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PUBLIC LAW 90-284-APR. 11, 1968
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exemption granted under this section shall remain in effect after three years after the date such exemption is originally granted."' Approved April 10, 1968.
Public Law 90-284
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April 11, 1968
To prescribe peixalties for certain acts of violence or intimidation, and for other —L_:—;—:—L. purposes. OFjvrrl •/lift 'ic>
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of RepreHentathes United States of America In Congress assembled,
of the '^^'^" rights.
TITLE I—INTERFERENCE WITH FEDERALLY u PROTECTED ACTIVITIES h SEC. 101. (a) That chapter 13, civil rights, title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting immediately at the end thereof the following new section, to read as follows: "§ 245. Federally protected activities /^ uiiii " (a)(1) Nothing in this section shall be construed a§-ihdicating an intent on the part of Congress to prevent any State, any possession or Commonwealth of the United States, or the District of Columbia, from exercising jurisdiction over any offense over which it would have jurisdiction in the absence of this section, nor shall anything in this section be construed as depriving State and local law enforcement authorities ^of responsibility for prosecuting acts that may be violations of this section and that are violations of State and local law. No prosecution of any offense described in this section shall be undertaken by the United States except upon the certification in writing of the Attorney General or the Deputy Attorney General that in his judgment a prosecution by the United States is in the public interest and necessary ^<,Jo secure substantial justice, which func^ioi^of certification may hot be n^\<. ' ^ d e l e g a t e d.
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"(2) Nothing in this subsection s M W m H I r u y ^ ^ T M l t the authority of Federal officers, or a Federal grand jury, to investigate possible Violations oi this section, t " (b) Whoever, whether or hot acting under color of law, b^ farce or ^.threat of force willfully injures, intimidates 91*,,inteyfej^s'with, or ^iij:jterapts to injure, intimidate or interfere with--', [ < i{-<>fio' "^^) any person because he is or has been, or in otder to intimi'^ d^tesuch person or any other person or any class of persons from— 'i()( f<ro i " (^^) ^'<>t"^g or qualifying to vote, qualifying or bampaign' ing a^ a candidate for elective office, or qualifying or acting as 1 •hm\' i'^ PJl watcher, or any legally authorized election official, i n i •;o -T)!/; f a^i^ primary, special, or general eleqti,oii^., ^^.^ ^^^^^_,, r -^ fioftlin: •=?i^P) participating in or e i i i ( n r i p ^; 9 p,; M M ^ lo vth Pri^ilf^vP^^^am,iacili||^,,oi^^f^\^,p^fi^ {L^{i) Jt^ped by the united States;?, _:•, ^ ,i, > V ^ 'fo ^('i)(S) 1i(^) applying for or enjoying employment, or any per.„ J j{t:,^(^wp^ quj^ite thereof, by any agency of the United States; , " (P) serving, or attending upon any court in connection 9no niufi ^^'^^^ possible service, as a grand or petit juror in any court, jgf .yjiansq fffji[jg'j[Of;jth^ United States; , ^,^' i(ix5oh Vi bisj",^-^) participating in or enjoying the benefits of any pp^/Ail-ir't "k^^^ G r activity receiving Federal financial assistance; Qr „,j
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