Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§2000h–3 Construction of Provisions Not to Affect Authority of Attorney General, Etc., to Institute or Intervene in Actions or Proceedings
Title 42 › CHAPTER 21 — CIVIL RIGHTS › SUBCHAPTER IX — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 2000h–3
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Keeps the Attorney General's and federal officials' power to start or join legal actions under existing law.
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Title 42, §2000h–3
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Nothing in this Act shall be construed to deny, impair, or otherwise affect any right or authority of the Attorney General or of the United States or any agency or officer thereof under existing law to institute or intervene in any action or proceeding.
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This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 88–352, July 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 241, known as the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which is classified principally to subchapters II to IX of this chapter (§ 2000a et seq.). 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.
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42 U.S.C. § 2000h–3
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102