Reading Room Document

Termination of Federal Financial Assistance Under the Civil Rights Act of 1964

This document discusses the requirement in Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that action terminating Federal financial assistance shall not take effect until a report is sent to the pertinent congressional committees and 30 days have elapsed after the filing of the report. The conclusion reached in the document is that the action that triggers the report requirement is a final administrative decision terminating assistance. The document also presents a concise summary of the questions presented for review, which include whether a report may be made at the start of an administrative proceeding or only at a later stage, and whether the nondiscrimination provision of the 1972 revenue sharing statute continues to apply to cases that arose before January 1, 1977.

December 16, 1977