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[87 STAT. 214]
PUBLIC LAW 93-000—MMMM. DD, 1973
[87 STAT. 214]

214

5 USC 5332 note. 80 Stat. 499; 83 Stat. 190.

Discrimination prohibition.

None omplianc e.

78 Stat. 252.

Report to P r e s i d e n t and Congress.

Appropriation.

PUBLIC LAW 93.83-AUG. 6, 1973

[87 STAT.

ill the employ of the United States, while eng"aged in advising- the Administration oi- attending meetings of the committees, shall be compensated at rates to be fixed by the A(hninistration but not to exceed the daily equivalent of the r-ate authorized for GS-18 by section 5-^82 of title 5 of the United States Code and while away from home or regular place of business they may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of such title 5 for persons in the (xoverimient service employed intermittently. "SEC. 518. (a) Nothing contained in this title or any other Act shall be construed to authorize any department, agency, officer, or employee of the United States to exer-cise any direction, supervision, or control over any police force or any other- law enforcement and criminal justice agency of any State or any political subdivision thereof. "(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law nothing contained in this title shall be construed to authorize the Administration (1) to require, or condition the availability or amount of a grant upon, the adoption by an applicant or grantee under this title of a percentage T-atio, quota system, or- other program to achieve racial balance or to eliminate racial imbalance in any law enforcement agency, or (2) to deny or discontinue a grant because of the refusal of an applicant or grantee under this title to adopt such a ratio, system, or other program. "(c)(1) No person in any State shall on the ground of race, color, national origin, or sex be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity funded in whole or in part with funds made available under this title. "(2) Whenever the Administration determines that a State government or any unit of general local government has failed to comply with subsection (c)(1) or an applicable regulation, it shall notify the chief executive of the State of the noncompliance and shall request the chief executive to secure compliance. If within a reasonable time after such notification the chief executive fails or refuses to secure compliance, the Administration shall exercise the powers and functions provided in section 509 of this title, and is authorized concurrently with such exercise— " (A) to institute an appropriate civil action; " (B) to exercise the powers and functions pursuant to title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d); or "(C) to take such other action as may be provided by law. "(3) Whenever the Attorney General has reason to believe that a State government or unit of local government is engaged in a pattern or practice in violation of the provisions of this section, the Attorney General may bring a civil action in any appropriate United States district court for such relief as may be appropriate, including injunctive relief. "SEC. 519. On or before December 31 of each year, the Administration shall report to the President and to the Congress on activities pursuant to the provisions of this title during the preceding fiscal year. "SEC. 520. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary for the purposes of each part of this title, but such sums in the aggregate shall not exceed $1,000,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, $1,000,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and $1,250,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976. Funds appropriated for any fiscal year may remain available for obligation until expended. Beginning in the fiscal year ending June 30,