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PUBLIC LAW 97-000—MMMM. DD, 1982

PUBLIC LAW 97-258—SEPT. 13, 1982

96 STAT. 1027

judge that covers all matters raised in a notice of noncompliance submitted by the Secretary under section 6717(a) of this title; (3) when a United States court, a State court, or an administrative law judge decides (including a judge in a proceeding under section 6717(d)(1) of this title), that the government has complied with section 6716(a) and (b) of this title; or (4) when a suspension is discontinued under subsection (b) of this section. (d) Compliance by the government under subsection (c) of this Restitution, section may include paying restitution to the person injured because the government did not comply with section 6716(a) or (b) of this title. (e) The Secretary may resume payment to a State government or unit of general local government of payments terminated under section 6717(d)(2) of this title only when the decision resulting in the termination is reversed by an appellate court. § 6719. Compliance agreements (a) A compliance agreement is an agreement— (1) approved by the Secretary of the Treasury between the governmental authority responsible for prosecuting a claim or complaint that is the basis of a holding of discrimination and the chief executive officer of the State government or unit of general local government that has not complied with section 6716 (a) or (b) of this title; or (2) between the Secretary and the chief executive officer. (b) A compliance agreement— (1) shall state the conditions the State government or unit of general local government has agreed to comply with that would satisfy the obligations of the government under section 6716(a) and (b) of this title; (2) shall cover each matter that has been found not to comply, or would not comply, with section 6716(a) or (b) of this title; and (3) may be a series of agreements that dispose of those matters. (c) The Secretary shall submit a copy of the compliance agreement to each person who filed a complaint referred to in section 6721(b) of this title, or, if an agreement under subsection (a)(1) of this section, each person who filed a complaint with a governmental authority, about a failure to comply with section 6716(a) or (b) of this title. The Secretary shall submit the copy by the 15th day after an agreement is made. However, when the Secretary approves an agreement under subsection (a)(1) of this section after the agreement is made, the Secretary may submit the copy by the 15th day after approval of the agreement. § 6720. Enforcement by the Attorney General of prohibitions on discrimination The Attorney General may bring a civil action in an appropriate district court of the United States against a State government or unit of general local government that the Attorney General has reason to believe has engaged or is engaging in a pattern or practice in violation of section 6716(a) or (b) of this title. The court may grant— (1) a temporary restraining order; (2) an injunction; or