified generally to subchapter V (§ 2000d et seq.) of chapter 21 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 2000a of this title and Tables. The Civil Rights Act of 1968, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 90–284, Apr. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 73. Title VIII of the Act, known as the Fair Housing Act, is classified principally to subchapter I (§ 3601 et seq.) of chapter 45 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 3601 of this title and Tables. This Act, referred to in text, is act July 15, 1949, ch. 338, 63 Stat. 413, known as the Housing Act of 1949, which is classified principally to this chapter (§ 1441 et seq.). For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 1441 of this title and Tables.
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42 U.S.C. § 1490t
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102